Robot Pool Cleaners – 5 Things To Look For
In the world of pool automation, few things perk up the ears more than the term, ‘robotic pool cleaner’. To some, it inspires imagery of a hot, android pool guy,…
September 17th, 2019
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Chlorine Hair: How To Protect Your Hair And Prevent It From Turning Green
There are many myths surrounding the effects of swimming pools on hair – especially blonde hair. It’s not surprising as the great majority of pools do not have sensors to…
August 30th, 2019
Read MoreMake summer a splash! Tips on how to fix a green pool
A fair number of the pools that we convert to Pooled Energy are green when we arrive. The owners have given up on the unending task of manually keeping the water clear. Combined with a scientific understanding of what makes your pool go green and a bit of practice we’ve perfected our method for fixing green pools.
August 6th, 2019
Read MoreTop Tips To Automate Your Pool
There are several ‘levels’ in automating a pool and the first step is to simply decide what you are trying to achieve. Is it more free time? Better quality, healthier…
May 14th, 2019
Read MoreRust on Stainless Steel components in swimming pools
Are you seeing rust or corrosion on stainless steel components in your swimming pool? What does the manufacturer or the pool shop say? They say it’s the water chemistry, right?…
November 21st, 2018
Read MoreTransforming your pool from green to clean – the lasting solution
Camilla’s green pool was a ‘pea soup’ – until the Pooled Energy team, headed by Thomas, came to the rescue. The Pooled Energy system was installed on Monday 29 October 2018…
November 1st, 2018
Read MoreHow can Pooled Energy sensors identify when my pool is leaking?
Pooled Energy can often detect when your pool has a leak by monitoring the history of your salinity readings. Below is a trend of a pool’s salinity over 5 weeks….
July 23rd, 2018
Read MoreTurning off your Pool Equipment in Winter? Don’t! It will it cost you more than any savings on electricity.
The operating time of pool equipment required to maintain pool water in a good quality state can be reduced in winter as biological activity declines with the decline in water…
July 3rd, 2018
Read MoreAdvanced Water Chemistry AWC 2.0 now released
Pooled Energy’s uses a proprietary Advanced Water Chemistry (AWC 2.0), which is designed to operate with Pooled Energy automation systems. AWC 2.0 is an exciting improvement on the earlier…
May 7th, 2018
Read MoreWhiteish (Bath-Tub) ring around your Swimming Pool?
If you see a white (bath-tub) ring about 50mm high around your fibreglass pool, don’t panic, especially if you have a floating pool blanket. It may look like it’s been bleached…
May 1st, 2018
Read MoreThe new smart tech to maintain your swimming pool
Pool owners know how time-consuming maintenance can be – testing the water with a pH stick, adding chemicals like chlorine (volumes of which were often based on guesswork), fiddling with the pumps, and sometimes ending up with algae despite your best efforts.
September 28th, 2017
Read MoreSwimming pool covers! Tips on the pros and cons
Just over 10% of the pools we look after have covers. The most common objection from people we speak to is that they either don’t like the look of them or don’t have space on their pool deck for the roller. You can see from our analysis of swimming pool water temperature they offer a significant temperature gain – more on average than heaters often provide.
September 14th, 2017
Read MoreWant to extend the swimming season beyond the summer months? Here’s tips on recommended pool heating solutions
When you heat your swimming pool not only do you need to choose the most appropriate type of heater to match your needs, you should also think about how the heater will be connected to your pool and the other equipment. Some heating types dictate the plumbing method and others you have a choice. For the same heater and the same heat output, the plumbing method can have significant effects on your energy consumption, your power bills, and the ease of operation. We’ll walk through each possible configuration and look at their pros and cons.
September 4th, 2017
Read More9 Tips on How to Build and Operate an Energy Efficient Pool
THE QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSIDER WHEN BUILDING A NEW POOL 1) How do you want to use the pool? It sounds simplistic, but you really do need to answer…
August 22nd, 2017
Read MoreDo you own a pool? Are you considering going off the grid and using a home battery storage solution?
If you are living in an average house in Sydney and considering going totally off-grid with batteries, you are likely to find that it is neither practical nor economical. There are three reasons for this. Firstly, the technology of batteries is not yet sufficiently developed. Secondly, the weather. Thirdly, you probably don’t have a big enough roof. This article is intended to show how you can calculate the situation for your own circumstances.
August 3rd, 2017
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