Measuring an above ground pool for a replacement liner takes about ten minutes once you know which dimensions actually matter. Round pools need a wall-to-wall diameter, plus wall height for uni-bead or beaded liners. Oval pools need width and length, plus wall height for those same fitted liner types. The measurement that trips up the … Read more
An above ground pool gas heater warms water faster than almost anything else you can bolt onto a pool pad, but “faster” depends entirely on the heater’s actual BTU output relative to your pool’s volume, not on gas heating as a category. A 100,000 BTU unit on a 4,440-gallon pool raises the water roughly 2 … Read more
Above ground pool heaters are not sized the same way inground pool heaters are, because the pools they serve usually hold far less water. In this guide I break down the three heater types I get asked about on almost every service call: solar panels, heat pumps, and gas heaters. None of them is the … Read more
An above ground pool winter cover is built to survive a full season of weather, not just keep leaves out for a weekend, and in a cold climate it only does its job properly when it is paired with an air pillow underneath it. This guide covers what a winter cover actually protects against, the … Read more
Sand and cartridge filters both clean your above ground pool water, but they ask something very different of you week to week. A cartridge filter needs pulling out and hosing down every week or two. A sand filter mostly just sits there until the pressure gauge tells you to backwash it, which takes a few … Read more