Over the last 5-6 years I’ve written 156 articles relating to swimming pool care and maintenance, all of which have been printed in magazines here in Spain.  Additionally, several have been posted on Pools sites on the internet - sometimes we even get asked for permission to copy them!

PoolSchool, our one-on-one pool-care course, developed as our direct response to clients asking for such a service and more or less the same thing has happened again....

We offer free advice on pool-related matters and this service has proved so popular that we find half of our working day is taken up answering the phone to pool-owners from Spain, Portugal, France, USA, UK - not to mention dozens of email questions every week!

So....  We have written a comprehensive pool maintenance guide and made it available as a .pdf file that can be downloaded directly into your email inbox.  Log on to the new, dedicated site at www.swimmingpoolmaintenanceguide.com and you can download it for an introductory price of just $9.99 US (roughly €6.80 in real money).  Payments are handled by Paypal so it’s really, really secure!

We are in the process of filming dozens of mini-videos demonstrating the various aspects of pool maintenance described in the Guide.  We will upload all these videos to YouTube and include links to them in future editions of The Pool Maintenance Guide. 

Now comes the best bit - everyone who buys The Pool Maintenance Guide will automatically receive future updated editions, including the linked videos, completely FREE, direct to their inbox.

October - seasonal pool tasks: - If you’ve finished with the pool for this year you’d be well advised to winterise it. Winterising your pool will extend the life of your pump and filter and reduce your electricity bill.  See http://www.deep-blue-pools.com/downloads/Winterising.pdf for details.

On the other hand, if you have a pool-cover, you’ll still be using the pool for a few weeks yet.  (If you have a cover and heater you can swim all winter long!)  Remember, you must remove the cover for 48 hours when you superchlorinate.

Ken Walker, Deep Blue Pools, 952 499 059   www.deep-blue-pools.com    www.poolschool.eu