Basic Rule :: You use electricity to move water from your pool to the equipment and back to your pool, plain and simple.  The harder it is to move the water, the more electricity & money you spend. Simple Solution :: Move the most amount of water possible, with the least amount of resistance, at the slowest [...]

by Ned Dagostino Like many people, you may have spent hundreds or even thousands of dollars on exercise equipment that you never use. But what if exercise were more fun? Swimming is fun and it’s a great way to exercise, but most people don’t have either the money or space for a full sized pool [...]

Here is a simple time lapse video showing the installation of an inground swimming pool liner.  Penguin Pools uses a water delivery service to fill our pools so it goes much quicker and allows for less problems with wrinkles. This pool is 20′ x 50′ so we needed to use 3 vacs to get the [...]

We were just notified that Penguin Pools of WI just won a design award in Region 5/6.  The award will be given to us at the MidAmerica Show on January 18th.  Penguin Pools submitted a couple of pools this year so we aren’t exactly sure which project won this year. Thanks to everyone involved!

In this time lapse video, Penguin Pools is using Pool Krete from Strong Manufacturing to pour the bottom of an inground vinyl liner swimming pool.  By using the mixer from Strong along with their specialty pump, we are able to do the entire pool with 3 guys. The mixer makes it so you get perfect [...]

Here is simple time lapse of how Penguin Pools installs our Vinyl Liner Pool walls.  Once the walls are up, we then put down the footing to hold it in place for years to come. You can see that Penguin Pools uses a leveling system that is unique to most pool builders which doesn’t require [...]

Algae is a major concern for pool owners. Algae is a one-celled plant that can grow in your pool if conditions are favorable. The most common myth concerning algae growth in pools is that it is ONLY a result of low chlorine (or its alternative). Although this is definitely a major cause of algae, it [...]

For years, Penguin Pools of Waukesha has used duct tape on all of the seams on our pool walls when building a vinyl liner pool.  It has always been told that the tape will help keep dirt out & create a better suction for the liner vacs, so we did it.  After years of replacing [...]

Going Green is the right thing to do, but it usually means it costs you more time &/or money.  Pentair has changed the rules a little with its Pentair IntelliFlo pumps.  The VS-3050 (VS stands for Variable Speed) now allows you to save money by using a fraction of the electricity when running your pool [...]

Do you have clay as your soil base? Do you have a high water table? Do you just have water issues? Water takes the path of least resistance and will essentially find any gap around your pool to fill into.  If you have a high water table or a soil base that doesn’t allow water [...]