Sunplay.com - Your Source for Everything Pools & Spa's

Sunplay Blog

Welcome to the official Sunplay Blog. Where you'll get all the news about Sunplay, new products, awards, specials, deals, and more. Be sure to subscribe to our RSS feed.

Top 5 Pool Games This Summer

Cannon ball contests and the classic game of Marco Polo are always fun, but make your swimming pool THE place to be this summer with some great new pool games. They are bound to please both young and old swimmers and keep things fun and exciting all summer long! Related posts (by relevance): Pool Toys [...]

Read More

The Ultimate Pool Party Playlist

With the pool party season getting into full swing, we took a poll of our Facebook fans, friends, and staff to compile the Ultimate Pool Party Playlist. So grab a cold drink, your favorite pool floats, pool games, and head out for a fun day in the sun, jammin’ to some great tunes! Related posts [...]

Read More

What is a Pool Shock Treatment?

A pool shock treatment is also known as super chlorination, increases chlorine levels in your pool to help kill bacteria and fight water problems.  Super chlorinating or shock treating is a routine part of regular pool maintenance.  Different types of pool shock treatment include both chlorine and non-chlorine shock options. Related posts (by relevance): Basics [...]

Read More

What is pH?

What is pH? The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is, like hot and cold describe extremes in temperature, acidic and basic describe extremes in chemicals. This means in your swimming pool pH is the measure of acidity and alkalinity. Maintaining proper pH levels in you swimming pool water is important to [...]

Read More

What is Alkalinity?

Total alkalinity is a very important element in swimming pool water chemistry. As the measure of the buffering capacity in the water, alkalinity is like a shock absorber for pH. Having high or low alkalinity can adversely affect water conditions and make pH difficult to balance. Related posts (by relevance): Salt Chlorine Generators for Swimming [...]

Read More

Basics of Pool Chlorine

In the world of swimming pools, chlorine is the most popular and widely used sanitizing option.  Here are a few of the basic things to know about pool chlorine. What is Pool Chlorine? As the name implies, pool chlorine, is the chlorine used in swimming pools.  Pool chlorine is a member of the chemical family [...]

Read More

Swimming Pool Opening Checklist

After months of cold and snow in many parts of the country we are very anxiously awaiting the warm weather and swimming pool opening time!  So here is a checklist for your pool opening to make sure you are prepared. Related posts (by relevance): Tips for Opening Your Swimming Pool for the Season 10 Tips [...]

Read More

Why you should “Like” our Sunplay Facebook Page?

I know, I know, you have five hundred things you don’t really care about popping up in your Facebook news feed every day, so do I!  So why should you “like” Sunplay Facebook and make it five- hundred and one things you don’t care about popping up? Because we won’t be number five-hundred-one Sunplay content [...]

Read More

Brighten Things Up with a LED Pool Light

Who doesn’t love a relaxing swim on a warm summer night, or maybe you are more the late night pool party type?  Either way,  a LED pool light is the perfect thing to brighten up that late night swim and set the mood, no matter what type of mood you are going for.  Not only [...]

Read More

Gas Pool Heater: Swimming Pool Heaters 101

Unless you live in a very warm climate, heating your swimming pool at certain times of the year is necessary to keep swimmers comfortable and maximize enjoyment. Over the next few weeks we will be featuring a mini-blog series discussing all the different types of swimming pool heaters. This week we will take a look [...]

Read More