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Manually Adding Chemicals to the Pool

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, Safety Tips, Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeJune 17, 2012Leave a Comment

  Chapter 9 of our Pool & Spa Operator™Handbook is all about adding chemicals to the swimming pool; using automated controllers/feeders or adding them manually. Before you even approach a pool with …

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El Monte Aquatic Center

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments by Steve DonohoeApril 22, 20121 Comment

We held our first CPO® Certification Class at the El Monte Aquatic Center in El Monte, California this past Thursday and Friday, April 19- 20. You can check out a short YouTube …

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National Water Safety Month – 2012

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, 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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Available Chlorine Content

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeMarch 11, 20122 Comments

On page 50 of our Pool & Spa Operator Handbook in chapter 5, there is an excellent chart that lists all the chlorine compounds and their respective characteristics/properties.  One of the properties listed …

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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, 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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Total Alkalinity – What is it exactly?

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, 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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What changes the pH of pool water?

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeJuly 24, 2011Leave a Comment

  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 …

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Legionnaires’ Disease at the Playboy Mansion

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, Healthy Water by Steve DonohoeMay 22, 2011Leave a Comment

Let’s discuss the “infamous” Chapter Four of the Pool & Spa Operator Handbook by the National Swimming Pool Foundation. When we study this chapter in our CPO class, we go over all …

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General Chemical Dosage Formulas

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeApril 17, 20112 Comments

As we were going through the chemical dosage exercises in our CPO class this past Thursday and Friday at Superior Pool Products in Anaheim, the question was asked, “Is there …

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CPO at the Western Pool & Spa Show

In Behind The Scenes, CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, Education Opportunities by Steve DonohoeApril 5, 20113 Comments

We took our CPO class to the Western Pool & Spa Show (WPSS) in Long Beach, and it was great!  (If you look through the slide show, you’ll see some …

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Associations/Agencies/Affiliates

  • California State License Board
  • California Pool & Spa Association
  • Healthy Swimming.org
  • Pool & Hot Tub Alliance
  • PoolSafely.gov - CPSC
  • PoolCorp
  • Western Pool & Spa Show

Cyanuric Acid – a Study

  • Richard Falk - at nsf.org
  • Richard Falk's White Paper - June 2019
  • Some Press - Aqua Magazine - Oct 2015

New Codes & Guidelines

  • ADA Revision of 2010
  • ADA_NSPF_Brief
  • California Title 22
  • Pool & Spa Safety Act
  • The CMAHC - Updating the Code
  • The Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC)

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  • Orange County
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