Pool Guides
Step-by-step guides for common pool maintenance tasks: adding chlorine, backwashing your sand filter, adjusting pH and using flocculant. All explained clearly.
Building a Pool in Your Garden: Choices, Costs and Planning (2026)
Pool installation guide: pool types, indicative costs (€15,000 to €80,000), permits, planning and pitfalls. Objective guide for anyone considering a garden pool.
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Backwash a Sand Filter: How Long, How Often, Step-by-Step
Backwash your sand filter when pressure rises 0.5 bar, or every 1-2 weeks. Takes 3-5 minutes, uses 200-400 litres. Step-by-step guide with multiport valve for residential pool owners.
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Pool Shock Treatment: How Much, When and How (Dosage per m3)
Pool shock dosage: 10-30 mg/l free chlorine. Use calcium hypochlorite or sodium hypochlorite. Wait 12-24 hours before swimming. When does shock work and when does it fail?
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How to lower pool pH: dosage calculator and step-by-step plan
Pool pH too high? Add 10 grams of pH decreaser per 10,000 litres to lower pH by 0.1. Always dissolve in a bucket first, wait 4 hours and retest.
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How to use flocculant in your pool: step by step guide
Flocculant clumps fine particles so they sink. Add 150 ml per 10,000 litres, run pump on filter for 12 hours, then vacuum the floor. Sand filters only.
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How to add chlorine to your pool: step by step
Add chlorine using a floating dispenser or skimmer. Never throw tablets onto pool surfaces. Wait 4 hours before measuring chlorine levels after adding.
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How to raise pool pH: step-by-step with pH increaser
Use pH increaser (sodium carbonate) to raise pool pH. Add 10 g per 10,000 litres dissolved in water to raise pH by 0.1. Wait 4 hours and retest.
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