chloramines

Your pool’s eye-stinging reputation may have nothing to do with excess chlorine—and everything to do with chemistry you’re not actually measuring. Back in the middle of a Scottsdale summer, I helped a neighbour with a pool that had been causing irritation for days. The numbers they had were 3.0 ppm total chlorine, which looked like … Read more

Combined chlorine in your pool isn’t just an unpleasant chemical reading—it’s a sign your water is no longer protecting the people in it. During the summer months, a property owner reached out requesting an urgent visit. “The water reeks,” she explained. “It’s absolutely overpowering—like a gymnasium locker room. My children are complaining their eyes hurt. … Read more