Category: Platinum Pools & Spas
Our New Website is Here
Platinum Pools & Spas is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. Visit us at www.platinumpoolsaz.com. This new site is more user-friendly than ever before, with a clean design and improved menu functionality. It is also fully responsive (you can now order your pool from your smartphone!) Our popular blog has also received…
How To: Winterizing Your Pool
Temperatures are cooling down. For most pool owners, this means that yet another swim season has come to an end, even in the Valley of the Sun – unless there is an existing geothermal heating unit. While it’s perfectly acceptable to leave your pool open year-round, there are several benefits to be gained by properly…
Swimming Pools: Plan Now for Next Summer
If you want to dive into your own, private swimming pool next Memorial Day, you’ll want to start planning and building a swimming pool now as it can take anywhere from three weeks and three months to install. Getting Started This much you know: In Arizona, it’s hot enough during the summer to want to…
Cozy Up Your Backyard for Fall
As we head into fall, a kaleidoscope of colors can be found right outside. Pumpkin flavored coffee, scones, and pies are readily available at your local bakery while Halloween candy and decorations fill the stores. Now is also the perfect time to cozy up your backyard with pool redesign or any one of the following features. Add…
Be Sun Smart
The days are longer and lighter, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time to play outside! Whether you’re headed to the pool (even if it’s in your own backyard), the mountains or a nearby waterpark, make sure you take the time to protect your skin. Painful burning, skin cancer, and premature aging are…
Planning a Summer Pool Party
With temperatures rising throughout Arizona, one activity most people can’t live without is slipping into their swimsuits, and taking a dip in the cool blue waters of a swimming pool. The only thing that beats diving in on a hot day is a summer pool party. There’s nothing like inviting some friends over, eating some amazing…
How To: Cool Your Pool During the Summer
During the summer months, Arizona’s extended run of triple-digit temperatures can heat a swimming pool to uncomfortable temperatures, making it feel like you’re stepping into a bathtub. If your pool has a depth of 6 feet or less, or receives a good amount of sunlight throughout the day, then you’ll likely benefit from adopting one…
Opening Your Pool
As the days get a little warmer and a little longer, it easy for our thoughts to turn to shedding those extra layers, and spending long afternoons lounging poolside. Opening your pool for the summer season, however, requires more effort than just filling it up and jumping in. In business in Arizona for more than…
Backyard Improvement Projects in the New Year
Despite our best intentions, only a tiny percentage of us follow through when it comes to making New Year’s resolutions, such as losing weight, eating healthier foods, becoming financially secure, making more time for self-care. In fact, according to Statistic Brain, only 9.2% of people are successful at achieving their New Year’s goals. How…