Category: Pool service
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Are you making these 5 pool maintenance mistakes?
If you stick to a regular routine, maintaining clean, clear pool water can be easy. However, if your break your pool maintenance routine or don’t plan ahead for extra water care after pool parties – it’ll cost you time and money. Here are five common pool maintenance mistakes and how you can avoid them: 1. Not…
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Clear Comfort Named an Aquatics International 25 Most Valuable Product
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The Clear Comfort CCW100 has been selected as a Aquatics International 25 Most Valuable Products for 2017. The top 25 MVP products were chosen by the readers of Aquatics International’s January New Products Issue. In January, Clear Comfort announced the next generation of its pool and spa system that enables commercial pools to reduce chlorine…
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Secondary Sanitation: A civic responsibility for aquatic professionals
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention developed the Model Aquatic Health Code to educate state and local authorities on safe and healthy best pool practices. With the MAHC, the CDC aims to decrease the amount of recreational water illness (RWI) outbreaks in public pools using traditional chlorine sanitation. MAHC recommends both primary and secondary disinfection…
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Top pool opening tips from our pool service partners
Some of our top pool service professionals offer advice for opening your pool and maintaining it. Alan Butters, Watersaver Leak Protection Stuart, Florida The best tip for opening the pool is closing it properly. A clean, balanced pool that uses the best available winter cover opens up very easily in the spring. If you haven’t done…
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The benefits of algaecides for your pool
Every outdoor pool faces a constant onslaught of algae spores that wind, rain and swimmers introduce. When conditions are right, you can quickly find yourself with a pool full of algae if you don’t manage your water and pool properly. Preventing algae can be tedious with any type of pool sanitation. Algaecides provide an effective…
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How to pick the right pool filter
Your pool filter can impact the cleanliness of your pool and the success of your sanitation system. All filters are used in conjunction with a pool pump to push water through the filter to clean the water. The combination of pump and filter is called the filtration system. Filtration systems collect dust, dirt, oils, hair and…
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Pool System Comparison: Ozone + UV AOP vs Clear Comfort AOP
To keep up with pool and spa owners’ demands for a healthier, chlorine-free or low-chlorine pool, many pool companies have researched and developed chlorine alternative pool sanitation products. In search of a solution, some pool companies have paired their existing pool technologies together — and one increasingly common solution has been to combine UV and…
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Your three-step guide for preparing for algae season
Every outdoor pool faces a constant onslaught of algae spores that wind, rain and swimmers introduce. When conditions are right, you can quickly find yourself with a pool full of algae if you don’t manage your water properly. Here is a three-step approach to winning the battle against algae in your pool whether your pool…
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Certifications & CEU for aquatics and pool operators
As a commercial pool/spa operator (CPO), you are responsible for a large and complex facility. It is best to stay on top of your game by keeping current with continuing education and also pursuing certifications whenever pertinent. There are a few different pool operator certifications available: National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has an Aquatic…