Pool Chemistry and Maintenance From a CPO
Every morning for about three summers straight, I’d walk out to whatever pool I was managing that week and do the same mental math: how much heat did we lose overnight, and how long is it going to take me to skim all this garbage off the surface? At one HOA property in Scottsdale, I … Read more
It was a Tuesday morning in October at a 48-unit HOA community I managed in Scottsdale — three mature sycamores hanging directly over the pool deck, dropping leaves like they had a personal vendetta against my pump basket. I had cleaned the skimmer basket at 7 a.m. By 9:30, the pump was cavitating. By noon, … Read more
I’ve managed pools for resorts and HOA communities across the Southwest for over a decade, and I can tell you exactly what a Tuesday afternoon in July looks like: you’re crouched by the equipment pad, test kit in hand, realizing your chlorine has dropped again even though you just dosed the pool yesterday. So you … Read more
Every spring, without fail, I’d show up to one of my HOA pool accounts and find the same scene: a gorgeous blue pool absolutely blanketed in yellow pine pollen, with a frustrated homeowner standing at the edge holding a net like they’d been personally wronged by the local tree population. I’ve managed pools across Arizona, … Read more
Let me paint you a picture. It’s 7 a.m., the overnight wind dropped a full tree’s worth of oak leaves into your pool, and you’re standing at the edge with that flimsy little flat skimmer net that came rubber-banded to your pole when you bought your starter kit. You drag it across the surface, watch … Read more