Water Testing

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]