Troubleshooting
How to prime your pool hose prior to vacuuming your pool

One of the most important tasks in pool maintenance is the use of a vacuum to ensure a clean pool. Pool cleaning is very simple if you follow some simple guidelines. Some people like to prime their pool hose with the garden hose, but the jets in your swimming pool are already in place so why double up? This is simple pool care!
How to improve your pool pump suction

Good pump suction ensures quick and thorough pool cleaning and is also essential for quality filtration and turnover of your pool water.. It is also vital to check the baskets in the pump and skimmer box for debris and blockage, as well as the 'O'-rings on the pump and filter barrel unions. These tasks are a regular component of swimming pool maintenance,
How to backwash your pool filter

Whether your pool filter is a cartridge, sand or glass media filter the elements are still the same for the pool cleaning process. Good pressure is essential for maintaining water flow at the right flow-rate. The filter must be cleaned regularly to eliminate waste products from your pool. A low flow rate slows the filtration down and is a potential cause of the green pool. The backwash process ensures a better filtration of the pool water.
How to check if your salt cell is working

A saltwater sanitizing system, properly sized for its application, will eliminate the need to purchase sanitizing chemicals such as pool chlorine.  When pool salt is dissolved in pool water and then subjected to simple electrolysis the chloride portion of the salt (sodium chloride) is transformed into an effective sanitizer, which has the ability to oxidize (kill) bacteria, virus, algae and other such radicals which would otherwise flourish in the water.
How to turn your water feature on

Many pools have the ability within the pipework to flow the water to various locations including return pool jets, spa areas as well as water features such as water falls. Understanding the directional flow within the hidden pipework is important and once you are confidant of the layout it is worth writing or labelling that information on the pipe itself.
The trick to changing the flow direction is to establish where the directional flow valve is.