4 Swimart bushfire safety tips
chadd2025-07-15T16:16:14+10:00Help firefighters protect your home and possessions
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Have you been finding it harder to keep your pool water sparkling clean this summer? The good news is you’re not alone. With the prolonged hot weather and power outages, many pool owners across the country are struggling to keep their water clear and more importantly, healthy.
Summer is here, the kids will soon be on school holidays (if they aren’t already), and many of us are enjoying a more relaxed pace at work – even if only for a few days. For pool owners, this time of the year means spending hours in the water without having to think about deadlines and schedules.
Torrential rain, gale force winds, firestorms and drought-related heat spells – Australians experienced it all this spring. And with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting warmer than average days and El Niño conditions likely through the summer months[1], extra care is vital to keep our swimming pools clean and healthy.
The weather is already warming up and daylight savings has started in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. That means it won’t be long before we’re inviting friends over for an afternoon barbeque and dip in the pool. However, while many of us have kept up basic pool water maintenance routine over winter, we probably haven't given much thought to the equipment we rely to keep the pool area safe – namely the fence, gate, and latch.
When it comes to our pool’s filtration, sanitation and cleaning equipment, it’s often a case of out of sight and out of mind. But with everything in life, wear and tear slowly reduces their efficiency and when that goes unnoticed, costly replacement bills usually follow. While there are many factors that contribute to these valuable pieces of pool equipment breaking down, there are a few red flags you should be looking and listening out for.
Family-owned pool store, Swimart Browns Plains has given “the best present ever” to a young Queensland boy with a serious disability whose Starlight Wish was to have his own swimming pool slide.
Is your pool area looking a little lackluster? With year-round exposure to the sun, water, salt and chlorine, it’s not surprising that tiles, paving, decking and fixtures can become faded, damaged and tired looking. Fortunately, with a little affordable and easy DIY maintenance this winter, you can repair and refresh your pool area, ready to [...]
With year-round exposure to the sun, water, salt and chlorine, it’s not surprising that timber pool decks can become faded, damaged and tired looking when winter comes around. While we’ve looked at how to repair damaged pool pavers and coping, this time we’re going to focus on how to maintain (and even install) timber surrounds. [...]
Sunscreen, night swims, kids on school holidays and a long, hot summer punctuated by periods of solid rain – Australia’s swimming pools have seen it all over the past few months! If your pool is looking a little lackluster and in need of some TLC, then these handy tips will get it back to its sparkling best. Summer might nearly be over but that doesn’t mean the pool parties have to end!
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