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 …
General Chemical Dosage Formulas
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 …
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! (If you look through the slide show, you’ll see some …
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, March 10-11, 2011), I make a statement like: “In our …
New ADA Standards
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 …
Our Last CPO Class in 2010
We had our FIRST class in 2010 at a new location in Anaheim: the Superior Pool Products Headquarters (read about it here). Over the year, this class site developed into our …
UV and Swimming Pools
Let the counting and tallying begin! Our host, SCP San Diego, was closed for inventory this past Thursday and Friday, October 21-22. But the doors were open for education — …
Chloramines – Not a good thing
Chloramines – what are they? We returned to PoolCorp’s Anaheim facility, October 7-8, 2010 to teach a very large class of eager students. In this CPO class (as well as …
Keeping Records – A Never Ending Task
We had our second installment of our CPO presentation for Archstone Apartments. This past Thursday and Friday, September 2-3, we were at their regional HQ in Santa Ana – a …
SPA & Hot Water Facility Maintenance – A Special Challenge
Well, we used all the tables at our home base at Superior Pool Products-Anaheim for our CPO class this past Thursday-Friday, August 26-27. It was a special group of guys, too: lots …