As I’ve written in another blog, pool surfaces and components are created to be smooth and easy on the touch. Swimmers should never feel rough patches on the surface or abrasive edges on rails or ladders. And something is definitely not right when a swimmer feels dry, rough or itchy skin, or has red and …
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Sensing Water Quality – What Our Eyes, Nose, Mouth, Ears and Skin Tell Us
As is true of most endeavors in which us humans diligently apply ourselves, the art and science of recreational water treatment become more complex and sophisticated as time goes along. Yet, for all of the sanitizing, filtration, balance and testing methods at our disposal these days, you don’t really need to know anything about those …
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Perfect Water Quality for All – Idealism or Reality?
I’ve always believed that to make something real, you first have to visualize it. It’s true in most, if not all, aspects of life. Creating a different reality requires seeing it in your mind’s eye. Only then can you begin taking the steps needed to make it real and affect positive change. That’s why when …
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What is a “Water Quality Manager”? – And Why Do We Need Them?
For several years, I’ve promoted the idea of establishing a new type of aquatic professional – the water quality manager (WQM). Because water quality is the key factor for any type of aquatic facility, commercial or residential, I believe it makes sense that our industry provides a class of professional who goes beyond the traditional …
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Hybrid Water Treatment – Mixing The New Tech with the Old
NOTE: This article was originally published in the January 2014 issue of Athletic Business magazine. Perfectly polished water contained in a public or commercial swimming pool can be wonderfully inviting. It’s ultimately the reason pools and spas exist; humans feel good in clean water. Unfortunately, water that’s left insufficiently treated can have the opposite effect. …
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SRK Pools – The Origin Story
NOTE: This article was originally published in the May 2011 issue of WaterShapes magazine. Having begun his career decades ago as a residential pool/spa service technician on Long Island, N.Y., watershaper Steve Kenny has a profound appreciation of superior water quality – one he developed, he says, despite a near vacuum when it came to …