Natural Swimming Pools

DC Reflecting Pool could’ve used some more bids. How do you know when it’s time to backwash?

Weekly NSP maintenance.
Brush. Vacuum. Swim.
It might be time.
Backwash coming soon

Day 52 - Even on vacation the natural pool skims the surface 24/7 pulling everything into the biofilter. Threw in the robotic cleaner to see how it handles the algae clinging to the surfaces. Weekly brushing coming next.

Day 51 — We’re leaving.

Wind and rain forecast.
Nobody swimming.

Let’s see what the pool looks like when we get back.

Nature is now in charge.

Wait… you drink water from your pool?! 👀💧

Yep.

We distill it, remineralize it with Celtic sea salt, and drink it every day.

Most people would never consider drinking pool water.

Then again, most pools aren’t designed to be living water systems.

Would you try it? 🤔

Day 47 — The biggest misconception about natural pools? 👀

People think they’re just ponds.

They’re not.

Look closely at the equipment pad and you’ll see something familiar:

✅ Skimmers
✅ Main drain
✅ Vacuum line
✅ Pump
✅ Cartridge filters

Just like a traditional permitted swimming pool.

The difference isn’t that we removed filtration.

The difference is what we didn’t add.

No UV.

No copper.

No systems designed to sterilize the water and disrupt the microbiome that makes the biofilter work.

Last video we cleaned the cartridge filters because we vacuum the pool about once per week, just like many traditional pools.

Natural pools aren’t maintenance free.

They’re biology-based.

And that’s a very different philosophy.

Question for you:

If you were building a pool tomorrow, would you rather rely on chemistry or biology? 👇💧