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A 25kg bag of white pool salt being poured into a clear blue pool near the shallow end, with a salt chlorinator cell on the plumbing nearby

BY Kwik Pools October 21, 2026 Comments (0)

How Much Salt to Add to a Pool: Salt Calculator by Litres

How much salt to add to a pool: a pool salt calculator by litres, bag tables, the right ppm for your chlorinator and how to add salt safely. Cape Town guide.

Swimming pool sand filter opened with the lid off showing the filter sand, multiport valve and white PVC pipework

BY Kwik Pools October 19, 2026 Comments (0)

How Much Sand for a Pool Filter? Calculator and Bag Guide

How much sand for a pool filter: bag chart, sand calculator by litres, the right silica grade, glass media amounts and when to change the sand. SA guide.

Restored Cape Town swimming pool with clear blue water, new marbelite surface and mosaic waterline tiles, holding its level

BY Kwik Pools October 17, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Safety Net Prices, Installation and How Nets Compare

Pool safety net prices per m2 in Cape Town (October 2026), how nets are anchored, and how a pool net compares with a safety cover and pool fencing.

Wide view of residential pool renovations in Cape Town

BY Kwik Pools October 17, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Renovation Cost: Budgeting a Full Pool Makeover

Pool renovation cost broken into line items: resurfacing, tiles, coping, paving and equipment at October 2026 prices, plus a real Kwik Pools makeover.

BY Kwik Pools October 16, 2026 Comments (0)

Glass Filter Media vs Filter Sand: Is the Switch Worth It?

Glass filter media vs silica sand: filtration, backwash water, bag prices in October 2026, how often to change pool filter sand and how a changeover works.

Swimming pool at a Cape Winelands estate with Cape Dutch architecture, vineyards and mountains behind

BY Kwik Pools October 15, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Heat Pump Price and What It Costs to Run

Pool heat pump prices from around R15,990 for a 7kW unit, how to size by litres, installation needs and running costs on Cape Town electricity tariffs.

Swimming pool at a South Peninsula home near Fish Hoek with False Bay views and coastal fynbos garden

BY Kwik Pools October 14, 2026 Comments (0)

Salt Chlorinator Price, Sizing and Running Costs

Salt chlorinator prices in South Africa from around R5,995, installation costs, sizing by litres, salt cell replacement and running costs vs chlorine.

Kwik Pools technician laying new blue mosaic waterline tiles on the steps of a pool being resurfaced in Cape Town

BY Kwik Pools October 13, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Mosaic Tiles: Choosing and Replacing Waterline Tiles

Pool mosaic tiles explained: glass vs ceramic, how many m2 your waterline needs, replacement cost from around R450 per m2, and the right adhesive and grout.

Worker rolls blue coating onto drained plunge pool wall beside bucket.

BY Kwik Pools October 12, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Paint: Epoxy vs Chlorinated Rubber and What a Repaint Costs

Epoxy or chlorinated rubber pool paint? Learn which one suits your pool, why they don't mix, how much paint you need and what a professional repaint costs.

Two Kwik Pools technicians resurfacing a freeform marbelite pool and fitting blue mosaic waterline tiles

BY Kwik Pools October 11, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Resurfacing Cost: Marbelite, Fibreglass or Paint

What pool resurfacing costs in Cape Town in 2026: marbelite, fibreglass and paint prices per m2 and per pool, signs it is time, and lifespan for your money.

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