11 Mar, 2012 By Steve Donohoe Tech Talk Available Chlorine Content On page 50 of our Pool & Spa Operator Handbook in chapter 5, there is an excellent chart that lists all the Read more
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 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
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
20 Feb, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Tech Talk How Much D.E. Do You Put In That Filter? In our CPO class, when we talk about D.E. filters, we stress that it’s the Diatomaceous Earth (D.E.), NOT the Read more
05 Feb, 2011 By Steve Donohoe Tech Talk Flow Rate and Water Turnover We were back in San Diego again presenting our CPO class this past Thursday and Friday, February 3-4. Sitting Read more