What Color Is Your Swimming Pool? The Guide to Trouble-Free Pool Maintenance

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Summary: Excellent pool intro
Review: I bought a house with a pool in the backyard and I had no idea what to do with it. This book really helped me become familiar with the general pool maintenance and how filters, pumps, chemicals, etc work. I still had to call in a pool company to help me open the pool for the first summer, but reading this book helped me understand what they were doing and ask the right questions.

I've also referred to this book a few times for troubleshooting information. While it isn't specific to my particular pool configuration, it points me in the right direction.

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Summary: Very enlightening and informative
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I will defitely keep it as a reference for when by pool is completed. I only wish it would give a popular opinion on things like which filter type is best ect... instead it gives the facts of each filter type and leaves it up to you to decide which one you want (I guess alot of people would like that, but I would prefer to hear the popular opinion of pool owners) Overall I would recommend this to anyone thinking about getting a pool or anyone who already own a pool. Very nicely written and illustrated.

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Summary: Excellent pool intro
Review: I use this book as a training tool and give one to each of my customers in which I build a pool. New and perspective pool owners need to learn a crash course in pool care and maintenance to preserve the beauty of their investment. I have had a much easier job of educating my customers and in the end, they are much happier. This book is a must for all pool owners that care what water can do to their investment.

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Summary: Not enough information on "How to".
Review: Simple book about the basics in pool maintenance.

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Summary: Excellent for selecting and maintaining a pool
Review: This is a book for people who know nothing about swimming pools and who are thinking of getting one or who need to maintain an existing pool.

The book starts with some basics - the types of pools that exist, water characteristics and treatment - and continues to explain the equipment that comes with a pool. This includes filtration systems, pumps and motors etc. The book closes discussing winterizing and opening up the pool as well as faces-lifts repairs etc. Of course, there is also a chapter on pool-safety.

I really liked the book, as it was well-written (easy to read) and seemed to cover all the essentials, getting me knowledgeable enough to handle the pool in my garden. The book is full of illustrations that help to explain the workings of the different parts that come with a pool.

As the book at every stage discusses the various types of pools and equipment that exist, the book can also be a real help when trying to decide what kind of pool to get.

So, if you are a pool-beginner (pro will need a different level), get this book! The cost are negligeable to those that you can incur from miss-managing your pool.

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Summary: Not for Above Ground Pool Owners
Review: This is very thorough for in ground pools, but has little to do with above ground and certainly knows nothing about winterizing in the Norhteast.