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Why Every Pool Owner Should Have A Variable Speed Pool Pump Motor

Why Every Pool Owner Should Have A Variable Spe...

Swimming Pool pump motors are second only to air conditioners as the largest guzzlers of household energy. Running both in the summer can get costly. Thankfully you can curb your...

How Much Does It Cost to Fill Your Pool?

How Much Does It Cost to Fill Your Pool?

Chances are at some point in your life you’ve told your family, or been told by your family not to leave the lights on or to waste water unnecessarily. Although...

Five Amazing Health Benefits of Using a Hot Tub

Five Amazing Health Benefits of Using a Hot Tub

2. Injury Recovery        If you’ve experienced an injury, soaking in a hot tub (coupled with treatment from a doctor/physiotherapist) can help expedite your recovery process. The warm...

Five Products You Need to Keep your Hot Tub Running Perfectly

Five Products You Need to Keep your Hot Tub Run...

You’ve got your bathing suit on, your favourite album playing, drink and towel in hand and you’re ready to relax in your hot tub. You may think you have everything...

Five Holiday Drinks to Enjoy in your Hot Tub This Winter

Five Holiday Drinks to Enjoy in your Hot Tub Th...

The White Christmas Margarita A great way to enjoy margaritas all year long with a holiday twist. This refreshing holiday twist on a classic will surely put you in the...

3 Reasons Why to Choose a Semi In-Ground Swimming Pool Installation

3 Reasons Why to Choose a Semi In-Ground Swimmi...

Having a swimming pool in your yard is every family’s dream. Hours of fun, extra exercise, health benefits, and aesthetic benefits are all enticing parts of owning a pool. What...

Keep Your Budget Low: 3 Tips About Above Ground Swimming Pool Supplies You Should Know

Keep Your Budget Low: 3 Tips About Above Ground...

Whether you are planning to have a pool installed in your yard or already have one, it is important to create a budget to work with. A pool is an...

Safety First: Above Ground Swimming Pool Supplies Necessary to Stay Safe

Safety First: Above Ground Swimming Pool Suppli...

Just because a pool is above the ground, doesn’t mean it’s entirely immune to accidents. Swimming is fun, but don’t neglect the priority of pool safety and the relevant above...

The Benefits and Disadvantages of Ozone Generators: Cleaning With Semi In-ground Swimming Pool Equipment

The Benefits and Disadvantages of Ozone Generat...

Everyone loves a backyard pool party or even an afternoon swim in your own home. But to make all that possible, keeping your swimming pool clean is a must regardless...

How to Choose the Best Pool Filter for Your Above Ground Swimming Pool

How to Choose the Best Pool Filter for Your Abo...

The next biggest enjoyment to using your above ground swimming pool is filtering it. This is because, when you filter your pool efficiently, you ensure that your next pool experience...

Understanding Pool Pumps and Which One is Best for Your Semi In-Ground Swimming Pool

Understanding Pool Pumps and Which One is Best ...

On a hot summer day, everyone dreams of installing a semi in-ground swimming pool in their backyard. However, with that dream comes great responsibility. To truly enjoy all your pool...

How To Properly Close Your Above Ground Pool

How To Properly Close Your Above Ground Pool

Closing your Above Ground Pool for the winter months shouldn’t be complicated or difficult. Drawing on over 40 years experience closing our clients pools, International Pool & Spa has prepared...

How To Properly Close Your In Ground Swimming Pool

How To Properly Close Your In Ground Swimming Pool

Closing your In Ground Pool for the season shouldn’t be complicated or troublesome. In the 40 years that International Pools and Spas has been in business, we’ve closed many pools...

Back to School? Stay in the Pool!

Back to School? Stay in the Pool!

All across Canada, school is back in session—or will be very soon. Most community and public pools will soon be closing for the season, even though the weather will remain...

How Athletes Can Benefit From a Hot Tub

How Athletes Can Benefit From a Hot Tub

No matter what type of sports you participate in and at what level of competition, you’ll always be able to enjoy the benefits a hot tub can provide you with....

Using Your Hot Tub for Hydrotherapy

Using Your Hot Tub for Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy is essentially the external use of water in the treatment of certain diseases and conditions. This natural therapy has been used for thousands of years, dating all the way...

3 Ways to Get Rid of Algae in Your Pool

3 Ways to Get Rid of Algae in Your Pool

It can be disheartening having to cancel yet another pool party because your pool water is green. That green colour you see is caused by algae in your swimming pool....

5 Additions to Turn Your Backyard into a Sanctuary

5 Additions to Turn Your Backyard into a Sanctuary

Winter is coming to an end here in Ontario and people everywhere are starting to dream of spring and summer. The sun will start to shine more and the temperatures...

How to Own a Hot Tub and Still Be Eco-Friendly

How to Own a Hot Tub and Still Be Eco-Friendly

Creating a greener lifestyle is all about making small, simple changes in your daily life to reduce your impact on the environment. For hot tub owners, there are a number...

How To Open Your Pool The Right Way This Spring

How To Open Your Pool The Right Way This Spring

Swimming pool owners always look forward to the spring as it typically marks the beginning of a brand new swimming season. With winter leaving for another year it’s a good...

10 Great Reasons To Buy a Swim Spa Today

10 Great Reasons To Buy a Swim Spa Today

Swim spas, also known as wellness spas, are becoming quite popular in Canada these days due to the multiple health and fitness benefits they have to offer. There are numerous reasons...

Should I Buy a Swim Spa For My Home?

Should I Buy a Swim Spa For My Home?

If you’re not quite sure what a swim spa is it’s basically a device that’s larger than a hot tub, but smaller than a swimming pool. Rushing water is created...

Three Swimming Pool Maintenance Tasks that Shouldn’t be Overlooked

Three Swimming Pool Maintenance Tasks that Shou...

While Canadian summers appear to be getting shorter and shorter each year there’s nothing like a sparkling-clean swimming pool to dive into when the heat and humidity do show up....