Pool Maintenance

As the leaves change color and the air gets cooler, it’s clear that swimming pool season has just about come to an end. Even those with heated pools are getting ready to close up for the year. [...]

With summer coming to a close, pool owners are faced with the choice of closing up for the season or firing up their pool heaters to keep on swimming. But what happens when they try to turn on [...]

You have a pool service that comes once a week to care for your pool. During your weekly valet visit, your technician will typically test and balance your water, clean your pool, empty baskets, [...]

When testing your water chemistry, most check for sanitizer (chlorine and bromine) and pH. Others testing for commercial pools and on a weekly basis for homeowners include tests for alkalinity, [...]

Depending on the size, state code, and complexity of an aquatic facility, pool chemicals may be added manually or there may be automated chemical feeders. As one might assume, manually adding [...]

Are you gearing up for pool certification classes? Daily pool inspections are an essential part of your duties as a Certified Pool Operator (CPO®). As a CPO®, each day will start off by checking [...]

Hot water facilities, such as spas and therapy pools, have unique challenges in both day-to-day operations and balancing chemicals in the water. This is why CPO training ® must cover both cold [...]

If you are a pool owner or are going through pool operator training, you are probably familiar with algae. Algae is a simple, non-flowering plant. It is part of a large group that includes the [...]

When operating an aquatic facility, safety and sanitation are top priorities. You can’t just wait around until you notice a problem, routine pool maintenance is required to meet the standards of [...]

Every pool facility should have staff members that are CPO® certified. But who exactly needs a CPO® license in order for an aquatic facility to remain above-board with regulations? The simple [...]