By Marcelle Dibrell It began as a chemistry debate, but it may end as a regulatory reckoning — United Chemical’s bromate study has wrapped, and the En...

Electricity is the invisible force that makes every modern pool and spa system work — from pumps, heaters, and lighting to the increasingly complex au...

causes bromate formation — prompting the “not for outdoor pools” label language. United Chemical disputes the idea that the risk is elevated under typ...

If you’ve never been to an NPC Conference, make 2026 your year. The National Plasterers Council’s 37th Annual Conference will take place February 18–2...

Cruise passengers are once again confronting a health risk that lurks in warm, recirculating water: Legionnaires’ Disease. On November 4, 2025, passen...

The California statewide Codes and Standards Enhancement (CASE) Team has proposed a major update for the 2028 Title 24, Part 6 code cycle that would e...

When a service technician is called out to a pool and sees water lights that won’t turn on — or worse, trip the GFCI — the question often becomes: wha...

If you’ve ever installed a lowvoltage pool light, connected an automation system, or worked on a spa control pack, chances are you’ve dealt with a tra...

When a pool tech walks up to an equipment pad and sees a pump that keeps tripping a breaker or a control system that’s gone dead, there’s a good chanc...

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 i...