05 Jul, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Behind The Scenes CDPH Title 22-Chapter 20:Public Pools The following is a letter Elise and I drafted and sent to California’s Environmental Health Services as a public response to Read more
26 Jun, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Safety Tips Incompatible Pool Chemicals We had a full house in our CPO Certification class at SCP/PoolCorp in Riverside this past Thursday and Friday, June Read more
06 Jun, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Safety Tips VGB Pool & Spa Safety Act The new NSPF Pool & Spa Operator Handbook – 2011 Edition – from the National Swimming Pool Foundation has been Read more
22 May, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Healthy Water Legionnaires’ Disease at the Playboy Mansion Let’s discuss the “infamous” Chapter Four of the Pool & Spa Operator Handbook by the National Swimming Pool Foundation. When we study Read more
09 May, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Safety Tips Water Safety Month Did you know that May is Water Safety Month? One full chapter in our CPO Handbook (Chapter 14) is Read more
03 May, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Tech Talk How much Pressure is at the Bottom of the Pool? Part of the CPO class curriculum is Chapter 3 of the CPO Handbook, entitled “Essential Calculations.” On page 25 of Chapter 3, Read more
17 Apr, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Tech Talk General Chemical Dosage Formulas As we were going through the chemical dosage exercises in our CPO class this past Thursday and Friday at Superior Read more
05 Apr, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Behind The Scenes, Education Opportunities CPO at the Western Pool & Spa Show We took our CPO class to the Western Pool & Spa Show (WPSS) in Long Beach, and it was great! Read more
27 Mar, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Tech Talk pH Adjustment Dosage Charts A swimming pool in optimium performing condition–one that is healthy and safe as possible–should be the goal of every Certified Read more
13 Mar, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Tech Talk Baking Soda or Soda Ash? When we discuss pool water balance in our CPO classes (as we did this past Thursday and Friday in Anaheim, Read more