Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), has recently distributed $99,590 in grant funds to 22 facilities across the count...

Just two years after California celebrated the end of its last devastating drought, the state is facing another one. Snowpack has dwindled, the state’...

WAHC is back in-person! The World Aquatic Health Conference invites you to join them on October 1315 in Houston, TX, for the opportunity to meet and l...

A U-Haul carrying about 600 pounds of dry chlorine caught fire in Signal Hill, California, prompting the evacuation of a nearby Costco. The Los Angele...

Tell your kids that if they are looking for a summer job that involves water and sun, they can almost certainly get a job as a lifeguard. Because of r...

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 ...

Robotic cleaners operate independent of the pool plumbing often travelling on tracks or wheels, carrying their own filter and pump with them. Power is...

Suction side cleaners are the most basic type of automatic pool cleaner, using the pool’s intake to suck in water, along with leaves and debris as the...

For many pool and spa service professionals, pressure side cleaners are the preferred automatic cleaner, with a good balance between cleaning power, m...

Cleaner does not move There may not be enough pressure. Cleaners need about 30 psi to operate or about 17 psi for low pressure cleaners. • Make sure t...