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As one of the world’s largest composite swimming pool manufacturers, Leisure Pools® has developed a stylish and innovative range of swimming pools, in a variety of designs and sizes, with a multitude of features and benefits, so that we can provide you with the ideal swimming pool for your home. 

True to its name, The Pinnacle has become one of Leisure Pools® most popular inground fiberglass pool designs. The most outstanding feature is its full-width splash pad that allows for the placement of lounge chairs on it, the use of bubblers and of course for children and family pets to stand in and enjoy the coolness of the water.

Leisure Pools® offers a beautiful and stunning range of color options that allow you to stylize and customize your pool.

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The Mud Slingers team would like to extend our appreciation to our valued customers for your patience and understanding. We strive to always provide the best experience and product for our customers. Like many others, we have faced trying times with COVID-19, materials shortage, labor shortage and supply chain issues.

We would like to clarify that, just like other pool companies or construction trades, we do NOT personally make, manufacture or assemble pool parts, equipment or materials. We are installers of manufacturers’ products and therefore warranties are from the manufacturer.

It is rare, but when issues arise, we must follow protocols set in place by the manufacturer to maintain the integrity of any warranty. While we want to ensure you are able to keep any warranty valid, our manufacturers are also experiencing supply chain issues, travel restrictions, elevated service call charges,  fuel surcharges and other challenges – increasing the time it takes to receive parts to fix any issues. We thank you for your continued patience and understanding during this time.

Do you know what zinc anode is? Or a better question, does your pool builder know what zinc anode is? 

Zinc anode is standard on all Mud Slingers pools. A common question we get about swimming pools is about corrosion on metal parts. Especially when it’s a saltwater pool, which we specialize in. 

Corrosion can occur when electrolysis in the water is present. The zinc anode is plumbed directly into the plumbing lines and is also attached to the #8 copper bonding wire that is run continuously through all the metals parts on the pool and pool equipment. 

The sole purpose of this component is to directly absorb any electrical current in the water to keep the pool parts safe. If you don’t have one on your current or potential pool ask why.

These days swimming pools have a lot of water features such as deck jets, waterfalls and bubblers along with the normal water lines for skimmers, main drains and return jets. 

At Mud Slingers, we like to use standard “Jandy valves.” These valves are made to easily open and close when water is needed to send to a particular water feature when desired. 

When using a Jandy valve with the addition an actuator, the motorized unit can automatically open the valve to activate the water feature. This can be done with your smart device through your wifi app which comes standard with all equipment packages at Mud Slingers Pool & Patio.

When looking into building a new pool make sure your potential builder is using all Schedule 40 rigid (hard) pipe or better, like Schedule 80, for all of the plumbing and fittings. Flexible PVC pipe is more susceptible to damage and an even bigger risk of termites eating through the pipe. If this occurs, it could cause air to enter the system and cause the pool pump to lose prime and cavitate or burn the motor up which can be a costly replacement. Also, these plumbing lines are underground and usually under concrete decking that would need to be torn out to make the repair. 

If you see rolls of the flex pipe pictured below on your project, demand that your builder immediately remove this and replace it with rigid pipe.

In addition, you want to make sure you are using a minimum of 2″ diameter pipe for all lines. This will get maximum GPM (gallons per minute) for great filtration, heating and disinfection to achieve a quicker turnover time. Six hours is recommended and required for commercial or community pools.

If your builder is using a pipe smaller than 2″ in diameter, in addition to circulation inadequacy, this can cause back pressure on the lines which then causes back pressure on the pump motor, ultimately resulting in shortened motor life.

Plumbing is very important so please verify the type and size of piping being used.

Example of flex pipe to avoid.

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