Pool Chemistry and Maintenance From a CPO
Three summers ago, I pulled a suction cleaner out of a resort pool in Scottsdale and realized it had been fighting the same corner for six hours straight. The pool looked clean at a glance, but the deep end had a film of fine dust the cleaner never touched. That moment pushed me to do … Read more
If your pool pH keeps rising and alkalinity fix searches have taken over your browser history, I want you to know — you are not doing anything wrong. Last summer I got a call from a frustrated HOA client in Scottsdale. She had been adding pH reducer every single week. By Friday her readings looked … Read more
Every few weeks, someone sends me a panicked message about “chlorine lock.” They’ve read something online, dumped in a bunch of shock, and now they’re convinced their pool is broken because the chlorine won’t register. They’ve heard the cyanuric acid chlorine lock myth — and they’ve taken it as gospel. I get it. The internet … Read more
A few summers ago, I was called out to a resort pool in Scottsdale that had been causing eye irritation complaints all week. The on-site staff kept insisting the chlorine levels were fine. They showed me their test results: 3.0 ppm total chlorine. Looked good on paper. But when I ran a proper free vs … Read more
Every spring, I get the same frantic call. A homeowner pulls back their pool cover and finds a swamp. Green water, slimy walls, and a filter that sounds like it’s crying for help. If you follow my spring pool opening steps no algae method, that call never needs to be yours. I’ve opened hundreds of … Read more
The biggest mistake I see pool owners make isn’t a chemistry problem — it’s an equipment problem. Specifically, it’s running an oversized pump that’s burning through electricity and shredding their filter media every season. I’ve used this pool pump sizing guide approach on everything from 12,000-gallon HOA splash pools to 85,000-gallon resort lagoons, and the … Read more