Well the first day of spring has come and gone; now it is time to start preparing for the summer! Here are some quick tips on how to “open” your pool in Sonoma County!

1-Remove all debris from the pool- Leaves, sticks, and maybe your mother in law…
2-Balance the pH, Alkalinity, sanitizer and conditioner levels.
3-For Salt pools, check your Salt levels add salt if needed. We are always stocked with plenty of “Pool Salt” for your convenience.
4-Remove any Phosphates and metals with Pool Perfect+phosFREE and Intensive Stain Prevention.
5-Get your filters clean! Starting the year out with clean filters is an essential part of maintaining your pool. If your pool has poor circulation, it will be unable to properly filter out the particulates that cloud the water. If you don’t have the time or just don’t want to deal with it, feel free to call Johnson Pool and Spa for a professional filter clean!
6-Get your Solar Running! With the weather so unusually warm right now it’s not a bad idea to start the solar up right now.

Are all those valves and switches to confusing? Call Johnson Pool and Spa to do a Solar Start Up! We are here to help! If you know how to test the water and manage your equipment then use this as a friendly reminder. If you would like help with any of these items call us, email, or just stop by the store with any question or comments.

Winter in May

Keep in mind just because its been raining in May doesnt mean you should neglect your swimming pool or hot tub. The water balance and sanitizer levels will change even when its raining. Algae has the ability to grow in the darkest clodest spot. Think about bringing us a water sample to insure your water is balanced. Make sure you keep your filter clean and the body of water filtering long enough.

How Do I Protect My Paint Finish on my Traeger Grill?

1. Purchase and use a Traeger Hydrotuff cover. This will help protect against the weather, dust, scratches to your outside paint.

2. Once every 90 days, use a good quality car wax and wax the the entire outside of your grill. Be sure the grill is TOTALLY COLD before starting this process. Use a clean towel to thoroughly remove all of the car wax from the grill body.

3. If you need to touch-up the paint, see your Authorized Traeger Dealer or go to the Traeger General Store at www.traegerindustries.com and purchase genuine Traeger Touch-Up Paint.

I have a Traeger with a Digital Thermostat unit. What setting do you recommend I have the dial set on when I first start the grill?

If you own a grill outfitted with one of our Digital Thermostat Kits, you should know that we recently changed our recommendation on how you should start your grill. Instead of rotating the dial to the 350 degree temperature setting, we now recommend that the best way to insure proper start-up is to rotate the thermostat dial to the smoke setting and allow the grill to start-up on this setting. Once the grill is going, you can rotate the thermostat to any cooking temperature setting you desire.

Its raining its pouring the old pool still needs care

A quick tip: When it rains over the next few days, open your pool cover to let the pool breath and get some fresh water. It will help dilute any high chemical levels. Rain water is completely distilled.

Don't forget about your pool just because its cold and rainy. Water still needs care, just less.

Visit Johnson Pool and Spa with a water sample and additional tips for maintaining your pool.

How you Loving It?

Spa, Pool, and BBQ Owners....Let us know how you like your spa, BBQ, or Pool. Leave comments, share maintenance tips, post pictures.

What do you like about it....do you use it by yourself or with your family? How often do you use it?

We at Johnson Pool and Spa love to hear stories about our customers and their spa, pool or BBQ experience. Keep us in the loop and let us know.....HOW YOU LOVING IT?

Having Issues with maintaining your pool or spa?

Let us know. Leave us comments. Let us know how we can help and we will respond.

Issues from:
Cloudy Water
Smell to the Water
Itchy Skin
Drying of the Skin
Burning Eyes
Green Water

Give us a call or post up some comments.

-Johnson Pool and Spa Sales Staff