For more than 29 years, Service Industry News has served as the voice of the pool and spa service professional. A twice monthly newspaper, the staff covers featured stories on equipment installation, trouble-shooting and repair; water chemistry and business issues facing the industry; and news pertaining to the interests of the pool and spa technician.
In addition to the newspaper, we have produced three technical books used throughout the industry as training and reference guides. The Professional Pool Technicians' Guide to Chlorine, Guide to Alternative Sanitizers and the Guide to pH, Alkalinity, Water Testing and Water Balance are compiled from articles that originally appeared in our newspaper.
We've also updated and republished an industry classic on pool care, Charlie Taylor's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Pool Care. This light, easy-to understand and illustrated book has long been a part of any complete library on pool care. Now, it's also available in Spanish!
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May is National Drowning Prevention Month, a collaborative effort across the country to promote water safety. And this year, we invite pool and spa service professionals to get in on the action.
In honor National Drowning Prevention Month, Service Industry News has published a special Pool and Spa Owners Edition, to encourage aquatic safety and drowning awareness.
Read MoreBy Marcelle Dibrell
Sanitation and water balance are the twin goals of pool water chemical maintenance. One protects the bather; the other protects the surfaces and equipment.
We need to know that the water is safe to swim and relax in. We want to know that we are getting the best performance out of the sanitizers and chemicals that we are adding to the water. But we’d also like to know that the water is not corrosive, leaching material from the shell, plumbing and equipment. We’d like to be sure that the water will not deposit scale.
It is through testing that we achieve the assurance we need by providing the answers to these questions.
Read MoreBy Marcelle Dibrell
Today’s pool service goes beyond maintaining proper water chemistry and ensuring good equipment function. To a great extent, it is also about providing and preserving a bather-safe environment.
Because in addition to simply caring about a customer’s well being, service professionals face tremendous liability every time they enter a backyard. Service professionals can be held responsible for safeguarding users from electric shock, assuring that carbon monoxide is safely vented, ensuring that main drain covers are compliant and in good condition, checking that gates, fences, and covers meet local codes, and much more.
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