Hello All,

We will be closing at 12 pm on Friday, July 3rd. We will be closed Saturday and Sunday, the 4th and 5th. We will Re-Open Monday, July 6th at 9 am. Have a Safe and Happy 4th!!

Dear Customers, 

The Pool Doctor will be closed Monday, October 30th, 2017 for our company fishing trip.  Please call the office and leave a message if you need assistance; we will check our messages first thing Tuesday.  Thank you for your patronage.

Take Care

Hello All 🙂

It has been a while; but we have had a busy pool season and we are still going strong.  Every season we run into some interesting new issues that we personally have not encountered before.  An issue that we had this season was chlorine readings.  Customers would come in with water tests and inform us that they had their skimmers or floaters filled to the brim with tablets; yet when they tested their water and we tested their water, there was barely a chlorine reading.  Now, in one case, the customer had crystal clear water and all of the other chemicals were perfectly balanced.  This was a perplexing dilemma because obviously something was working right.  What it boiled down to was that she had Yellow Algae in her pool and she had used a Yellow Treat algaecide.  Come to find, Yellow Treat can mask a chlorine reading anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.  One day she called us to let us know that her chlorine reading suddenly came back.  Needless to say, we won’t be forgetting this lesson!

Another culprit for no chlorine reading can be the microorganisms called Phosphates.  Phosphates can come from a number of sources including but not limited too: pesticides, and fertilizers.  They can be blown into your pool from a few miles away if they are caught in the wind when fields are being sprayed.  They may also run off from the ground after the lawn or plants have been fertilized.  Those are typically the prime culprits.  Phosphates actually “eat” the free chlorine and with no free chlorine, you have no sanitation.  Oftentimes, your pool water may be cloudy with a blue green tint that will not go away no matter what you do.  You will usually also see the presence of algae growing due to the lack of free chlorine.  Do not despair though!  There is a Phosphate remover that can get rid of them!

Hope you all find this blog helpful!  Until next time!

The Pool Doctor

Greetings All,

The Pool Doctor will be closing at 3 pm on Monday, July 3rd.  We will also be closed Tuesday, July 4th.  We will re-open Wednesday, July 5th.  Have a safe and fun Fourth of July!!  You can leave a comment here, message us on FB or call us at 302-678-8208 to leave a voicemail.

Good Morning All,

I just wanted to express my gratitude for everyone that has visited the page, bookmarked the page, and also continues to check back regularly.  I was completely new to website management last year and there are still many things that I need to learn.  I am glad that so many people have been able to leave this website with valuable information.  I have read through everyone’s comments and I only wish I had time to respond to every one of you.  Your following means a lot.

Best Regards

Rachael

Website Manager

We are in full-swing here at The Pool Doctor and ready to provide our top-knotch service, backed by years of experience.  Need parts or chemicals?  We’ve got you covered.  Need hot tub or pool repairs?  No problem.  The Pool Doctor is here to help you with all of your pool and spa needs.  Give us a call at 302-678-8208 or come in and visit us at 1487 South Governors Avenue, Dover, DE. 19904.

T o all of our beloved customers and follower,

The Pool Doctor will no longer have regular business hours until March 1st 2017.  However, please do not hesitate to call us for any services or products and leave a message.  We will be checking the voicemail daily.  Thank you everyone for another great year!!

We here at The Pool Doctor hope that everyone has had a successful pool season and that your pools have been safely closed.  With the holidays approaching everyone wants to be with their loved ones.  The Pool Doctor will be closed Thursday, November 24th for Thanksgiving and Friday, November 25th on Black Friday.  We will RE-OPEN from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday, November 26th for SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.  Every item in the store will be 20% OFF with the Big Green Egg unit being the only exception.  We still have all of your SPA and Big Green Egg necessities and are always willing and able to order something that you may need that we do not stock.  Come on in this Saturday the 26th and check us out!!

Hello everyone!!  It has been a while since a new post has been added.  We have been quite busy around here and are still in full-swing with closing above-ground and in-ground pools.  Still have slots on the schedule if you have not closed your pool yet and you are looking for someone to take the stress of the job off of your shoulders.  I wanted to also post that on Monday October 17th The Pool Doctor will be closed for an end-of-the-season company fishing trip.  We will re-open on Tuesday October 18th at 9 am.  We still have plenty of closing kits left and above-ground covers if you wish to close your pool yourself.  We also have your Gizzmos and Compensators to put in your skimmers so that they do not freeze and crack over the winter.  Come on down!!