Equipment Maintenance

Whether you are a new pool owner or have owned one for years, it’s never too late to learn about the essential pool parts that keep your pool up and running. Even if you don’t do your own pool maintenance, knowing the basic parts of your pool and their functions can save you money and make you a smarter consumer of pool supplies and services. Here, our experts break down the essential parts of both inground swimming pools and above ground swimming pools.

At Doheny's we spend a lot of time communicating to pool owners the best DIY tips for keeping their swimming pools sparkling clean. This includes everything from how to properly balance pool chemicals to how to maintain pool equipment. One of the most important pieces of pool equipment that we talk about is the pool filter. In this post we will discuss how to clean your pool’s cartridge filter so it will last longer and keep your pool water clean and free of contaminants.

Don't risk an injury from someone slipping on your diving board just as they are about to launch into a front flip! Keep the focal point of your pool safe by ensuring the slip-resistant surface on your diving board is intact. Proper maintenance and cleaning, and a few hours once a year to repaint your board, will keep it durable while keeping cracks, corrosion, and wear and tear at bay.

When it comes to your swimming pool, safety should always be your top priority. A high quality safety cover that is securely anchored into your pool deck will not only protect kids and pets around your inground pool, it will also save you time and money by keeping leaves and debris out of the water. In this post we will discuss the different types of pool cover anchors and how to install them so that your pool safety cover works properly.

When it comes to keeping your swimming pool clean, the filtration system is where all the action occurs. While there are a few different types of swimming pool filtration systems available, sand filter systems are the most common. That’s because they are less expensive, low maintenance, and most importantly, they work! Let’s talk about pool filter sand, and how and when to replace it so that you can enjoy clean, clear pool water all season long.

The pool pump is one of the most vital pieces of pool equipment. Think of it as the heart of your swimming pool, circulating water through the filtration system and returning it to the pool, clean and free of contaminants. In an ideal world where saving energy and money don’t matter, we would all run our pool pumps all day long, every day of the year. But in reality, it is important to find the right balance, so that you are running your pool pump long enough to keep your water clean, while keeping your electric bill as low as possible.

The Doheny’s hose reel makes using and storing your pools vacuum hose easy simply attach one end of the hose to the reels inner fastening clip and reel in the rest of the hose made of strong lightweight polyethylene it's easy to carry and keeps your swimming pool hose neatly wrapped and out of the way for full safety.

The filter flosser from Doheny’s makes cleaning all major pool and spa filters easy it's uniquely designed to send a powerful spray between the pleats of your cartridge filter restoring its filtration capacity quickly and efficiently constructed of durable aluminum the filter flosser features a large high pressure cleaning head ergonomic rubber hand grip and easy to use on/off valve just connect the filter flosser to your garden hose and the curved head directs the water jets to clean deep in between the pleats removing even the most stubborn dirt and debris use Doheny’s filter flosser to get the most out of your pool and spa cartridges and reduce wear and tear so they last longer.

Sand filters for pools are known for typically requiring much less maintenance than other types of pool filtration systems, but they do require some care to stay running at their optimum level. Part of sand filter maintenance involves changing the sand in the filter. Depending on how much your pool is used and what type of filter system you have, the sand will typically need to be replaced about every 5-7 years in order to keep everything running efficiently.

Over time, as the sand in your filter is run through the system, the granules become smoother and the sand filtration process becomes much less efficient. When your sand filter stops working as well, that means it’s pumping harder and harder and overworking to do what should be a simple job. Keeping up with changing the sand on a schedule will help keep everything running smoothly and help to keep your filter running for as long as possible.