How to Drain an Above Ground Pool (Even Without a Pump)

Need to drain your above ground pool? Maybe it’s full of nasty, stagnant water. Or maybe you need to completely take it down for the season or make emergency repairs. Either way, you’ll need to drain some or all of the water from your swimming pool. And if you’ve never drained your pool before, doing

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The Best Robotic Pool Cleaners

The best pool cleaner you can get is a robotic pool cleaner. You can’t beat the convenience of simply dropping an automatic cleaner into your pool without running your filter system. You’ll find a few robotic cleaners for less than $500, but most cost between $500 and $1,000. While the inexpensive models will get the

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The Best Suction Pool Cleaner

The best option for pool owners on a budget is a suction pool cleaner. This type of cleaner hooks up to your skimmer or dedicated suction line. It rolls around your pool cleaning up debris, sending it through your pool’s filtration system. It will pick up mostly medium debris, but some models can be set

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The Best Pressure Side Pool Cleaner

Pressure-side cleaners are available across a wide price range, with most models usually falling between $200 and $900. NOTE: The following automatic pressure-side pool cleaners are available to buy on either Amazon and InTheSwim.com. Check both sites for availability. All the links are affiliate links which means if you click a link and make a

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How to Clean a Pool Filter (Sand, Cartridge, D.E.)

Your filter is one of the main components in keeping your pool clean, so it also needs to be kept clean. But maybe you’re new to pool maintenance. Or maybe you just got a new type of filter. Whatever the case, knowing how to clean a pool filter is an essential part of owning a

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How to Backwash a Pool Filter The Right Way

Before you bought a pool filter, the word backwash probably meant something kind of gross to you, right? Well, when it comes to pools, it has a literal meaning. And it’s something good. Your pool is only as clean as your filter is. The good news is, when you backwash a pool, cleaning the filter

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Pool Opening Checklist: 15 Pool Supplies to Have on Hand

Spring: time for “The Big Reveal.” Every spring, a pool owner stands at the edge of their pool deck, looking down at the curtain of mystery that is their pool cover, wondering if all the extra time and effort that went into closing their pool for the winter mattered at all. “I wonder what color the algae will

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How to Shock a Pool The Right Way

Shocking your pool on a regular basis is a simple way to prevent stray algae and bacteria from taking root in your water. It also helps keep your pool smelling … well, hopefully like nothing at all. What is Pool Shock? Think back to the last time you walked past a hotel pool. The chemical

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The Best Inground Pool Cleaner

We tested and reviewed a bunch of automatic inground pool cleaners on a variety of pools, both big and small. And here are our top picks for the best pool cleaners specifically for inground swimming pools. NOTE: The following inground pool cleaners are Amazon affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase,

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The Best Above Ground Pool Vacuum

After testing every single above ground pool vacuum on the market on a variety of pools, both big and small, here are our top picks. NOTE: The following above ground pool vacuums are available to buy on either Amazon and InTheSwim.com. Check both sites for availability. All the links are affiliate links which means if

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