Information for after a Salt Water Pool Opening
Here is some basic, yet important, information for after a Salt Water Pool Openin...
Swimming Pool Excavation Services for DIY Pool Builders
Penguin Pools is now offering excavation services to DIY Pool Builders. Because o...
Go Green and Save Money with Pentair Variable Speed Pump
Lets Go Green and save money. Usually those two things don’t go together, but it ...
Does Mosquito Spraying Work in Milwaukee
There is nothing worse than trying to enjoy your backyard, but getting swarmed by...
How Salty is a Salt Water Pool?
Do you want to know the salt content of the average saltwater pool, or do you wan...
Are Pentair GloBrite LEDs Better than IntelliBrite LEDs?
When it comes to led pool lights, there are different options for you to choose f...
Can I Backfill My Pool with Dirt?
No. Done simple and straight forward. Inground pool builders who use dirt, clay, ...
Should I Pay to have My Pool Cleaned?
There is nothing better than opening your inground pool for the year, knowing tha...
Penguin Pools New Vinyl Liner Install
Here is a new vinyl liner install. This pool is 20′ x 50′ so we needed to use 3 v...
What Does a Fiberglass Pool Cost?
You think that this would be a simple question right? “What Does a Fiberglass Poo...
Vinyl Liner Steps are Reliable and Beautiful
Everyone wants to have the show pool that everyone drools over, but not everyone ...
Graphex Polymer Pool
When you decide to get a new inground vinyl liner pool, you have to decide on if ...
Swimming Pool Services should be done by your Pool Contractor
Add a few chemicals, turn the heater on, throw in the auto cleaner; pools ready t...
How to Pour a New Vermiculite Pool Base
Pouring a Vermiculite Pool Base is just one way to pour a pool bottom. Pool Krete...
How Much Does an Inground Pool Cost?
How much does an inground pool cost? isn’t as straight forward as you would like ...
Why Is There Algae in My Swimming Pool?
Algae is a one-celled plant that can grow in your pool if conditions are favorabl...
How to Increase pH in a Pool?
How to increase pH in a pool starts with alkalinity. Yes, you read that correctly...
Salt Water Magic Makes Swimming Pool Maintenance Simple
You just got your pool opening and you are starting to balance your chemicals lik...
Penguin Pools Wins APSP Region 5/6 Design Award
We were just notified that Penguin Pools of WI just won a design award in Region ...
Natural Chemistry’s Pool Perfect Total, Makes Pool Cleaning Easier
Have your heard a buzz word going around lately, Enzymes? If the answer is maybe,...
How To Install Inground Pool Walls
Regardless of what pool contractor you decide to use for your pool, they will all...
Penguin Pools Caulks all Pool Walls – Why don’t all Pool Contractors?
For years, Penguin Pools used duct tape on all of the seams of our vinyl liner sw...
Custom Pool Steps
When it comes to inground pools, nothing changes the look from ordinary to except...
How Much Does an Automatic Pool Cover Cost?
Time to talk covers, but more specifically an automatic pool cover. We all know t...
2017 Fiberglass Pool Models
Fiberglass manufacturers have released all of their new pool models for you to vi...
Strong Pool Krete Mixer & Pump – Vermiculite Pool Bottom
When it comes to the substrate that you are putting in your pool you can do
...
How to Replace a Vinyl Pool Liner
Seems like everyone dreads getting that liner replaced, “we can wait one more yea...
How to Lower pH in a Pool
As you read up on pool chemistry 101, you will see that pH is a major factor in t...
Building a Vinyl Liner Pool on Rock
Everyone wants an inground swimming pool build to go smoothly, but things always ...
Steel vs Polymer Pool Walls
The great vinyl liner pool wall debate, steel vs polymer pool walls; which one is...
WET Auto Cover Parts and Replacement
Many people have auto covers put in by a company call WET, however they are now o...
How to find Good Pool Contractors
You have talked it over with the family and everyone agrees, Lets Get a Pool! Gre...
Keys to Know for Inground Pool Quotes
Spring is right around the corner and people are starting to think of warm weathe...
How Long do Swimming Pool Liners Last?
The million dollar question after your get an inground vinyl liner replacement; “...
When Is the Best Time to Open My Swimming Pool
As I write this, it is 49 degrees in Milwaukee... a down right heat wave for us. ...
How Long Does it Take to Replace an Inground Pool Liner
Generally it takes days, sometimes weeks, maybe even months. Not the answer you w...
Pool Chemistry 101: Basics to Maintaining Your Pool Water Chemistry
Basic Testing in Pool Chemistry 101 :
Standard swimming pool services include ma...
Is your Pool Contractor offering Custom Vinyl Liner Pool Designs?
Getting custom vinyl liner pool designs from your pool contractor shouldn’t be to...
What Happens when you Pee in the Pool?
Lets think about this, “What Happens when you Pee in the Pool?”, it is absolutely...
How Do I Prime My Pool Pump?
“How do I prime my pool pump” seems easy enough to most pool owners, but for new ...
How Much Does a Pool Liner Replacement Cost
The time has come to get quotes from pool contractors on a new vinyl liner replac...
