Pool Chemistry and Maintenance From a CPO
I was walking the perimeter of an HOA pool in Scottsdale last summer when a homeowner stopped me and said, “It’s not dirty — I’ve tried everything. It just feels wrong.” She was right. The water was crystal clear, the chemistry was dialed in, but the pool floor looked like the surface of the moon … Read more
I’ve stood at the edge of more pool decks than I can count — resort pools in Scottsdale, HOA community pools in Las Vegas, private backyard pools in Tucson — and I can tell you with absolute certainty that nothing ages a beautiful pool faster than a cracked, gray concrete slab. Homeowners spend tens of … Read more
Every season, I get some version of the same call from a panicked HOA board member or resort facilities manager: “Nadia, there’s this cracked stone thing around the edge of the pool and water is getting underneath it — what even is that?” After fifteen years managing pools across the Southwest, I can tell you … Read more
I’ve managed pools at desert resorts where the sun shelf was the most fought-over real estate on the property — more than the hot tub, more than the lap lane. Guests would stake their claim on those shallow ledges at 7 a.m. with a towel and a paperback, and I completely understood why. There’s something … Read more