Welcome to the second installment of Water Facts. Water is life or so the saying goes. In this installment of facts we are looking at water equivalency. We hope you …
The Scientific Facts About Water
We are going to do occasional blogs on water because we’re fascinated with it. We hope you enjoy and find these facts as interesting as we did. All life on earth …
Size DOES Matter…for Aquatic Equipment
“Size doesn’t matter” is a phrase that many of us hear throughout our lives for various reasons. Being the industrious creatures we are, we have proved it on many levels; …
Happy Holidays from TMI Sustainable Aquatics!
Hello and Seasons Greeting! I am super excited. Our yearly inventory is winding down, and our staff party is looming. But, most importantly… Today is our last work day of …
Pro Pool Maintenance Tip: Using Clamp On Meters on Generator Cells
It is important to understand how and when to clean your chlorine generator cell and having the correct tools to do the job helps. The number 1 tool I use is …
Why do we use CYA and Stabilized Chlorine in Commercial Pools?
This question has bounced around my office a few times over the last few weeks. As the season came to an end for most outdoor pools, we saw a surge …
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Pools
I guess I can’t help but see a commercial swimming pool in everything, so when I think of the past and upcoming holidays they remind me of swimming pools. Halloween …
What To Consider Before You Automate Your Pool?
A chemical automation system is admittedly the best way to ensure proper water chemistry at any commercial swimming pool installation. Because of this, many states have made them mandatory! Commercial …
What Does it Take to Operate Your Salt Pure® System?
Often one of the first questions asked when I discuss converting a new account to a Salt Pure® system is, ‘What does it take to operate?’ The reality is that …
Thoughts About Your Concrete Pool Deck
All pools and spas should have a pool deck around them, most codes require a minimum of about 5′ of deck and require that decks slope towards the drain at …
Ed’s Basic Winterizing Tips
When preparing an outdoor pool for winter it is important to start with a clean and balanced pool. To prevent broken pipes and or equipment due to expansion from freezing. …
When Should You Call A Certified Licensed Pool Professional?
During the day to day operations of running an aquatic facility, Pool Operators are very commonly tasked with not only the maintenance of the equipment but also the troubleshooting and switching …
What Is A Fecal Incident Response Card?
Everybody has been there, it’s late in the day, you are about to go home. You may even be packing your things up, and then it happens, the “Code Brown” …
Which Valves Need To Be Open Or Closed In The Pump Room?
As TMI’s field tech I would say 80% of the pump rooms I enter have shutoff valves that are unlabeled. I have also seen in a vast number of these …
Are Saltwater Pools Still “Just Chlorine”?
I just read a great blog by Dennis Gray discussing how the pool industry should embrace saltwater pools, instead of trying to talk their clients out of using them on …
Why You Should Consider Low Pressure UV Over Medium Pressure
There is a ton of controversy and misinformation about the difference in the effectiveness between low and medium pressure UV units. First, you have to decide what you want the …
Why Hire CPO® Certified Pool Operators?
With Healthy and Safe Swimming Week going on right now, what condition the water that you swim in is important! The average bather probably doesn’t think about proper pH, free …
Should You Or Should You Not Use CYA In Your Swimming Pool?
Every year when summer comes around I start getting the questions about whether CYA or “Stabilizer” is necessary. For most of my clients I will say no, but there are …
Swimming Pool Maintenance Steps You Should Never Forget
Time is often more precious than gold in the working day of a pool operator. There never seems to be enough of it. And in a hectic day of maintaining …