Why Above-Ground Pool Problems Are Worse Than You Think

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Around this time each year, I field a familiar type of call from someone who installed an above-ground pool during the previous warm months. The message is usually some variation of “I was told this would be straightforward” and concludes with me walking them through a murky-brown water emergency, a liner that appears aged beyond … Read more

What Is Pool Coping — and Why Does It Matter More Than You Think?

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A call comes through my phone roughly once every season from someone who looks after a shared pool, voice tight with concern: “Nadia, there’s this cracked stone border around the pool and water’s somehow getting behind it — what is that thing supposed to be?” Fifteen years of chasing pool chemistry across Arizona and the … Read more