Keeping an eye on your swimming pool water level is an important task for any pool owner (not as important as swimming, of course, but still very important.) With an in-ground pool, the water level can be too high, and it can also be too low, and each can mean different things. Watters Aquatech Pools of Las Vegas, NV is the Premier Las Vegas pool builder that has built hundreds of pools in the area.

If your pool water level is too high, it can affect the ability of your skimmer to collect debris from the pool and suck it into the filtration system. Things floating on the surface may float above the skimmer opening and hit the side of the pool. It’s important to keep the swimming pool water at the proper height in order for the system to function the right way.

If the water level is too low, it can actually cause damage to the system, in addition to resulting in a dirty pool. Air getting sucked into the system due to a low pool water level can actually, in some cases, cause the system’s motor to become burned out.

More importantly, when pool water level becomes lower over time or drops more than a quarter-inch a day can be a sign of a crack. This is something that you will want to fix immediately. Even though many Las Vegas pool builders do good work, cracks can be a fact of life with swimming pools, and can be easily fixed if dealt with quickly.

Watters Aquatech Pools can help you deal with these issues and many more as a great partner for ensuring a beautiful and high-functioning family pool.

He’s the man behind the quality of your pool.  Meet Dustin Watters, VP of construction at Watters Aquatech Pools and spas.

From a young age he has worked alongside his father the founder of Watters Aquatech Pools.  Even as a young boy he would help his dad build quality swimming pools in Las Vegas, Nevada and was taught why quality matters.  Today, Dustin Watters oversees all aspects of construction for the family pool company.  His father Russ Watters has always taught Dustin to never compromise and always take care of the customer.  In the video below you will hear and see Dustin talk about what makes Watters Aquatech unique, and why they work with some of the same customers over and over again.

Tips on Treating a Sunburn

With summer fun comes summer sun and for some of us this means sunburn and knowing the best means of how to treat a sunburn. Sunburn is not only dangerous for your skin but it is painful and in extreme cases it can be debilitating enough to require hospitalization.

Treating sunburns begins with an assessment of the severity of the burn and the location at which it is on the body. Places such as Las Vegas, NV are notorious for scorching sun and a discussion with locals about their ideas on how to treat a sunburn offers up many home remedies. Milk baths are an old-time favorite. This is achieved by applying room temperature milk to the affected area with gauze strips. After soaking for 20 minutes, rinse the milk off with cool, clean water. The use of bags of frozen vegetables placed on the burns or very thin slices of apple, potato or cucumber or tea bags lain on the skin to relieve pain and inflammation.

Watters Aquatech Pools in Las Vegas wants you to be safe this summer, always use sunscreen protection when outdoors and especially by the pool.  The reflection off the water can increase the Suns strength causing sunburns to happen much faster.  Always make sure the little ones are protected also. if you or someone in your family becomes sunburned here are a couple at more tips you can use to relieve the pain of a sunburn. Aloe gel or lotion is efficient in offering a cool, soothing feel to sunburn as well as assisting in the prevention of blistering and the inevitable peeling, depending on the severity of the burn. Topical steroids such as hydrocortisone cream offer a great way of treating sunburns of the face.