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 …
The DOJ Relaxes 2010 ADA Requirements
By Kendra Kozen, Aquatics International | 4.13.2012 The Department of Justice on Thursday announced a dramatic about-face on disability regulations for public swimming pools and spas. The new rules are …
CPO® in Indio
Our first CPO® certification class in Indio was held on May 16-17 at PoolCorp’s Superior Pool Products on 83-925 Fir Ave. The classroom venue in Indio was outstanding, and the …
Salt Water Chlorine Generators
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), …
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
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 …
Flow Rate and Water Velocity
We finished out the year of 2011 at PoolCorp’s Superior Pool Products building in Anaheim this past Thursday and Friday (December 8-9). The CPO students were energetic and ready to learn about …
You Need to Know How Much Water is in the Pool !
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 …
NSPF Educational Opportunities
We start the second day of our CPO class with the homework review. Did somebody say, “Homework? Ugh!” Well, yes, it IS school — AND there is HOMEWORK!–sorry….you’ve got …
GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) vs. Circuit Breaker
When we are in Chapter 14 (Facility Safety) of the Pool & Spa Operator Handbook, discussing electrical safety during our CPO® class, we talk about the difference between a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) …
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. She has a tradition of decorating her office to the …