Easy Way to Measure pH and Alkalinity
For those who would like a definition of pH and an explanation of why testing for pH matters, take a look at one of our previous blog entries: “Testing for pH Levels and Why pH Matters“. Since we have...
View ArticlePool Chemicals for Entire Season?
Given how BUSY most people get during the rest of the year, why would Summer offer them a break in their hectic routine? Therefore it definitely didn’t shock us one bit when ‘Mary12Adam’ wrote in and...
View ArticleQuick Information About Bromine
While the majority of pool owners use some form chlorine to keep their pool water clean and sanitized, a good number of people use bromine tablets or bromine powder in place of chlorine. As a general...
View ArticleTesting for Free Chlorine Deemed Important…
The main reasons people get sick from pool water: Too little sanitizer, improperly balanced water, poorly filtered pool water, and poorly circulated pool water. While the CDC (Center for Disease...
View ArticlePool Check Test Strips Store Now Open!
It took a bit longer than expected for us to get everything up and running but it finally happened… The Pool Water Test Kit Store officially opened its doors this week! Your Best Source for Pool Check...
View ArticleLots of Americans Pee in the Pool… a Cold (Warm) Fact!
The results of a recent study revealed that 1 in 5 Americans admitted to peeing in the pool. Keep in mind that more people probably pee in the pool and just didn’t want to admit it. Gross! If you’re...
View ArticleOnline Pool Water Testing? Yes, It’s Real.
Since our friends over at Water Testing Blog keep ‘borrowing’ articles from us, we figured that today would be a GREAT day to ‘borrow’ one from them. = = = = Recently we saw that a company had a link...
View ArticleSpecialty Pool Test Strips: Copper 3-Way
Copper/Silver Ionizer Back in the old days people used only one of two things to keep their pool water safe, clean and clear: Chlorine or Bromine. Nowadays people can choose from chlorine, bromine,...
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