Pool and Spa Industry Fact Sheets

At Red Baron Pool Supplies online pool shop we sell swimming pool filters, pumps, LED and halogen pool lights, gas pool heaters and electric heat pumps, automatic pool cleaners, salt chlorinators, pool chemicals, spa equipment, spa blowers, chlorine and acid dispensers.

Our brands carried include: Hayward, Hurlcon, AquaQuip, Poolrite, Zodiac, Spa Electrics, Waterco, Kreepy Krauly, Davey, Onga, Pentair, BioGuard, Pool Poppits, Vorgee, Laticrete, Flolux and Speck.


Red Baron Pool Supplies is an online pool shop based in Newcastle NSW. We ship out the best brands of swimming pool equipment to all of Australia and worldwide.
Our low overheads and bulk buying means we can provide top quality equipment at low prices.

Several of Red Baron Pool Supplies staff are also licensed pool builders and offer the right advice.

Our large range of manufacturers to choose from means we give an unbiased recommendation.

Water Balance

Untreated, or improperly treated water can be a health threat. Chemically balanced and sanitised water, on the other hand, will provide a healthy and . . . read more

Pool Safety

The first requirement for pool owners is to be safety conscious. Being aware of the risks goes a long way towards eliminating them. POOL FENCING The N . . . read more

Solar Heating

Installing solar pool heating can increase the use of your pool by up to four months. By using the heating energy from the sun, the cost to heat a poo . . . read more

Sanitising the Pool

The primary reason for treating pool and spa water with sanitising chemicals is to prevent the growth of bacteria which would make swimmers and bather . . . read more

Gas Pool Heating

The ideal temperature for leisure swimming is around 25 to 26 degrees Celsius. This temperature is very rarely achieved naturally. For most of the swi . . . read more

Pool Blankets

Why should you consider purchasing a pool blanket for your pool or spa? The answer is that it will substantialy increase the value and return on the i . . . read more

Heat Pumps

WHAT IS A HEAT PUMP? Heat pumps are relatively new to the swimming pool market, however the technology incorporated in their operation has been used i . . . read more

Ozone

WHAT IS OZONE? Ozone is a sky-blue gas and is formed naturally by the action of the suns UV (ultraviolet) rays splitting an oxygen molecule (O2) and o . . . read more

Ionisers

The use of copper and silver ions for purifying water has been practised for centuries. The ancient Greeks found that water kept in silver containers . . . read more

Spa Pool Maintenance

If you own a spa pool or hot tub, it is important to understand that it requires a certain amount of owner maintenance to ensure it operates properly . . . read more

Salt Chlorinators

Salt Chlorinators, or if you like, chlorine generators, are an alternative means of sanitising your pool with chlorine using the process of electrolys . . . read more

Saving Water

The average domestic swimming pool holds somewhere between 22,000-60,0000 litres of water. This amount is usually a once-only fill quantity and from t . . . read more

Concrete Pools

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? The basic difference between a steel fibre and a steel bar swimming pool is the way in which the concrete is reinforced. Steel . . . read more

Algae

Many pool owners have problems from time to time with algae. What is it and what can be done to get rid of it? What can we do to avoid the problem rec . . . read more

Winterising Your Pool

A SIMPLE PROCEDURE FOR CORRECTLY MAINTAINING YOUR POOL DURING THE OFF SEASON. I. Don’t simply turn the filter off and forget the pool for 3 or 4 mon . . . read more

The Langelier Index (Water Balancing)

The formula for the Langelier Index or Langelier Scale was originally developed by Dr Wilfred Langelier as an accurate method of determining water bal . . . read more

Automatic Chemical Dosing

METHODS Automatic dosing, of chlorine in particular, can basically be achieved by either of the following two methods. Erosion tablet or stick feeders . . . read more

Filtration

A swimming pool must be filtered to remove insoluble particles and to produce clear water. Clear water is desirable not only for aesthetic reasons, bu . . . read more

Laticrete Glossary

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