Pool Maintenance

OPEN SEASON During our current stay-at-home culture, residential swimming pools are opening earlier than normal. With the family home and vacation plans being cancelled, the backyard pool has [...]

Even though summertime is still far off, pool owners may need to start thinking about seasonal pool opening. Many people have the misconception that you should only open up a pool once the [...]

With Memorial Day (aka the unofficial start of summer) just a little over a month away, many commercial or public pools are concerned what to do with their pools. Some pools have been mandated to [...]

Controlling pH levels at your swimming facility is essential in keeping swimmers comfortable and safe. It also helps protect the pool system components and equipment from chemical corrosion. As a [...]

In the two previous parts of this series on DE Filters, we covered the vacuum and pressure DE filter systems used to sanitize swimming pools. However, there are alternative materials that can be [...]

In our last article, we went over essential information on vacuum DE pool filters and their uses at a swimming facility. This week, we’ll look at the pressure DE pool filter, how they work and [...]

At Pool Operation Management, our philosophy is that chlorine is the best algaecide. In addition to maintaining proper sanitizer levels and brushing regularly, it’s the best way to prevent algae [...]

Being in the thick of winter, it’s easy to let your swimming pool to slip to the back of your mind. However, you’d be wasting the best time of the year for swimming pool renovations. During the [...]

As we plunge deeper into winter, our swimming pools slip further and further into the back of our minds. After you winterize a pool, you may think you can just forget about it until the warmer [...]

As the owner or an operator at a swimming facility, you depend on the motors that run the pool or spa equipment to keep everything up and running. When the pool pump motor experiences issues, it [...]