pool equipment

The water in front of you reads 7.2 pH and 1.8 ppm free chlorine — good numbers on the test strip. But the real culprit behind most pool headaches isn’t chemistry at all. It’s the equipment humming behind the equipment pad: a pump that’s too large, drawing power it shouldn’t, grinding through filter media like … Read more

You’ll encounter two conflicting statements poolside and online with striking regularity. The first claims “Chemistry is everything—get your chlorine and pH dialed in, and clarity follows.” The second insists “A filter does the real work; chemistry is just support.” Here’s the truth neither camp fully grasps: one of these statements is incomplete, and chasing it … Read more