Category: Pool Maintenance
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Prepping for swim season & educating your members
Summer is here and everyone wants to cool off at the pool! How have you prepared? Public pools need to protect against and prevent recreational water illness (RWIs), like Cryptosporidium parvum and E.coli. Here is a quick checklist. Clean: Keep pool deck clean of debris and fix cracked tile/concrete. If there is debris in the…
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Case study: Clear Comfort reduces instability of chlorine levels in commercial pools
In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and prevention reported up to 5,000 emergency room visits associated with pool chemicals. Most patients were under the age of 18. In young swimmers, exposure to excessive chlorine levels in swimming pools is linked to increases in lung tissue damage, asthma and epithelium permeability that allows for toxic…
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Many public pools aren’t up to snuff: CDC report
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend when pools across the nation open to the masses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual report on the state of public pools. The CDC found nearly 80 percent of the almost 50,000 aquatics facilities inspected in 2013 had at least one violation, while 1 in…
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Three reasons commercial pools get shut down
Have you ever tried to go swimming and the pool was closed for health reasons? When I was a kid, I remember on many occasions going to the neighborhood pool only to find out that the pool was closed for the rest of the day because the chlorine was too high. As a competitive swimmer,…
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Five ways to make your pool more sustainable for Earth Day
Owning a swimming pool increases energy use, which costs money and resources. Here are five ways that you can save money and make your pool as sustainable as possible: Use alternative, renewable energy. Last week we highlighted a company that is using energy from underground computer servers to heat it’s pool. You can also opt for…
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Simplifying pool management with Clear Comfort
There is little difference in the way a Clear Comfort pool is maintained and the way a traditionally-chlorinated or salt-chlorinated pool is maintained. With Clear Comfort you have the opportunity to eliminate the requirement for maintaining residual chlorine, including the associated storage and handling of the chemical and the resulting chlorine disinfection byproducts that are…
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Pool covers: A quick way to save energy
If you want to ensure your pool is more sustainable, an easy place to start is with a pool cover.
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Salt Pools: Fact and Fiction
Salt pool systems first hit the New Zealand pool market in 1972 and became popular in the United States in the early 1980s. Saltwater pools had a slow start because of skepticism of the new technology; however, after steady growth, saltwater pools have become popular with many pool builders, service providers and pool owners because…
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Which pool treatment method is right for you? [Infographic]
You want a home pool treatment solution that will protect our environment and your family from toxic chemicals, offer safe, effective water treatment and save you time and money. To help you narrow your options, we created a side-by-side comparison of five common pool treatment options. Health: By lowering chlorine levels in your pool you are lowering…