One of the most important parts of swimming pool maintenance is preventing bacterial and algae growth by shocking the water with granular pool shock chemicals or liquid chlorine. Pools typically need ...

A common cause of cloudy water is a filter that is turned off too often or clogged with debris. Run the filter for at least ...

Editor's Note: In this weekly series, LiveScience looks at scientific aspects of the summer season. Thousands of outdoor pools have just opened up around the country for a summer season of ...