Could outdoor pools eliminate cyanuric acid? The chemists at Dryden Aqua say yes, and their answer is Active Catalytic Oxidation, or ACO, a relatively...

By Terry Arko All the pool trades and social media have been buzzing with blogs and articles on the current chlorine shortage. Some of these articles ...

Two popular brands of Pentair pool heaters were recently recalled. The official alert was issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall...

The Pool & Hot TubAlliance (PHTA) Board of Directors recently committed to donating $500,000 to Step Into Swim, PHTA's drowning prevention initia...

By Hayward Inc. If you’ve been following the trade news over the last few months, you’ve probably seen one topic in particular flooding every outlet’s...

Welcome to the latest edition of our popular “Can You Top This?” column, featuring the newest entry in the Service Industry News “Horror File. ” This ...

There is a Facebook Group for just about everything, and in recent years, a large number of pool forums have been created to help pool industry member...

If you’ve been active in the pool and spa industry for a length of time, you’ve probably met or heard of Terry Arko. Perhaps you’ve attended one of th...

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (the Chemical Safety Board, or CSB) is an independent federal agency charged with investigating ...

Chlorine bleach has a history that dates back to the late 1700’s. In 1774, Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele discovered the chemical element chlori...