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 [...]
March 27th, 2011 by Steve No Comments A swimming pool in optimium performing condition–one that is healthy and safe as possible–should be the goal of every Certified Pool Operator. And keeping the pool water balanced is a key factor in achieving this goal. Here’s the pool water chemistry parameter guidelines that we use — they are also on page 258 of the CPO handbook. And here is the chemical adjustment guide — page 260 [...]
November 8th, 2010 by Steve 3 Comments 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 and Friday, November 4-5. The drive took longer than we thought, so we couldn’t complete the set up until the first class day on Thursday morning. Elise was running around like a crazy person trying [...]
September 27th, 2010 by Steve No Comments 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 day before and arrive mid-afternoon. This gives us time to set up the classroom, check everything out and be fully ready for the next morning — the first day of class. We typically stay two nights, [...]
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