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Back in the 1980’s and 1990’s, there was a popular commercial advertising milk. It used the tagline, “Milk. It does a body good!”  It emphasized that milk builds strong bones and [...]

You may be familiar with the recent trend to drink alkaline water. This water has a pH (we learned about pH last month) higher than neutral and contains minerals like calcium and magnesium. [...]

There are several elements of water balance in our swimming pools. The most impactful element in water balance is pH.  pH is critical in the proper operation of swimming pools.  It has [...]

HISTORY In 1774, chlorine was discovered by a Swedish chemist named Carl Wilhelm Scheele. He produced it by reacting manganese dioxide with hydrochloric acid. Mistakenly, he thought it was a [...]

Water testing is an essential part of properly maintaining any body of water. This includes pools, spas, hot tubs, wading pools, spray grounds and water activity centers at both commercial and [...]

Swimming pools are one of life’s luxuries. They are man-made structures designed to hold water for swimming, bathing, and other recreational activities. However, you cannot just dig a hole in the [...]

It’s November, and pretty much no one has their pool as a top concern on their minds.  Pool safety should always be a concern. One of the areas of safety we need to consider is electrical [...]

How did it come to be October already? It feels like summer went by in a flash. Most pools close in late September and early October here in the Northeast. With sweater weather upon us and the [...]

September is such a varied time of year. The majority of the month is technically summer with the Autumn Equinox around September 22nd, but many close their pools in September here in the [...]

Let’s face it, New Jersey has had a significant amount of rain these past few months. Sadly, we experienced a huge flash flood in July that impacted Union and Somerset counties the hardest. Some [...]