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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

17 Jul, 2011

By Steve Donohoe
Tech Talk

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

10 Jul, 2011

By Steve Donohoe
Tech Talk

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

05 Apr, 2011

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!

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