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What is TDS, and what is it doing in my swimming pool? Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in swimming pool water is the total weight of all soluble dissolved matter in the water. This includes [...]

The swimming pool industry defines clarity as the degree of transparency in the pool water. This is typically measured by either a turbidity meter or by observing the main drain, a Secchi disk, [...]

Salt is a mineral made of sodium chloride (NaCl). Saltwater pools are not actually chlorine-free; instead, they use a salt chlorine generator to turn dissolved salt (sodium chloride) into active [...]

There are a lot of things that get into pools that we need to treat. At the same time, we add a lot of things to the pool as treatments. What is especially interesting is that minerals and metals [...]

We made it through our first heat wave of the season! With the high heat we had, pools can start to develop algae. But heat is not the only thing algae need to grow; it needs food. A primary food [...]

While the first day of summer is not until June 21st, we often associate June with summer. Summertime brings sunny days that we hope to spend in the pool. Besides being ideal for a pool day, the [...]

Help Wanted –  Swimming Pool Service Technicians and Maintenance Technicians Enjoy working outdoors, this is the job for you! Busy, fast-paced, swimming pool company in need of a team [...]

Busy swimming pool company in Brick is seeking a dependable, organized office professional to join our team. This is a key position in a small office where responsibilities vary day to day and [...]

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. [...]