It is a common misconception that red eyes and a strong chlorine smell to the water is the result of too much chlorine. The cause is not enough chlorine! The combined chlorine compound, called a [...]
Yes we’ve had all of those at least once a week in spring & summer. They all require breakpoint chlorination for at least a 24 hr. period (meaning no one swims during breakpoint chlorination [...]
Pool Pumps, Underwater Pool Lights and certain Swimming Pool Heaters carry Live Voltage and this hazard can be fatal. Pool Heaters release Carbon Monoxide emissions which can be fatal, and [...]
We use care and caution with pool chemicals and DO NOT store chemicals on homeowner properties. Poisonous and deadly gases emit from the chemicals themselves and during reactions with other [...]
High cyanuric acid levels would hinder the efficacy (effectiveness) of the chlorine to act as a disinfectant. Higher levels of cyanuric acid will bind with the chlorine, making it slower acting [...]
Phosphate is a natural component of most swimmer wastes. It is also present in rain water, tannic acid in leaves and pollens. Phosphate is persistent and does not break down naturally. Landscape [...]
Swimmer’s ear can occur when water stays in the ear canal for long periods of time, providing the perfect environment for germs to grow and infect the skin. Swimmer’s ear cannot be spread from [...]