National Water Safety Month – 2012

April 15th, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

The month of May is National Water Safety Month: “an annual awareness campaign coordinated by the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals with support from the National Recreation & Parks Association, the American Red Cross, and the World Waterpark Association.” Chapter 14 of our Pool & Spa Operator Handbook is entitled, “Facility Safety.”  Many safety topics are covered:  Training, Access, Entrapment, The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa […]

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National Water Safety Month - 2012

Available Chlorine Content

March 11th, 2012 by Steve 2 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 is “Available Chlorine Content.”  You should remember that all chlorine compounds — namely, liquid chlorine, Trichor, Dichlor and such — are NOT created equal! The term “Available Chlorine Content” (ACC) was established to compare the potential […]

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Available Chlorine Content

Non-Service Week — The Western Pool & Spa Show, 2012

March 7th, 2012 by Steve No Comments

    We will be taking our first non-service week of 2012. Elise and I will be at the annual Western Pool/Spa Show in Long Beach setting up and presenting our Certified Pool/Spa Operator Certification Class the later part of the week.  It’s always fun, a great opportunity to meet ‘n greet and always an opportunity to learn new things about our industry.  Hope to see […]

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Non-Service Week -- The Western Pool & Spa Show, 2012

Salt Water Chlorine Generators

February 26th, 2012 by Steve 6 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),  slow dissolving tablets (Trichlor),  just to name a few.  We can also generate the chlorine by installing a Salt Water Chlorine Generator (SWG) system. For these to work, salt (NaCl) must be added to the […]

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Salt Water Chlorine Generators

Consider the Pool Inspector An Ally!

February 12th, 2012 by Steve No Comments

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 started the year strong! As always in our class, we start out with introductions and then go right into the Pool & Spa Operator Handbook – Chapter One:  Types of Pools, Pool Management, Risk Management, […]

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Consider the Pool Inspector An Ally!

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

January 15th, 2012 by Steve No Comments

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 afternoon to set-up  — we were  immediately greeted by Steve and Brian — our heroes!!  Thanks, guys!!  — it is such a great help to us when you carry our equipment and supplies up the stairs! […]

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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
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