October 30th, 2011 by Elise 
No Comments 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 to practice those math problems to do well on the exam–it’s a fact! After the homework review, we spend some time online showing the students the National Swimming Pool Foundation’s website. We also introduce our [...]
October 17th, 2011 by Steve No Comments The World Aquatic Health Conference From a Pool Man’s View The 8th Annual World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC) was held in Seattle, Washington and attracted a record number of registrants this year. Over 400 industry leaders came together at this unique Conference to participate in over 40 different seminars covering 5 different symposium topics: Aquatic Health Benefits, Recreational Water Illness Prevention, New Industry Technology, Drowning [...]
September 13th, 2011 by Steve No Comments We had a little surprise occur during our CPO class this past Thursday and Friday, September 8-9, at PoolCorp’s SCP store! At 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, the lights went out – literally. The whole power grid went down in all of San Diego County and parts of Mexico and southern Orange County. When the power went down in our classroom, there was no more projector, [...]
August 31st, 2011 by Steve 6 Comments There are several phrases and terms used to describe Total Alkalinity (TA): The buffering capacity of water Water’s ability to neutralize acid The pH stabilizer The ability of water to resist a change in pH A measure of the total of hydroxide ions (OH-), carbonate ions (CO3-) and bicarbonate ions (HCO3-) in water The pH anchor These are all correct. As you know, TA is [...]
July 24th, 2011 by Steve No Comments Just about everything that is added to the pool water will change the pH. And anything that exits or is carried out of the water changes the pH. Even the type of pool wall surface will affect the pH. Our Pool & Spa Operator Handbook lists a few things that affect the pH: the bathers the disinfectants we use the source water air-borne debris the water balance [...]
July 17th, 2011 by Steve No Comments 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 different methods of chemical testing that we perform in the field: colorimetric, titrimetric, turbidimetric, and electronic. There are many different brands, models, and combinations of test kits and instruments available to us. And every [...]
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