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Pool guides for San Diego County.

Written from what our counter and our techs explain every week. Specific to local water, local heat, and local wind.

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Equipment Running your pool pump on time-of-use rates San Diego electricity is expensive, and the pool pump is one of the biggest loads at a lot of houses. When it runs matters as much as how long. Updated September 24, 2026 Cleaning Ash in the pool after a fire: what to do Fire season can leave a gray film on the water and a filter full of fine ash. Here is how to clean it up without making it worse. Updated September 24, 2026 Equipment Heat pump or gas heater for a San Diego pool? The mild climate makes heat pumps a good fit for a lot of pools here. Gas still wins for spas and quick heat. How to choose. Updated September 24, 2026 Water chemistry Yellow dust that keeps coming back: mustard algae It brushes off easily and comes back in a week. Here is why, and the full routine that actually gets rid of it. Updated September 24, 2026

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