Few things feel better than the steaming waters of a hot tub during the chilly Fall and Winter air. Most homeowners consider this to be hot tub season in Arizona, and these months can be the perfect time to play host to your friends and family.

So you have a new pool! This is a very exciting time in the life of a homeowner. Similar to bringing home a new puppy, everyone in your family is likely very happy with your new addition, but it also comes with a little bit of work.

It’s the middle of fall here in Arizona, and we’re quickly approaching the days that eliminate the need for an air conditioner. Depending on your temperament, you may even be there already.

Instagram is home to just about everything: photographers, world travelers, health gurus, and people who take videos of their pets. A wonderful part of Instagram that tends to get lost in the mix, however, is pool design.

Your beautiful pool is finally complete—now what? Even if your pool isn’t new, but you’ve moved into a house with an existing pool, the question remains: what do you need to know to keep it going?

So much of pool safety is about having a plan. The way you prevent accidents or respond to them quickly and effectively is by knowing what you’re going to do beforehand.

Pool maintenance for the inexperienced can feel similar to cooking or working out for the first time. Without proper guidance, they all make you ask the same question: “Am I doing this right?”

Recently a friend of mine experienced a scare while doing some spring cleaning to her pool. During the process of working, her rambunctious toddler got a little too close to the pool and tumbled in.

When building a pool, there are a lot of things to take into consideration, but almost none are as important as the people you are building your pool for. Pools come in a wide variety, and young marrieds are generally looking for something different than grandparents.

You’ve surely heard it before—swimming pools are money pits. So how true is it? Admittedly, we are biased, but we think the rumors are wrong. We even recently wrote about the financial upsides to building your own pool.

With Super Bowl LIII coming up on February 3, it’s the perfect time to plan a backyard tailgate and watch the game with friends.

2018 has been a great year here at Saturn Pools as we’ve completed many new projects and had just as many happy customers. With the new year beginning, it’s always nice to look back on what you have accomplished, but it is also time to look forward to what next year brings.

Coming out of the Christmas season and into the new year, one theme seems to be everpresent, coming up again and again—and that’s memories. The holiday season has a way of recalling years past like no other.

Your pool is likely going to be (or already is) the centerpiece of your backyard. If that’s the case, why not design it in a way that makes it perfect year-round?

The question has been asked a million different ways. Is building a pool worth the money? Will building a pool add to my property value? What are the costs versus value?

When it comes to pool construction, it is fun to dream about the details: size, shape, color, and decking. You may find yourself dreaming about what your new backyard will look like when all is said and done.

As the weather gets cooler and cooler here in Arizona, it’s likely that you are spending less time in the pool and more time in the spa. And while your hot tub may have less water in it than your pool, it is still just as important to keep it clean and balanced.

We’ve covered different types of pools chemicals in the past, but beyond the common ones like chlorine and muriatic acid is a whole world of chemicals that you may not be as familiar with.

If there’s anything we know to be true about pools, it’s this: there are no shortage of myths about them. So much misinformation exists about pools and how we should interact with them.

So you’ve noticed that your pool is starting to lose water faster than normal. Evaporation can cause a significant amount of water loss in Arizona, but this seems like more than usual. Maybe much more.