Halloween will soon be here, and Betty Davis, the Accounts Receivable Manager at PoolCorp’s SCP store in Riverside, is always ready. She has a tradition of decorating her office to the …
TriChlor and DiChlor — What do they have in common?
Chlorine is an element of nature – it is number 17 in group 17 (Halogens) on the Periodic Chart of the Elements. It is a gas in its elemental …
Lights Out In San Diego
We had a little surprise occur during our CPO class this past Thursday and Friday, September 8-9, at PoolCorp’s SCP store! At 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, the lights went out …
Total Alkalinity – What is it exactly?
There are several phrases and terms used to describe Total Alkalinity (TA): The buffering capacity of water Water’s ability to neutralize acid The pH stabilizer The ability of water to …
Second Non-Service Week of 2011: August 1-5
We will be taking our second non-service week of 2011 next week, August 1 through August 5, 2011. Our kids and grandkids will be visiting us; some from Texas and …
What changes the pH of pool water?
Just about everything that is added to the pool water will change the pH. And anything that exits or is carried out of the water changes the pH. Even the …
Know Your Test Kit (AND It’s Limitations)!
The main “tool of the trade” that we use as pool operators is our test kit and testing instruments. In our CPO certification class, we talk about and thoroughly explain, the four …
Total Dynamic Head and the Pump Curve
It’s already July, 2011 — and this year is more than half over. Time is just FLYING by as we have fun teaching CPO classes! Last Monday was July 4, …
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 Title 22- Chapter 20:Public Pools. This code is being re-written …
Incompatible Pool Chemicals
We had a full house in our CPO Certification class at SCP/PoolCorp in Riverside this past Thursday and Friday, June 23-24. We purchased more tables to accommodate everyone and are …