The main “tool of the trade” that we use as pool operators is our test kit and testing instruments. In our CPO certification class, we talk about and thoroughly explain, the four …
Total Dynamic Head and the Pump Curve
It’s already July, 2011 — and this year is more than half over. Time is just FLYING by as we have fun teaching CPO classes! Last Monday was July 4, …
Incompatible Pool Chemicals
We had a full house in our CPO Certification class at SCP/PoolCorp in Riverside this past Thursday and Friday, June 23-24. We purchased more tables to accommodate everyone and are …
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 grids, which is the filter media. We have a D.E. …
Flow Rate and Water Turnover
We were back in San Diego again presenting our CPO class this past Thursday and Friday, February 3-4. Sitting in the class were two San Diego PoolCorp employees: Matt …
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 …
High Chlorine will Bleach Out DPD Test
We left Las Vegas on Wednesday and drove down to Riverside into 100 degree temperatures (yikes! a record temp for Riverside in November!) for our CPO class this past Thursday …
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 …
Disinfection – Oxidation – Circulation
When Elise and I present our 2-Day CPO classes away from our home base in Anaheim (as we did this past Thursday and Friday, September 23-24 in Riverside), we usually travel the …