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HASA Hosts CPO® Certification Class

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments by EliseJuly 4, 2013Leave a Comment

HASA, Inc. hosted the National Swimming Pool Foundation’s Certified Pool/Spa Operator® (CPO®) class at their administrative office in Saugus (Southern California) on June 27-28, 2013.  Presenting the 2-day class was Steve …

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Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC): The Process

In Behind The Scenes, Healthy Water by Steve DonohoeDecember 11, 2012Leave a Comment

The Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) is hosted by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The enormity of work and effort that has gone into creating this national …

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Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC): An Introduction

In Behind The Scenes, Healthy Water by Steve DonohoeNovember 12, 2012Leave a Comment

As pool service professionals for public swimming pools, we have the duty and responsibility to know and understand the operational guidelines and regulatory requirements set forth by the governing authority …

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Step into Swim – NSPF’s campaign to help grow our industry

In Behind The Scenes by Steve DonohoeJune 1, 2012

The National Swimming Pool Foundation launched a 10 year campaign to teach more people to swim and to get more people into swimming pools. The Foundation believes that swimming will …

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Pool Water Balance

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeApril 29, 20122 Comments

What is balanced pool water? Balanced water is when calcium carbonate does not precipitate out of the water and stick to the plaster, plumbing, heater and ev erything else in …

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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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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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Salt Water Chlorine Generators

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, Tech Talk by Steve DonohoeFebruary 26, 20125 Comments

We need chlorine in our swimming pools to disinfect the water and to oxidize the contaminants.  Various chlorine compounds are available to the Pool Operator/Owner: liquid chlorine, quick dissolve granular (Dichlor), …

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Consider the Pool Inspector An Ally!

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, 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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You Need to Know How Much Water is in the Pool !

In CPO® Certification Classes & Comments, 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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Cyanuric Acid – a Study

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