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A Pool Owner’s Biggest Enemy: Algae

Imagine this scenario: You put on your swimsuit, you grab your towel, and you slip into your flip-flops.  You are so excited to swim in your pool today; the weather is perfect.   You walk down to your pool and remove the cover when out of nowhere, you have…ALGAE!!  Your once clear pool is now green, cloudy, and algae-filled.  An algae-filled pool is not a pleasant sight to see, but it happens even to the best of pool owners. Typical questions asked by pool owners who are suffering from algae issues are, “What is algae and where does it come from?”, “How do I prevent algae from growing?” And “How do I get rid of algae?”.  I hope after reading this, you are more familiar with how you can prevent this situation from happening to you.

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Here in Minnesota, a pool heater will significantly extend your swimming season. Both in the spring by bringing the water temperature up faster than sunlight alone and also in the fall by keeping your water temp pleasant long into the season.

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Pool School 2018

 

May Day! May Day!

Need help with your pool? Join us for Pool School, May 1 at 7 pm, and you could win free chems!

We are excited to once again have Chip Reitzell from BioLab host our annual Pool School. Chip is a fun and engaging speaker who is a fount of wisdom for new pool owners and pool veterans alike. In fact, we will give away $25 of in-store credit to anyone that can come up with a pool chemistry related question he can’t answer. Yup, he is that good.

Last years school was a big hit especially for Eric B. who won a season’s worth of chemicals just for attending! We are doing the same thing this year; one lucky winner is going to win:

  • 40-pound bucket of Silk Smart Tabs - $177.99
  • 25-pound bucket of Smart Shock - $175.99
  • 1 bottle of Algae Complete - $57.99
  • 1 bottle of Pool Complete – $54.99
  • That is over $450 worth of pool products!

In addition to the chemical give away the first 20 pools to sign up will get a Chipolo Plus item tracker. Attach this handy little disk to your keys or another item you tend to lose, and then use an app on your phone to find it. Check out the product site here.

Not only will you be able to find your keys with the chipolo but you can use it all season long to save an additional 5% on anything purchased in our store! Up to $50 per visit. Now that is an effortless way to find savings. Chipolo discount does not stack with the Spring Sale discount.

Last year we almost ran out of space so be sure to sign up early as we are limiting pool school attendance to 20 pools.

To sign up call our store at 763-542-9000, ask for Randi or Dave and we will put you on the list.

On Your Mark, Get Set, Swim!!

It may have felt like an eternity, but we are finally approaching that exciting time of the year again that we like to call “Pool Season.”  In honor of the “Pool Season,” we would like to talk about the importance of opening your pool properly.  Some common questions we hear from customers are, “What does ‘opening your pool’ mean?”, “When is the right time to open my pool?”, and “What chemicals do I add at the opening?”.

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