Last year, we repaired our pool, and I started to learn to clean it. The main book out there that everyone uses is “What Color is Your Pool?”, which is a great book. I’ll summarize the key things you need to do to get started. First off, you can pay the pool people (way too ...
With the warm summer sun beating down on us and temperatures hitting the 80’s and 90’s, our thoughts naturally turn to thoughts of relaxing by the pool. But, what if you develop chlorine hair or worse yet you’ve visited the pool and you already have it! It can happen to the best of us. Fortunately ...
The summer swimming season is quickly approaching for backyard pools. Do you know how to test your water quality for safe chemical levels? A quick dip stick style test can help keep your family safe and your pool free from odors or discoloration. Water testing kits can be purchased from any pool supply store. I ...
Just starting a fish aquarium? One of the things that will have to be done in order for fish to survive and thrive is neutralizing chlorine. Chlorine in tap water is considered deadly to fish but buying stuff to remove it instantly from the water can add up. Liquid solutions usually go by how many ...
Anyone who has a septic tank knows that good bacteria is your tank’s best friend. Just like your own intestinal tract, good bacteria is what keeps it healthy and strong. Through trial and error and many chats with our local honey wagon operator, we found some surefire ways of keeping our septic tank healthy that ...
Organic tampons are only one of the many organic products I have begun to try over the past couple of years. I started using organic products, like Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Tampons, Regular and Natracare Organic All-Cotton Tampons, Regular Absorbency, in an attempt to eliminate any unnecessary exposure to chemicals in my body and in ...
If you have your own pool, or ever swam or someone’s else’s, you may have had experienced the dreadful chlorine-green hair. If there is a high amount of chlorine in a swimming pool, it is possible that your hair will get a green tint, especially if you have blonde or light colored hair. The green ...
Ok so everyone has seen the commercials and tasted the water, but is there really a difference? Brita Filtration pitchers are designed to reduce free radicals in water such as chlorine and other minerals. In particular the reduction of lead. But is all this really needed and is the Brita pitcher the best option? The ...
When our daughter was a baby, 25 years ago, I used cloth diapers. It was a pain washing them, and chlorine bleach was used a lot to get the diapers white again. I did notice that over time, the chlorine really broke down the fibers of the cotton diapers, but I didn’t have any alternatives ...
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