Tips and advice Archives - SPLASH! Magazine

Preventing unintended chemical injection

In light of recent incidents relating to chemical dosing we are presenting this video. While the incidents did not relate to chemical injection failures, it...

Spa tip: October is spa heater element month

Every October more than double the elements are sold compared to any other month.

How pool and spa retailers can use advertising...

Too many small business owners - including pool and spa retailers - sit behind the counter waiting for customers to come to them – they...

Spa Tech Tip: Modernising older spas

While pumps, blowers and lighting can mostly be re-used, many older spas have discontinued control systems, meaning a repair will require wholesale replacement of the...

Keep the pool and spa dollars ticking over...

Most pool shops now sell a winteriser product or program. As popular as winterising programs are, essentially what you are doing is telling the pool...

Preventing boatmen bugs and water beetles in swimming...

Following recent reports of a resurgence of small brown bugs in swimming pools, we are reprising this article on water beetles. These bugs are commonly called...

Pool Chemical Tips: Total hardness versus calcium hardness

Calcium levels are an important factor when balancing pool water. Without acceptable levels of calcium, water will try to balance itself by drawing calcium from...

Spa Tech Tip: Choosing the right pipe

Selection of the correct pipe size is critical to spa jet performance. Jets generally require 40 lpm to 50 lpm to operate at 8m to...

Pool Chemical Tips: Understanding the effects of stabiliser

Most pool owners in Australia add stabiliser – cyanuric acid, also known as CYA – to their pools in order to prevent the chlorine being...

Spa Tech Tip: Spa jet operation

The pressure generated by spa jets is the result of water flowing through a narrow orifice in the rear of the jet, combined with air...

Pool Chemical Tips: Start the season with a...

Get the season off to a flying start by offering your clients a pre-season pool audit.

Spa Tech Tip: Polyspun filters

Since 2000, many spas have included Polyspun filter cartridges and low micron bags to offer finer filtration. Often, the low micron filter is used just...