How much does a Pool Liner Replacement Cost?
A vinyl liner replacement for your inground pool can vary in price based on where...
How much are Vinyl Liner Inground Pool Prices?
There are many different aspects that will affect your inground pool prices.Some ...
Swimming Pool Contractor Leak Detection and Repair Services
It’s not a service we write about much, but it’s definitely in the job descriptio...
VGB Pool and Spa Safety Act. What Does it Mean for Your Swimming Pool?
The Dec. 19, 2008, deadline has passed and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commi...
Public Swimming Pool Services Safety
Swimming pool operators are now required to install new safety devices aimed at p...
Vermiculite, Sand or Concrete Pool Bottom for my Vinyl Liner Pool?
Penguin Pools’ First Rule: Never Use Sand
If you are putting in an inground swim...
Vermiculite vs Concrete Pool Bottom, What is Better?
Vinyl liner pools regardless if it is steel or polymer walled, needs a liner to g...
How Much does it Cost to Ship a Fiberglass Pool
You picked out the the fiberglass pool that meets your needs. You crunched the nu...
Strongest Pool Wall Brace is the I-Beam Brace
You have finally decided to pull the trigger on that new vinyl liner pool, great....
At What Level TDS Should I Drain My Pool
TDS, stands for Total Dissolved Solids... which is basically all the stuff and ju...
Sand vs Glass Pool Filter Media, Which is Better?
The common sand filter for pool filtration has been used for years and is a stap...
Do Fiberglass Pools Work in Wisonsin?
Fiberglass pools work in Northern Climates as the cold affects them just the same...
Why is Cantilevered Concrete on a Fiberglass Pool so Important?
The flat work around a fiberglass pool doesn’t seem like a big deal but it is. Wh...
Are Grey Pool Items and Accessories Available?
Grey pool items such as skimmers, returns, drains, fiberglass steps & ladders...
How to Clean a Salt Water Cell
Maintaining your salt water chlorine generator cell is important for the function...
Are Vinyl Liner Concrete Pool Floors Better?
First off let me clarify that this posting isn’t about vermiculite or sand. This ...
What you need to Know About Pool Automation Systems?
Pool Control Systems have become a standard item on any new inground pool build a...
Fiberglass Pool Myths: Fiberglass Pools Can’t Handle Freeze Thaw
More common fiberglass myths; Fiberglass Pools Can’t Handle Freeze Thaw Cycles? ...
How Long Does it Take to Install a Fiberglass Pool
You just watched a show where they built a house in a week & during that time...
How to Open a Pool
The weather starts to warm up and everyone in the house starts to get excited abo...
Are Polymer Pools Stronger than Steel Pools?
The construction of a vinyl liner pool is done by attaching pool walls to each ot...
Does a Fiberglass Pool Cost more than a Concrete Pool?
You have decided that an inground pool is the right choice for you, but are you d...
Are FreeForm Pools More Expensive to Build?
Based on inground pool prices, should you even look at a freeform pool? Absolutel...
Automatic Pool Cover Provides Great Safety
Auto Covers are great at protecting your inground pool from accidents and injury....
Household Products to Clean Your Pool With
Swimming Pool Maintenance Service is something that you should be doing every wee...
Are Fiberglass Pools Easier to Clean?
“Are Fiberglass Pools Easier to Clean”, well the short answer is "yes"; and the l...
What is Involved in Opening a Pool
Opening a Swimming Pool is involved and must be done correctly to get your pool s...
Fiberglass Pool Myths: Do Fiberglass Pools Pop Out of the Ground?
This fiberglass myth is a favorite of inground pool builders who have never insta...
How to Select a New Inground Vinyl Liner Replacement
Ready for a New Inground Vinyl Liner, but how do you Select the Correct One?
Wit...
Variable Speed Inground Swimming Pool Pump Saves You Money
Your inground swimming pool has to use electricity to circulate the water from yo...
A Lap Swimming Pool Provides Great Exercise
Like many people, you may have spent hundreds or even thousands of dollars on exe...
How to Prevent a Floating Vinyl Liner With a High Water Table
Does your Vinyl Liner look like it has a Big Air Bubble in it? If so, you have a ...
Common Mistakes When Opening a Pool
Everyone wants to have their pool opened for the big memorial day party, however ...
What is Cavitation in Swimming Pool Pumps
What is Cavitation?
Cavitation – the phenomenon of formation of vapor bubbles ...
New Vinyl Liner Replacement Selections from Kafko Manufacturing
Kafko Manufacturing is the supplier of vinyl liners to the inground pool industry...
Are LED Pool Lights Worth the Money?
There are tons of options for you when you are deciding on building your new ingr...
How Much Are Viking Fiberglass Pools?
You have decided on a fiberglass as your pool of choice over vinyl liner or concr...
Should you build your pool in the fall or spring?
Winter is the time of year when many people begin to think about their summer hol...
Pentair’s Automatic Pool Cleaner: The Kreepy Kruiser
The new Pentair Kreepy Kruiser features many design elements shared by the most p...
Swim Spas Fit in Tight Spaces
5 years ago the Swim Spa market was small and custom. No one wanted to spend $20,...