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Electricity and Swimming Pools

In Blog by Timothy Petsch

I read a tragically sad story in a pool trade magazine this morning; about a father who died from an electrical shock he received as he was trying to pull …

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Talking Safety

In Blog by Timothy Petsch

In our industry safety is an issue that should always be on a pool technician’s mind. We actually devote an entire chapter in our CPO classes on safety. I was …

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How Does a Sand Filter Work

In Blog, Maintenance Tips by David Jerkins

Filtration is a necessary and important step of any water circulation system but not many understand how it filters the water beyond the basic understanding that the water passes through sand. In this short series, we’ll delve into how different filtration systems function.

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CPO® (Certified Pool Operator) COURSES

In Blog by Timothy Petsch

We believe knowledge is important. Every person in our company is CPO® certified; from management, sales, administration, to techs. If you are working in commercial aquatics, we suggest being CPO® Certified or equivalent.

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CLEANING CARTRIDGE FILTERS

In Blog by Timothy Petsch

We have always cleaned our cartridge filters, both for the company pool and personal spa with a known filter cleaner that we purchase. I cannot say that it does a …

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WILD SWIMMING VS COMMERCIAL POOL

In Blog by Timothy Petsch

Wild Swimming – lakes, rivers and ocean are becoming massively popular, but are they safe? I get the idea of swimming in nature, and am a fan, especially in the …

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Salt System Maintenance

In Blog by David Jerkins

A chlorine generator, also known as a saltwater chlorine generator, or just “salt system”, is a piece of pool equipment that uses salt and electricity to produce chlorine for pool …

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Dust in Your Pump Room

In Blog by Timothy Petsch

Dust in your pump room seems like a small inconvenience when you factor in all the other issues you can run into from chemical storage to gas boilers, but dust …

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Dirty Power in the Pump Room Part 1

In Blog by David Jerkins

Dirty power, also known as “power quality issues,” can damage equipment. Dirty power refers to power that deviates from the ideal waveform, and can include issues such as voltage sags, …

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Water Auto Fill Placement

In Blog by Ed Miller

Pool Water Auto Fill Should Never be Place Before a Salt Cell A commercial swimming pool will include separate pieces of equipment all combined into one system in the mechanical …

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The Cost of Chlorine

In Blog by Timothy Petsch

“A year after many public pools across the country shuttered due to the pandemic, some of them are being forced to close again thanks to the ongoing shortage of chlorine. …

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How Does Proportional Feed Work for Maintaining pH?

In Blog by David Jerkins

Most chemistry controllers offer a function typically called “proportional feed” or “time modulation”. This function is important to carefully managing water chemistry, particularly when it comes to muriatic acid, which …

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O-rings and Gaskets

In Blog by Ed Miller

O-rings and rubber gaskets are commonly used items in pump rooms to seal everything from unions, shutoff valves, UV quartz sleeves, flanges etc. I have heard arguments for using plumbers …

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Pool Chemical Storage

In Blog by Timothy Petsch

I cannot tell you how many commercial pump rooms I have been in where the chemicals are stored right there in the mechanical room; sometimes with different types of chemicals …

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Chemistry Controllers Then and Now

In Blog, Controllers by Aaron Donohue

Back in the early to mid-90’s, chemistry controllers were seen as high priced items that only the big clubs could afford to purchase and maintain. The last few years have …

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Are You CPO Certifiable?

In Blog, CPO® by Cathy Erntson

There are many great reasons to get a CPO® Certification. For someone new to the aquatics industry, it can give them a good foundation of general knowledge to build upon …

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Learn to Swim!

In Blog, daily lfe by Timothy Petsch

The Most Important Aspect of Enjoying Your Local Swimming Pool this Summer: LEARNING TO SWIM! For fear of stating the obvious, the most important aspect is……learning to swim. Yes, I …

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Seasons Greetings from TMI

In Holiday by TMI Sustainable Aquatics

Another year down and we hope it was a good one for you. If 2014 wasn’t your year, here’s to a new shot in 2015! As always, everyone at TMI …

Happy Holidays!

In Holiday by TMI Sustainable Aquatics

We at TMI are taking some time to enjoy family, friends, and the delights of the holiday season. We hope you are doing the same and wish you all the …

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How Does a Sand Filter Work

In Blog, Maintenance Tips by David Jerkins

Filtration is a necessary and important step of any water circulation system but not many understand how it filters the water beyond the basic understanding that the water passes through sand. In this short series, we’ll delve into how different filtration systems function.

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A Case for Salt

In Blog, Maintenance Tips, Salt by Timothy Petsch

The commercial aquatic industry has been using traditional chlorine for so long now that it has become THE standard method to sanitize a commercial pool; very little thought has gone …

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What is interlocking?

In Blog, Maintenance Tips by Ed Miller

Interlocking is typically connecting (slaving) one piece of equipment to another piece of equipment’s main electrical shutoff often with the utilization of a contractor or other means. Over the years I have …

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The Model Aquatic Health Code

In Blog, News by Helias Taliadoros

Required Reading: The Model Aquatic Health Code (2016) Recently the Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code has concluded it’s 2017 Biennial conference. During the conference that entities from the public …

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A Case for Salt

In Blog, Maintenance Tips, Salt by Timothy Petsch

The commercial aquatic industry has been using traditional chlorine for so long now that it has become THE standard method to sanitize a commercial pool; very little thought has gone …

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How Do Pool Salt Systems Work?

In Blog, Salt by David Jerkins

With the growing chlorine shortage continuing to raise prices for the foreseeable future, many are wondering why they are dependent on spending so much money on a product every single …

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SALT POOL TALL TALES

In Blog, Salt by Timothy Petsch

Having been in this business for over 25 years I have heard some “interesting” stories about salt pools; here are a few that have stood out over the years: * …

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Chlorine, what chlorine?

In Blog, Salt by Timothy Petsch

If you are in the pool industry you have no doubt heard of the looming chlorine crisis, if you have not then brace yourself for a shock (pardon the pun). …

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Where to Buy Swimming Pool Salt?

In Blog, Salt by Kate Cunha

  Got Salt? Ideas where to get pure salt for your swimming pool Chlorine generators require salt water to produce chlorine, which means the pool operators require salt in order to …

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