I have just finished reading Hossein Noshirvani’s blog article with the same title as this one, and I could not agree with him more when he says that “we value …
Adding salt to a pool – How, Where, and When
Being in the business of salt pools, naturally one of our most frequently asked questions is “How do we add the salt?” Almost as often we hear “When do I …
Electrolytic Chlorine Generators and Corrosion
Why do chlorine generators cause corrosion, especially the commercial ones? Back in 2001 while in Minneapolis I received a frantic call from a client in Olympia, WA. This client …
UV Systems For Commercial Swimming Pools – Part 3
If you haven’t already please take a moment to read our introduction to this series, as well as part 2, which covered the topic of Medium Pressure UV. To wrap …
UV Systems For Commercial Swimming Pools – Part 2
In our intro to our discussion on UV we listed the three most common options of commercially available Ultraviolet systems: Medium Pressure, Low Pressure, and Low Pressure Almagalm. Today we’d …
UV Systems For Commercial Swimming Pools – Part 1
We’d like to take a minute to talk about Ultraviolet systems, since they are one of the hottest trends that the swimming pool industry has seen in a while. In …
Welcoming 2014 with Resolutions for the Work Place
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Personally, I usually don’t. I know myself and know that I won’t really keep them. Some people are great with resolutions, though. Which one …
Improving Health and Safety At The Health Club’s Pool
Today, health clubs have the option to upgrade their aquatic systems to modern technology that will provide a safer and healthier environment for both staff and members. Chlorine generation systems, …
S3 – One Stop Shop For Your Swimming Pool Equipment
How many vendors service your pool in one way or another? 4 or 5, or maybe more than that? One for the large equipment, like heater and pumps, one for …
How To Protect Swimmers From Cryptosporidium In The Pool?
Cryptosporidium-big word, little bug, bad news! Cryptosporidium (Crypto) chatter is everywhere in the professional pool world right now, and for good reason. According to the NSPF CPO handbook, cryptosporidium was …
LSI, part 3- Practical tips
Welcome to the 3rd and final installment on my chat on LSI. If you’re reading this, thank you for sticking with me! Let’s talk about some practical steps that …
LSI -The Math Explanation For Pool Maintenance
In my first LSI installment, I wrote a bit about the history and concept of the Langlier Saturation Index. Now it’s time to explore the mathematical equation and some examples, …
Let’s explore LSI – Langlier Saturation Index
I’m in the wind up week after a fantastic CPO class, so water chemistry is fresh on my mind. Days of working through math problems focused on all manner of …
Is your pool ready for Winter?
Winter is coming. Are you prepared? After a long and very hot summer for most of the United States, outdoor pool owners can finally breathe a sigh of relief… almost. …
TDS – Total Dissolved Solids – And Your Swimming Pool
What is TDS? TDS – Total Dissolved Solids – is defined in the NSPF CPO® manual as “the total weight of all soluble matter in the water“. Basically, anything that …
Sunscreen and Swimming Pools
Now that we are in the thick of summer, it is probably a good time to take a hard look at the effect that all those sunscreen slathered bodies are …
Buying Commercial Pool Equipment From Online, Revisited
A number of weeks back I wrote (here) about my opinions and experiences with commercial clients buying equipment from the internet for their aquatic facility. I mentioned warranty difficulties, lack …
Phosphates… What are they and why should you care?
What are phosphates? Phosphates are a natural mineral that is mined and used in many of today’s off the shelf products, including some pool treatment chemicals, personal hygiene products (deodorant, …
The Economics of Converting your Pool(s) to Salt
The natural follow up to our discussion of The Advantages of Converting your Pool(s) to Salt is to talk about the economics of said conversion. For a commercial Aquatic Facility, …
The Advantages Of Salt Water Pools. Why Are They Better?
Why do swimmers leave a swimming pool or spa and head straight for the shower? Heck, they have just been immersed in water! It’s not to wash off the pool …