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A cloudy milky blue swimming pool on a sunny day with a pool vacuum head and hose on the steps and the pump box door open

BY Kwik Pools November 2, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Flocculant vs Clarifier: Which Clears Cloudy Water Faster

Pool flocculant drops cloudiness to the floor for vacuuming to waste; clarifier helps the filter catch it. When to use each, water loss and safety.

Drained pool with the rock feature and walls stripped back during a pool renovation

BY Kwik Pools November 1, 2026 Comments (0)

Gunite Pool: Cost, Lifespan and Repairs Explained

A gunite pool is sprayed concrete over steel. Learn how it is built, how long the shell and marbelite finish last, common repairs and cost drivers.

Pool wall with dark green algae spots and a mustard-yellow algae patch being brushed with a long-handled pool brush

BY Kwik Pools November 1, 2026 Comments (0)

Algaecide for Pools: When to Use It and When Not To

Algaecide for pools prevents algae; chlorine kills it. Learn the types, when to dose, black and mustard algae, and how to avoid foam and stains.

A plain white jug of liquid chlorine beside a bucket of chlorine granules and a test kit on pool coping, clear blue pool behind

BY Kwik Pools October 31, 2026 Comments (0)

Chlorine vs Bleach for a Pool: Which Works Better

Chlorine vs bleach for a pool: both are sodium hypochlorite, but strength, side effects and cost per dose differ. A Cape Town guide to dosing.

Frameless glass pool fence with a self-closing glass gate around a clear blue pool at a modern home, with a mountain in the distance

BY Kwik Pools October 30, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Fencing Options: Glass, Steel and Mesh Compared

Pool fencing compared: glass, aluminium, steel and removable mesh. Prices per metre, SANS 10134 safety rules, pool gates and salt air tips for Cape Town.

A hand turning the multiport valve handle on a blue sand filter with the sight glass and pressure gauge visible and a backwash hose running across paving

BY Kwik Pools October 30, 2026 Comments (0)

How to Backwash a Pool Filter, Step by Step

How to backwash a pool filter safely: pump off, backwash 2 to 3 minutes, rinse, filter. When to backwash, multiport valve settings and Cape Town rules.

Pool waterline with white calcium scale crust on blue mosaic tiles and a water test kit on the coping

BY Kwik Pools October 29, 2026 Comments (0)

Calcium Hardness in a Pool: Scale, Etching and How to Fix It

Calcium hardness in a pool explained: ideal ranges by surface, soft Cape Town water and etching, scale, raising it with calcium chloride and lowering it.

Solar bubble cover fitted to a Cape Town pool

BY Kwik Pools October 28, 2026 Comments (0)

Solar Pool Cover Bubbles Up or Down? Fitting It and How Fast It Heats

Solar pool cover bubbles up or down? Down. How to fit and cut a pool blanket, how fast it heats, evaporation savings and wind tips for Cape Town pools.

Pool pump electric motor in a pump box with the black start capacitor housing on top and a gloved hand pointing at it, isolator switched off

BY Kwik Pools October 28, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Pump Capacitor: Signs It Has Failed and What Replacement Involves

Pool pump capacitor failing? Learn the signs (humming, slow starts, tripping), safe homeowner checks, what a technician does and what it costs in SA.

A plain unlabelled box of white borax powder and a measuring scoop on stone coping beside a clear blue pool, with a pH test kit and colour vials

BY Kwik Pools October 27, 2026 Comments (0)

Borax in a Pool: What It Does and How Much to Add

Borax in a pool raises pH with little effect on alkalinity and builds borates. Learn how much borax to add, how to dose it safely and what it cannot fix.

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