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The LSI is Reliable for Plaster Pools

January 17, 2019 poolhelp Leave a comment

Using the Langelier Saturation Index as a guide for maintaining proper pool water balance and to protect pool plaster has…

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Kim – Carbon Dioxide Effect on Pool Water

November 1, 2018 poolhelp Leave a comment

While service techs go about their business taking care of various swimming pool’s chemical balance, and specifically after they lower…

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Kim – Pool Plaster… Quality over Quantity

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Many industry people probably think that the controversy surrounding certain pool plaster problems and whether they are caused by “aggressive…

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Que – Pool Plaster and PCA Studies on Gray Cement

October 11, 2018 poolhelp Leave a comment

The Portland Cement Association published a document in 1966 titled “Surface Discoloration of Concrete Flatwork” (PCA publication RX203). This landmark…

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Kim – Ten Steps to Durable and Discoloration-Free Plaster

October 9, 2018 poolhelp 3 Comments

There are proper steps to follow for the making of durable pool plaster. There are also improper practices that can…

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Kim – Why Calcium Nodules Form in Pools

December 19, 2017 poolhelp Leave a comment

During the early 1970’s while managing my father’s pool plastering company, I would occasionally see little calcium nodules (crusty or…

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Kim – The Future for Chlorine and pH Recommendations

November 17, 2017 poolhelp Leave a comment

  It appears that changes to the pool industry’s recommended parameters for chlorine and pH levels is forthcoming. The current…

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Kim – The Bicarb Start-up Process

November 2, 2017 poolhelp Leave a comment

I have gathered a few thoughts about the bicarb start-up procedure. This is the session that always seems to generate…

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