By Colton Woodard of Lil Duckies (Cole) Preface The purpose of pool cleaning is to create a safe and sanitary swimming environment for pool use. The higher the bather load or pool usage the higher the demand for sanitizer. The most common sanitizers used in swimming pools are Chlorine and Bromine. There exist unconventional options including Sodium Persulfate, Lithium Hypochlorite, and potassium peroxymonosulfate which are collectively known as Non Chlorinating Shocks. We typically use Chlorine or Bromine for the ability to accurately test for the residual in the pools. Maintaining Breakpoin ..read more

A good pool company with ensure that your pool is receiving wonderful care each week. I've composed the following checklist/ pool cleaning guide for both pool owners and pool service professionals alike, to ensure a complete service is performed when pool cleaning. It all started as a kid, cleaning my parent's Tallahassee FL pool during long and hot summers. Dad would make me go out and scrub down the concrete walls and it seemed like the algae just wouldn't come out once it started growing in patches. I later learned, Dad's pool chemistry was bad so this wasn't my fault. Still Love you Dad ..read more

Recently we were featured on Stonks.com and the My First Million Podcast as we grow our pool company acquisition portfolio. However, we are headquartered in the State of Florida Capital Tallahassee which we reside and will forever call home. Tallahassee Florida is a wonderful town full of nature trails, untouched forests, rivers, springs like Wakulla, horses, and lots of opportunity for small businesses. It's affordable compared to a lot of cities in Florida and has some amazing neighborhoods to raise a family in. In Tallahassee Florida we still waive to our neighbors, help our community membe ..read more

Lil Duckies Pool Company is the Pool Builder in Tampa to choose if you're looking for high quality new pool construction, renovation, resurfacing or fiberglass pool installation. Many Tampa FL residents want to find a good pool builder with availability. Many Pool Builders in Tampa over book their schedules and promise quick turn around on their pool bookings. Often times, supply chain issues, permit delays, and natural causes in weather will force projects to back up and overlap resulting in frustration and costly disaster for both parties. Lil Duckies Pool Company is a Pool Builder in Tampa ..read more

Fixing metal stains is vinyl pools is a bit more of a process compared to fiberglass, concrete or marcite because you can't drain the water from the pool without likely damaging the liner or at the least wrinkling it. Adding Chlorine to a pool with high metal particles in it can quickly turn the water literally dark brown. So what do you do to fix iron stains in a vinyl pool? How to remove metal stains from a vinyl pool in 5 steps. Step 1: Find the source of the metal and remove. Often times I find the source of the metal staining is around the jets or inside the jet covers, then I trace it b ..read more

Hello, everyone, welcome to our helpful advise on how to clean a pool. Today we're gonna discuss about the pool maintenance action plan. To begin, I'd like to introduce myself as the company's founder, Rachel Lammey, so let me start there. I had worked at my parents' pool company and matched with a literal scientist, now my husband Cole. So we're talking 10-plus years of pool maintenance knowledge and a Health Science graduate. We've built a great pool service department. Pool Care is my core business and taking care of people has returned the favor 10x. And it is totally run by Cole and me ..read more

How to Clean a Pool: A Step-by-Step Guide: Step 1: Examine the pool visually. Step 2: Disconnect the pool and booster pumps. Step 3: Clean the Skimmers, pump basket, and tank of debris. Before replacing the pump lid o ring, make sure it's lubed. Step 4: Assess the required chemicals by analyzing your pool water with an official testing kit or pool test strip. Step 5: Clean the pool to make sure the water level is sufficient. Step 6: Brush the pool's whole surface and net the tip. Step 7: Make sure the filter is clean. Backwash until the sight glass is clear, then clean until the sight glass is ..read more

Pool pipes can get clogged after heavy leave fall or accumulation of other debris. Pool Clog Advice After our rainy season in Tallahassee Florida we get a lot of service calls to fix clogged skimmer pipes, so we figured we would share some helpful tips on how to clear debris blockage in your pool lines. Here are some helpful tips to clear a clogged pool pipe. After pool pump is primed, try to turn the intake valve all the way to one side and then the other. (Repeat a few times, ensuring the pump doesn't lose prime). Use a Cobra Rubber Bladder. Ensure that you are always pushing pressure from ..read more

There are many reasons to fall in love and also out of love when it comes to hiring a pool company in Tallahassee FL. Do you need Tallahassee pool cleaning? Well, now might be the best and easiest time to break up with your old service provider if any of these situations applies to you. - The service used to be great, now it's just ok - Prices have been steadily increasing over the years - A different stranger seems to clean your pool every week. - Things are faulty, broken, or have shoddy repair work done. - Your pool is dirty right after the pool company comes. - Your pool company is always ..read more

It’s simpler than you might imagine to mount a vinyl pool liner – assuming you understood the method to use it.  While any liner renovation project has the ability to go wrong, most Tallahassee vinyl pool liners install quickly and easily in order to encounter a problem that is unforeseen. Replacing your own pool liner will save on cost of local installers and potentially thousands of dollars! It’s quick to mount your own inner pool liner when you take it step by step but there are many fac ..read more