The home improvement sector is slaying it. The pandemic has resulted in many people having more disposable income, and more time at home means the Honey Do list grows. Travel budgets have been reallocated to home renovations. I reached out to a few in the industry for an hour-long video chat in September: Jerry Wallace…
Teaching health department–required certification classes for commercial pools is part of what I do. These are necessary certifications for anyone who has anything to do with cleanliness, maintenance and chemical treatment of a public pool. However, over the last six or seven years, I have been offering these courses to pool pros who do not…
Sometimes we pick up a few tricks along the way; things that can save time, money or even perform the impossible.
The subject of test kit interferences and whackadoo results has been discussed ad nauseam. The frequency of this topic is beneficial, because knowing your chemistry results are accurate is pretty darn important. We don’t, however, see a lot of the ancillary information these oddball findings bring to light. What is initially observed as erroneous may…
There was a standing-room-only panel discussion at the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo this past November on cyanuric acid in pool water care. Panelists consisted of three members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ad-Hoc Committee of the Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code (Ellen Meyer, product safety and government…
How can a small insect wreak so much havoc on swimming pools? For two years, I have been explaining to customers why their pools are turning green and their patios are turning black: The whitefly infestation is taking Florida by storm. After about two months, I gave up and called around for help. I couldn’t…