It’s officially time to begin checking the names of your family and friends off your list. To help you check everyone off your list this holiday season, the elves at Platinum Pools and Spas are here to provide you with some fun, practical gift-giving ideas. They’ve even included swimming pool upgrades, products for the outdoors,...
Category: Pool Heating
The Benefits of Custom Inground Pools
Whether you’d like to mimic a water park’s vibe or the relaxing atmosphere of a tropical destination, custom inground pools can make your backyard your favorite place to escape. A custom inground pool is also the absolute best solution for yards in which there is not enough space for a standard size. Valley residents...
Understanding Pool Heat Pumps
How They Work A heat pump is one of the most popular devices for keeping pool water warm during the winter. Using trace amounts of electricity, pool heat pumps warm up your swimming pool’s water by drawing up water into a filter and heater, and then pumping the warm water back into the pool....
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...
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....
Winterize Your Pool
A swimming pool is a great backyard feature that will add years of enjoyment to your home. It provides many benefits, one of the most important being an increase in property value, especially in the Phoenix metropolitan area. A swimming pool can provide families with the opportunity for exercise, rest and relaxation, and a...
Experience Total Control with Pool Automation
How would you like to put your pool on cruise control? With an automated control system, you can automate maintenance functions like sanitization, heating and filtration, and control ambient features such as lighting and water features using only your smartphone or tablet. An automated control system can also save you money – often reducing...
Pool Dependability and Performance
Now is the best time to start the process of getting a new pool, or remodeling your existing one. The time is RIGHT! For us, each pool project is important, and requires the most efficient products to keep your pool clean and running smoothly. One of the trusted companies we partner with, in supplying...
Swimming… Benefits for Asthmatic Individuals!
There is a huge number of people who use swimming as their main form of exercise. It’s easy on the joints, and fun to do! For individuals with asthma, you can assume that a physical exercise, like swimming, could be detrimental to an individuals health. Something that requires intentional and controlled breathing, seems like a terrible idea...
Geothermal Pool Heating
If you you decide to heat your pool in the winter you have a few options. Gas/propane pool heaters, air source heat pumps, solar heat pumps, or geothermal pool heat pumps. Today we are going to talk about the last option, geothermal heating. How geothermal pool heat pumps work is by basically collecting heat...