Does this still look familiar? It shouldn’t! I recently sent out an email to a few of my clients who, believe it or not, still have a dial up modem …
Where are the Saltwater Pools? – Guest Post
Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Caroline Munsterman at The Mod Polly, a website where modern and sustainable living meet. Check them out for a connection to environmental resources …
The Day the Pool Exploded
This week’s installment is brought to you by our associate and East coast rep, Paul Blake. Paul is a veteran of the pool industry with many stories to tell. This is …
Beyond Laps – Creative and Fun Uses for your Swimming Pool
Since stepping into the world of social media last year, I’ve come to realize that a swimming pool isn’t just for swimming these days! I’ve noticed that many of our …
Swimming Pool Pump Room Survival Guide, Part 1
In “Don’t Panic! (And Carry a Towel) – The Highs and Lows of Pump Room Operation”, I mentioned that we intend to take a lighthearted look at the hazards of …
Summer is Coming! – Dealing with Sunscreen in a Swimming Pool
The sun is coming out, summer is coming, and many outdoor pools will be opening soon, but indoor pools may already be seeing the effects of sunblock on their pools …
Doing your best on the CPO® Test
TMI just wrapped up our spring Certified Pool Operator (via the National Swimming Pool Foundation) course. Having been intimately involved in all of our classes since 2007, I’ve come to …
The Highs and Lows of Swimming Pool Pump Room Operation
As anyone who has ever worked in a commercial pump room will tell you, Murphy’s Law – that anything that can go wrong will go wrong – is not just …
Price vs. Cost – Are You Getting the Best Chlorine Generator Deal?
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, …