r/swimmingpools rules, stats, and what to post

Rule summary

No subreddit-specific rules were displayed on the public rules page when Rankhog verified it on 2026-10-12.

Works well

• A plain question about a real pool problem you are facing, like water balance or equipment trouble, asked in your own words.
• A short writeup of a pool care lesson you learned, framed as something another owner can use.
• A helpful answer in someone else's thread that solves their problem before you ever mention your product.
• A post that shares what you know about pool maintenance because you genuinely deal with pools, with no link attached.
• A seasonal pool tip that is useful to owners right now, kept fully on topic.

Avoid

• Posting something that has nothing to do with swimming pools, since the moderator one-liner asks for relevance above all.
• Dropping a link to your product with no pool question or pool advice attached, because that reads as spam even where no written rule bans it.
• Writing a post that is really an ad wearing a pool costume, like a fake question whose only answer is your tool.
• Copying the same promotional post into many communities, since moderators compare notes even in rule-light rooms.
• Being pushy or rude to pool owners who push back on your post.
• Treating the empty rules page as permission to self-promote in every thread you can find.