Author: Zach Morris
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Swimming Pool pH: Why It Matters & How to Balance It
Do you know the reason why lemon juice or certain soaps burn our eyes? It’s because our eyes are sensitive to substances that are too low or too high in pH. Similar to your eyes, it’s critical to make sure your swimming pool’s pH is in the ideal range. When maintaining your swimming pool water,…
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Clearing the Air: The Secret to Better Air Quality at Aquatics Facilities
Known as the father of hygiene, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer once said, “If there is a pile of manure in a space, do not try to remove the odor by ventilation. Remove the pile of manure.” Aquatics facilities wrestle with this problem in the form of air quality everyday. Instead of removing the “pile of…
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Swimming Pool Leak Detection 101
As a swimming pool owner, you have a convenient place to escape, exercise and enjoy with your friends and family. But just like owning a car, house or boat, you can preserve the quality and longevity of your pool with routine and preventative maintenance, like pool leak detection. The good news is that pool leaks…
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Clear Comfort Champ Award: Wayne Hatch, City of Ventura
In recognition of outstanding service in the pool and spa industry, Clear Comfort selects one aquatics superstar to honor each month. From dealers to aquatics facility operators and service technicians, Clear Comfort appreciates the value that these unique and talented individuals bring to the aquatics community. This month, we would like to honor Wayne Hatch…
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Total Dissolved Solids (TDS): The Ultimate Guide For Aquatic Operators
Do you ever wonder why your pool water may begin to look dull and not as sparkly as it once did? It might be due to your total dissolved solids. One of the most overlooked concepts in pool water chemistry is the measure of total dissolved solids. Your total dissolved solids, or TDS, value is…
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The pH Balancing Act: Best Practices For Lowering Pool pH
In aquatics facilities, pH is the most critical element of water balance. If you’re like most commercial pool operators, you’re probably using a high pH form of chlorine as your primary disinfectant. The two most popular disinfectants used in aquatics facilities are calcium hypochlorite and sodium hypochlorite, and they both can have a pH up…
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Vacation Safety Tips for the Whole Family
Summers are the best times for vacations and excitement for the whole family. Whether you’re heading to the Rocky Mountains for some RNR or to the sandy Florida beaches for a tropical escape, you want to make sure the entire family has a great time while also staying safe. In our family, we like to…
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Swimming Pool Chemical Testing: Methods and Techniques
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Checking pool and spa chemical levels is an important practice that pool owners and operators often overlook. Swimming pool chemical testing is critical because it validates water quality and determines the necessary dosages for correcting water chemistry issues. If your water chemistry is out of balance, you can end up with corrosive or scale-forming conditions that…
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Your Ultimate Guide to Swimming Pool Oxidation & ORP
If you have owned or operated a swimming pool, then you know it is crucial to keep your pool water clean and sanitary. Most people use chlorine to kill bacteria, algae and other pool contaminants. However, few people understand the pool chemical process, known as oxidation, that actually disinfects their water. What is pool oxidation?…