Pool Chemistry and Maintenance From a CPO
Nadia Caldwell · July 11, 2026
That resort manager in Scottsdale called me in a full panic last summer. Her 25,000-gallon pool had transformed into something resembling swamp water between sunset and sunrise — and the first wave of guests arrived at noon. I asked three straightforward diagnostic questions, pinpointed the issue in under 120 seconds, and guided her through a … Read more
Nadia Caldwell · June 27, 2026
Over my fifteen-plus-year career managing aquatic facilities across the Southwest — from resort complexes to municipal centers to residential HOA communities — the distress call that lands most often in my inbox follows the same script: “Nadia, I shocked the pool last night the way I always do, and by morning the entire floor and … Read more
Nadia Caldwell · June 22, 2026
The waterline sits where it always has — except it doesn’t. You notice it while testing pH near the skimmer, or maybe you catch it when you’re adjusting the chlorinator. The mark on the tile, the one you’d swear was higher last week, keeps creeping downward. In all my years directing water chemistry across resort … Read more