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Pool Skimmer Net: Flat vs Deep Bag, and Why Flimsy Flat Nets Fail

· July 10, 2026
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Dawn breaks at 7 a.m., and your pool’s surface has become a landing pad for an entire oak tree worth of branches and leaves. You reach for that threadbare skimmer net—the one that came vacuum-sealed to your telescoping pole back when you first set up—and you start dragging it across the water. It collects maybe … Read more

Solar Pool Cover: How I Stopped Heat Loss and Debris With One Fix

· June 25, 2026
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Sunrise routine across three different Scottsdale-area pools I was looking after: step onto the deck, assess the debris situation, and immediately calculate the overnight temperature loss. At one sprawling HOA complex, I routinely collected an entire skimmer basket’s worth of oak debris, insect matter, and airborne seed pods before sunrise — without fail, day after … Read more