After opening their pools to get them ready for the summer, many pool owners notice that their pool appears to have a small leak (never from an Aquatique Pool).

It can be difficult to find the leak and determine how to repair it. The following article should help you with these tasks. 

Your first step is to determine whether you really have a leak. There are three main causes of water loss from swimming pools (plumbing leaks, shell leaks, and evaporation or splashing). What at first appears to be a leak may be any one of these three things.

The first thing it would be important to rule out would be evaporation or splashing. It is quite common for swimmers to splash a lot while playing in the pool and a hot sun is capable or removing quite a bit of water from the pool on a daily basis. Read more…

POOL AND SPA OWNERS NEED TO INCREASE SAFETY

A safety survey recently conducted by Aquatique Pool and Spa Center indicated that many pool and spa owners are failing to meet New York and New Jersey state requirements regarding alarms and other equipment. Many others reported that they did not know whether they were the meeting the requirements or using other strongly recommended safety measures.

The survey included questions about fences, gates, alarms, drains and drain covers. More than two thirds (68%) of respondents reported that their doors were not equipped with ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) approved alarms, a requirement in the state of New York. More than half (55%) reported having no alarms, and nearly half (45%) answered that they do not have ASTM-approved safety covers for their pools and spas. Perhaps of greatest concern to Aquatique Pools is that nearly all those who answered the survey reported one or more safety issues in their backyards. Read more…

Aquatique Swimming Pool Start up - Opening a pool.

1. First remove the pool cover, being careful not to let leaves or debris fall into the water.

2. Clean your cover with a proper cover cleaner and store it in a dry, clean area away from the sun and weather.

3. Check the condition of the pump, filter and skimmer. Make sure they are in good working order so your chemicals can work as they should.

4. Fill the aquatique pool to the proper level. Vacuum if necessary.

5. Run filter for 24 hours.

6. Take water test after 24 hours Read more…

Swimming Pools Don’t Need to be Poisoned

There are a significant amount of swimming pool owners that have actively searched and replaced their conventional chlorinated filter systems for a more advanced and safer system. There is a growing concern on the negative health potential of chlorine and chlorinated swimming pool filter systems. 

Did you know that your body can absorb 600% to 1,000% more contamination in a solitary 10 minute shower than drinking the same tap water for an entire day? Ever notice how dry your skin is after you swim in your swimming pool and the effect it has on your hair? Your swimming pools chlorinated water is designed to attack living organic matter. Are we not living organic matter?

By replacing your aquatique pools swimming pool’s existing filter system with an alternative non chlorine system, you can stop the harmful effects of chlorine and other contaminants in your swimming pool water. Read more…

Sometimes is nice to just be able to look at some beautiful pictures of custom pools. While Aquatique Pools didn’t necessarily build all of these in the images, they are certainly capable of it. It helps to jolt the brain when thinking of all the different possibilities for your next project.

For Inspiration

Aquatique Pools Built:

Freeform design out of concrete and rock

Freeform with a diving ledge in the deep end

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