Despite the miserable weather this week, the forecast is better for Easter and many of you will be thinking about getting your pool opened up ready for Summer.  Make sure your floatron is ready for action:  If you didn't clean your floatron when you packed it up for the winter, now would be a good time to do so: Most customers are excellent at cleaning the electrode. However many forget abou...

After 10 plus years of using a solar reel, we have replaced it with the Aquaflex Premier Monaco Pool reel. Both my children and their grandparents find it super quick and easy, to remove the pool cover with the Monaco reel. Premier with SmartGear:  a unique 3 to 1 reduction gearbox which really does make light work of winding a cover off a pool. The Monaco comes with adjustable feet to ...

New stock of floatrons & spares have arrived and even better news, it is easier to make card payments on line, as well as the continued option of paying by Paypal or bank transfer. Order now and be ready for the new season! https://www.floatron.co.uk/products/

The snowdrops have been out a while and the first daffodils are starting to show themselves. Spring is nearing our sights and we are thinking about outdoor jobs. This means we have had a sudden rush of orders and stocks are unexpectedly low on various items. New stock is on its way from the US manufacturer and hopefully will be here soon. Please keep an eye on our site and on Facebook for u...

Floatron are delighted to be able to offer Aquaflex pool covers & liners.   Not only do Aquaflex make swimming pool liners, but will also make bespoke liners for large ponds and lakes. Please contact us with your pool sizes for a quote.

  Backwash for longer We advise that you backwash your pool a little longer each week, to lower the water in the pool by an inch or two, and then topping up. This keeps the efficiency of the minerals and chemicals to a max. In an ideal world a pool would be emptied every couple of years, but this isn't always practical or economical, so keeping the water refreshed using the backwash for...

Floatron is doing a great job keeping the pool sparking, while the kids cool off after a hot day at school. No complaints of stinging eyes or chlorine smell - just lots of laughter and happiness.

Is your floatron working as well as it could be? Has it stopped working so well? Get the most out of your floatron by following the suggestions below: Read the instructions again - yes really! Most after sales questions are answered in the instructions. Give all parts of your floatron a really good clean with a solution of  pH minus (pool acid) - vinegar and coke also work well. The baske...

We have had our Floatron for approximately 4 years.  We live in SW France and have used it in a mediaeval ‘pond’ which is stone lined and which is filled by water draining off the hill above.  It measures 2.5 metres x 4 metres and is roughly 1.5 metres deep, obviously less in the heat of the summer. The wild life has introduced itself, mainly frogs and salamanders. I was concerned about the water...