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Pool Water Chemistry
Master pH, chlorine, alkalinity, CYA, and hardness. The single most important skill for clear, safe water.
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Pool Cleaning & Maintenance
Skim, brush, vacuum, and service your filter. A disciplined weekly routine prevents 90% of pool problems.
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Troubleshooting Pool Problems
Cloudy water, algae, stains, foaming — every problem has a cause. Here's how pros diagnose and fix them.
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Pool Equipment
Understand what every piece of your equipment pad does — and how to get more years out of it.
Pillar · 4 guides · For everyone
Pool Safety
Florida pool safety standards, VGB drain covers, fencing code, and the emergency response every operator should know.
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Florida Pool Care
Hurricane prep, year-round operation, hard water, screen enclosures, and the challenges unique to Florida.
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Spa & Hot Tub Care
Spas are not small pools. Higher temps, smaller volume, higher bather load — different rules.
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For Pool Technicians
CPO certification, tools of the trade, route building, and Florida licensing for pool techs.
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Pool Math & Calculations
Pool volume, chemical dosage, and breakpoint math. The numbers behind every safe, correctly-dosed pool.
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Disinfection Theory & Chemistry
The HOCl vs. OCl equilibrium, CT values, and disinfection by-products. The science every CPO-level operator needs to know.
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Recreational Water Illness (RWI) Prevention
Cryptosporidium, fecal incident response, and the RWIs that close pools. The CDC-compliant playbook.
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Pool Hydraulics & Circulation
Turnover rate, total dynamic head, cavitation, suction entrapment, and the physics of making water move through a pool.
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Filtration Engineering
Filter media rate, micron ratings, sand vs. cartridge vs. DE, and what filters can and can't actually remove.
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Commercial Pool Operations
Chemical feeders, ORP/pH controllers, pool heating, indoor air quality, and the electrical safety every commercial operator needs.
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Compliance, Codes & Standards
The MAHC, ANSI/APSP/ICC standards, ADA accessibility, and the federal alphabet soup of pool regulation.
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Florida Pool Licensing & Regulations
Every Florida pool license explained in plain English — what each one lets you do, how to get it step-by-step, and which counties make it harder.
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Pool Plaster Startup & New Builds
New plaster has a 30-day chemistry window. Do it right and the surface lasts 15–20 years. Do it wrong and you're looking at etching, scaling, and a warranty void.
Pillar · 3 guides · For technicians
Records & Risk Management
Required daily logs, incident reporting, operator duty of care, and the documentation that defends you in court.
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