Everyone talks about being safe around the pool with your children, the elderly, and so on. But there are not very many articles written on basic pet safety around your pool or hot tub. Here are 25 great pointers on being pet safe around any hot tub or pool. If you have any questions about safety around your hot tub or pool, please feel free to ask us for help.

Here are 25 essential tips for ensuring better pool safety.  Many of the products listed here as advice are readily available on our website.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call us or chat with us for help.

Ensuring safety in and around pools and spas is paramount for preventing accidents and injuries. Here is a good starting point for helping make your backyard pool or spa the safest possible not only for yourself, but your family and guests. Maintaining a safe environment cannot be overstated.

Having a first aid kit readily available for your pool or spa is crucial for ensuring the safety and well-being of all users. Pools and spas, while providing relaxation and enjoyment, also present various risks, including slips, falls, cuts, and other injuries. A well-stocked first aid kit can address minor injuries quickly and efficiently, preventing them from escalating into more serious conditions. For instance, treating a small cut or scrape immediately can prevent infection and allow the injured person to return to enjoying their time in the water sooner​.

Algae growth is one of the most common issues pool owners face, but it can be prevented with proactive maintenance and the right strategies. Algae can quickly turn a clean, inviting pool into a murky, unusable mess if not managed effectively. In this article, we'll dive into advanced techniques for keeping your pool algae-free by focusing on water chemistry, circulation, and equipment efficiency.

One of the more difficult tasks in any bath or spa project is repairing or replacing parts. Bath & spa pumps are definitely a more difficult task if you are unfamiliar with how the process works or the products necessary to complete your project. Over the years, Balboa Water Group has made a large number of the pumps in the industry. In face, they have made several hundred. Throughout that process, they have also discontinued and replaced a large number of those pumps as well. We have listed the various Balboa pumps that are currently made below.

Over the course of time, Balboa has had a tendency to like to discontinue products at an exceedingly accelerated rate. There are a significant number of Balboa heaters that have been discontinued and Balboa has not provided a replacement part number for any of them. If you are trying to replace one of the spa heaters on this list, and are having trouble locating it, you now know why. You may have come to this page through our Heater Locator, which lists all of the spa control systems made by Balboa Water Group over the last 25 years.