Plaster, Fiberglass, & Vinyl Pool Surface Fails
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to present at a conference. This one the National Swimming Pool Foundation (NSPF) had contracted with me to teach a Certified Pool…
How Phosphate Removers work
I'm continuing with the specialty chemical thing. Last week we talked about how enzymes work. This time it's how phosphate removers work. Sadly, this is not something that everyone has…
How enzymes work
If you've been following along, I'm sure you've noticed that I've been spending a lot of time talking about specialty chemicals lately. That's because the availability of the critical disinfectants…
Langelier Saturation Index Inaccuracies
The Langelier Saturation Index is the basis of swimming pool water chemistry. A simple mathematical formula determines whether the water is in balance (neither corrosive nor scale forming). Realistically, not…
Pool Acid Scarcity? Try a Borate-Bicarbonate Buffer
In the last article, we spoke about some of the alternatives to muriatic acid that are available. But how cool would it be with the current scarcity of products if…
Muriatic Acid Alternatives
I guess we can add muriatic acid to the list of pool products that are becoming impossible to find this year. The truth is it's been kind of scarce for…
Swimming Pool Supply Chain Broken
This is a hot topic right now. I'm sure some people who work with swimming pools have been able to find everything they need this year, but I don't know…
How Borates in Swimming Pools Buffer pH
Borates in Swimming Pools This may very well be the 'New Craze' in swimming pool chemistry and probably comes as close to being the elusive 'Magic Pill' as anything. Though…
Alum CyA Removal Method Step-By-Step
This is probably a bit overdue, but we decided it would be easiest to bullet point the CyA removal method we are field testing. So, here is the Alum CyA…
The AOP Hydroxyl Radical •OH
The Future of Swimming Pool Disinfection Advanced oxidation process is defined as those which involve the generation of hydroxyl radicals in sufficient quantity to affect water purification. As a result…
