Legionnaires’ Disease at the Playboy Mansion

May 22nd, 2011 by Steve No Comments

Let’s discuss the “infamous” Chapter Four of the Pool & Spa Operator Handbook by the National Swimming Pool Foundation. When we study this chapter in our CPO class, we go over all the known pathogens found in swimming pools and their associated illnesses and diseases.  We categorize these pathogens as “enteric” (intestinal) or “nonenteric,” and we discuss how humans contract them.   One of the nonenteric diseases found [...]

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Legionnaires' Disease at the Playboy Mansion

General Chemical Dosage Formulas

April 17th, 2011 by Steve 2 Comments

As we were going through the chemical dosage exercises in our CPO class this past Thursday and Friday at Superior Pool Products in Anaheim, the question was asked, “Is there a general formula that we can use to add chemicals to the pool?”   In class we use a worksheet (developed by the Foundation) that simplifies the elementary algebra — and reduces it to simple [...]

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General Chemical Dosage Formulas

CPO at the Western Pool & Spa Show

April 5th, 2011 by Steve 3 Comments

We took our CPO class to the Western Pool & Spa Show (WPSS) in Long Beach, and it was great!  (If you look through the slide show, you’ll see some highlights of our trip.)  The weather in Long Beach was just awesome, too!…..and, as you can see, we even stole away to have dinner (and celebrate Steve’s birthday) on the Queen Mary at our favorite restaurant. [...]

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CPO at the Western Pool & Spa Show

Baking Soda or Soda Ash?

March 13th, 2011 by Steve No Comments

When we discuss pool water balance in our CPO classes (as we did this past Thursday and Friday in Anaheim, March 10-11, 2011),  I make a statement like:  ”In our industry, we add Sodium Bicarbonate  (baking soda) to raise the Total Alkalinity.” In our CPO Handbook (on page 360), the “Chemistry Adjustment Guide”  indicates that it will take 1.4 pounds of BiCarb to raise the [...]

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Baking Soda or Soda Ash?

Our Last CPO Class in 2010

December 5th, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

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 new ‘home’ and was our most attended venue! Our LAST class of 2010 was also held this past Thursday and Friday, December 2-3, at the same Anaheim “home” location!   The class, once again, was [...]

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Our Last CPO Class in 2010

UV and Swimming Pools

October 25th, 2010 by Steve No Comments

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 — they were certainly gracious and hospitable to us, as always! The San Diego class was FULL — literally out the door!  It was a great group – resort general managers, seasoned pool guys, retail pool store [...]

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UV and Swimming Pools
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