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National Water Safety Month – 2012

In Safety Tips by Steve DonohoeApril 15, 20121 Comment

The month of May is National Water Safety Month: “an annual awareness campaign coordinated by the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals w ith support from the National Recreation & …

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Consider the Pool Inspector An Ally!

In Healthy Water by Steve DonohoeFebruary 12, 2012Leave a Comment

We just finished up our third CPO Certification class of the new year this past Thursday and Friday, February 9-10, at PoolCorp’s Superior Products building in Anaheim.  And we have …

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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

In Safety Tips by Steve DonohoeJanuary 15, 2012Leave a Comment

We started off the new year of 2012 with our Certified Pool/Spa Operator® Certification class in Anaheim this past Thursday and Friday, January 12-13.  When we rolled in on Wednesday …

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Flow Rate and Water Velocity

In Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeDecember 12, 2011Leave a Comment

We finished out the year of 2011 at PoolCorp’s Superior Pool Products building in Anaheim this past Thursday and Friday (December 8-9).  The CPO students were energetic and ready to learn about …

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You Need to Know How Much Water is in the Pool !

In Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeNovember 13, 20111 Comment

When you maintain a swimming pool – residential or commercial – you MUST know how much water is in it.   If you know how much water is the the pool, you …

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GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) vs. Circuit Breaker

In Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeOctober 23, 2011Leave a Comment

When we are in Chapter 14 (Facility Safety) of the  Pool & Spa Operator Handbook, discussing  electrical safety during our  CPO® class, we talk about the difference between a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) …

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TriChlor and DiChlor — What do they have in common?

In Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeSeptember 27, 2011Leave a Comment

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 …

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Total Alkalinity – What is it exactly?

In Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeAugust 31, 20118 Comments

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 …

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Baking Soda or Soda Ash?

In Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeMarch 13, 20113 Comments

When we discuss pool water balance in our CPO classes (as we did this past Thursday and Friday in Anaheim, March 10-11, 2011),  I make a statement like:  “In our …

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New ADA Standards

In Behind The Scenes by Steve DonohoeJanuary 27, 20111 Comment

We started a new 2011 CPO class year, holding our first class in San Diego on January 6-7….it was a small, but eager group and all did well on the …

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