Pool care advice from Cape Town's fibreglass & mosaic specialists

Black spots or stains in your pool? Learn to tell black algae from metal and organic stains, how to remove each, and how to stop them coming back.

Green pool water? Follow our step-by-step Cape Town guide to clear algae fast, balance your water and stop it coming back — plus when to call a pro.

Cracks in your Cape Town pool? Learn what causes pool cracks, how they’re repaired, which are serious, and when a fibreglass reline is the real fix.

Thinking of converting your concrete or marbelite pool to fibreglass in Cape Town? Costs, process, benefits and whether it’s worth it — explained.

Solar panels vs heat pumps for Cape Town pools — realistic ZAR pricing, what ‘warm’ actually means in our climate, the south-easter penalty, and which heating setup makes sense for families, hosts and rental owners.

Cape Town’s pool cover market is a confusing place. A nine-year pool specialist breaks down safety covers, thermal blankets and slatted automatics — what each actually does, real ZAR pricing, and what to buy at R3k, R30k or R100k.

Salt-water pools are chlorine pools — they just make the chlorine onsite. A Cape Town pool specialist breaks down real conversion costs, equipment lifespan, coastal-air realities, and who should not convert.

A real month-by-month pool care schedule built for Cape Town’s Mediterranean climate, the south-easter, winter rains and year-round swimming. From a tech with nine years on local pools.

A Cape Town pool specialist walks through the bucket test, the most common leak sources, how professional pressure and acoustic detection works, real 2026 ZAR pricing, and what the current water-restriction context means for leaks.