Changes to the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) are slated to come out sometime during the summer of 2021. Among the most significant alterations to t...

Testing for cyanuric acid is often overlooked because it doesn’t seem as critical as other water parameters such as chlorine, pH, total alkalinity and...

The use of cyanuric acid comes with consequences and one of the most overlooked consequence is that it affects total alkalinity. It is not a problem, ...

Draining The tried-and-true way to remove cyanuric acid is to drain the pool. If, for example, the pool has 200 ppm cyanuric acid, then an 80% drain a...

An aspect of chlorination chemistry that is often overstated is the importance of pH on chlorine’s efficacy. Most pool industry veterans are familiar ...

JED Pool Tools, of Scranton, Pa., has added a new commercial-grade Pro-Series Telescoping Pole designed specifically for service professionals in the ...

Quaker Plastics ® 2-inch Removable Top Deck Drain from Cardinal Systems™, Inc., of Schuylkill Haven, Penna., is an innovative product that allows for ...

It would also require the commission to award funds under the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program for commercial and residential project...

When CYA is below 30 ppm, chlorine becomes less effective and will break down quickly, resulting in little or no sanitizer in the water. The pool serv...

Florida, I found many pools and spas exceed the maximum state CYA levels. I also found that techs had to battle with onsite management about the requi...