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11 Nov, 2019
For all the people with Rebel pool cleaners – whether they are the blue, black or white ones. Please check the suction every couple of months, particularly after you have cleaned your filters. If the suction is too high, they can wear out the gears. This is covered by warranty, but it is better to ...
11 Nov, 2019
Summerland Pools have moved to a new, larger shop. Still in the Alstonville Plaza, but now in the centre next to Coles. Our customers have access to a loading dock in the carpark at the rear of our shop for loading heavy items. Drop in to say hello and have a look. We now have a plunge pool on ...
11 Nov, 2019
There has been a huge outbreak of Mustard Algae in the Northern Rivers this year. I don’t know of many pools that have been spared. Mustard Algae is chlorine resistant and really can’t be prevented. The only way to remove it is to treat it with a copper algaecide and even then, we have found ...
11 Nov, 2019
We have had a few customers with Boatman this season. Due to the extra rains, they have been travelling further than usual. Unfortunately, chlorine doesn’t seem to bother them. They are not dangerous but do have small pincers and can give a nip that you will notice. They fly around at night looking ...
11 Nov, 2019
The pump sucks water from the skimmer box at the pool and pushes it through the filter and chlorinator then back to the pool. The pump is sized to pump all the water in your pool through the filter in approximately 4 – 8 hrs, so the bigger the pool and filter, the more powerful the pump. The ...
11 Nov, 2019
A few tips to help keep your spa clean and enjoyable, ready when you get home from work to relax in with that glass of wine or cold beer. 1. Clean your filters – your filters need to be hosed clean each week and need to be soaked in a filter cleaner every couple of weeks, depending upon how often ...
11 Nov, 2019
Our pool technicians loading up ready to start another busy day servicing your pools.
11 Nov, 2019
With spring in the air and school holidays in a couple of weeks, it is time to check your pool and make sure it is ready for the increase in use. Have you ignored your pool over winter? Is it now looking a little like a frog pond? Contact us to clean it up ready for the swimming season.
11 Nov, 2019
Now that we are in the slow season for swimming pools, we would suggest that pool owners do a chlorine shock treatment in their pool.Though the disinfection level of pools are maintained during the year, there are some bacteria that need to be shocked to be removed from the water, ie. E.coli, ...
11 Nov, 2019
We have recently completed the replacement of an in-ground pool liner in Ballina. Big job but the end result was worth it.
11 Nov, 2019
Cleaning your salt chlorinator cellEven self-cleaning (reverse polarity) cells need cleaning occasionally.Make a cleaning mixture of 1 Hydrochloric Acid to 10 parts water (always add Water first then the Hydrochloric acid to the water).Turn the equipment off at the power point.Remove Salt Cell from ...
11 Nov, 2019
Step 1. Remove any branches, etc. Scoop all of the larger dirt and debris from the pool. Empty the skimmer and pump baskets.In the case of the water being very dirty you will need to floc the pool. Floc is a settling agent that will drop all the remaining debris to the bottom of the pool so you can ...

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11 Nov, 2019
For all the people with Rebel pool cleaners – whether they are the blue, black or white ones. Please check the suction every couple of months, particularly after you have cleaned your filters. If the suction is too high, they can wear out the gears. This is covered by warranty, but it is better to ...
11 Nov, 2019
Summerland Pools have moved to a new, larger shop. Still in the Alstonville Plaza, but now in the centre next to Coles. Our customers have access to a loading dock in the carpark at the rear of our shop for loading heavy items. Drop in to say hello and have a look. We now have a plunge pool on ...
11 Nov, 2019
There has been a huge outbreak of Mustard Algae in the Northern Rivers this year. I don’t know of many pools that have been spared. Mustard Algae is chlorine resistant and really can’t be prevented. The only way to remove it is to treat it with a copper algaecide and even then, we have found ...
11 Nov, 2019
We have had a few customers with Boatman this season. Due to the extra rains, they have been travelling further than usual. Unfortunately, chlorine doesn’t seem to bother them. They are not dangerous but do have small pincers and can give a nip that you will notice. They fly around at night looking ...
11 Nov, 2019
The pump sucks water from the skimmer box at the pool and pushes it through the filter and chlorinator then back to the pool. The pump is sized to pump all the water in your pool through the filter in approximately 4 – 8 hrs, so the bigger the pool and filter, the more powerful the pump. The ...
11 Nov, 2019
A few tips to help keep your spa clean and enjoyable, ready when you get home from work to relax in with that glass of wine or cold beer. 1. Clean your filters – your filters need to be hosed clean each week and need to be soaked in a filter cleaner every couple of weeks, depending upon how often ...
11 Nov, 2019
Our pool technicians loading up ready to start another busy day servicing your pools.
11 Nov, 2019
With spring in the air and school holidays in a couple of weeks, it is time to check your pool and make sure it is ready for the increase in use. Have you ignored your pool over winter? Is it now looking a little like a frog pond? Contact us to clean it up ready for the swimming season.
11 Nov, 2019
Now that we are in the slow season for swimming pools, we would suggest that pool owners do a chlorine shock treatment in their pool.Though the disinfection level of pools are maintained during the year, there are some bacteria that need to be shocked to be removed from the water, ie. E.coli, ...
11 Nov, 2019
We have recently completed the replacement of an in-ground pool liner in Ballina. Big job but the end result was worth it.
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