Pool Water Balance
What is balanced pool water? Balanced water is when calcium carbonate does not precipitate out of the water and stick
CPO Riverside Tag
Salt Water Chlorine Generators
We need chlorine in our swimming pools to disinfect the water and to oxidize the contaminants. Various chlorine compounds are
Grounding and Bonding – What’s the difference?
Halloween will soon be here, and Betty Davis, the Accounts Receivable Manager at PoolCorp’s SCP store in Riverside, is always ready
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
Incompatible Pool Chemicals
We had a full house in our CPO Certification class at SCP/PoolCorp in Riverside this past Thursday and Friday, June
Water Safety Month
Did you know that May is Water Safety Month? One full chapter in our CPO Handbook (Chapter 14) is
General Chemical Dosage Formulas
As we were going through the chemical dosage exercises in our CPO class this past Thursday and Friday at Superior
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!
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
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