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What Is The Best Choice Solar Cover For Your Pool In 2023? Having the best option Solar Cover for your pool will make a huge difference to your running costs in 2023. Whether you have a 40ft x 20ft inground pool, a 24ft x 12ft above ground permanent pool or a 12ft Round Intex Summer only Pool, getting the Solar Cover best suited for your pool will reduce your heating bills, dramatically. The basic principle is the higher the micron of the solar cover, the more effective it will be in reducing heat loss. But, as you could imagine, heat...

With the rising cost of electricity and gas every pool owner should be looking at reducing their heating bills, by choosing the optimum method of heating their swimming pool. In the vast majority of cases a mixture of solar and heat pump will be the optimum method. The solar option has an initial outlay, but from then on the cost is purely the electricity used when the filtration/booster pump is running. Call us on 01322 554 870 to discuss what Solar installation will best suit your requirements. Heat Pumps are normally the best "On Demand" form of heating for a...

Its a welcome relief when days start to become longer and a new year begins. The mild winter is welcomed but this can affect your pool water, especially if your pool was closed down early. It is important to check the condition of the pool water as the cold weather is meant to help suppress algae from forming. Using the correct water treatment chemicals, whether they be our HTH winterlong or HTH shock treatment or range of Relax chemicals will ensure the water is kept clean but this only lasts so long and the mild weather can create issues with...

We are now stocking Drip irrigation systems from Agrodrip, which are seen as the most efficient of the systems available for watering a garden. Water irrigation systems precisely release water to the roots of plants. Agrodrip Drip irrigation systems work by using a network of pipes to carry water around the garden which are connected to emitters that drip the water close to the plants feeding water to the right place. Drip emitters release water slowly which means there is more control with regards to the amount of water being delivered, eliminating water waste. Agrodrip automatic watering systems are ideal for borders and...

You might not be swimming in your pool at the moment, but this is definitely the time to get out and make sure the chemical levels are balanced.  Doing this once a month during Winter will give you the best chance of opening your pool up to sparkling, crystal clear water, rather than the green swamp we all dread in Spring. Depending on what testers you have you can check for a few different chemical levels. Below is what we would recommend Pull back a corner of your swimming pool cover, then; Using test strips, photometer or phenol red tablets...