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Trade Show Handouts

Start-up Chemistry:

The Bicarb Start-up

The Mechanics of a Bicarb Start

A Bicarb Start Example

Bicarb Start Laminated Card

Pool Water Chemistry Handouts:

Chlorine and its Compounds (HOCl and OCl¯ in non-stabilized water)

The Killing Strength of Chlorine (HOCl and OCl¯ in stabilized water)

Dispelling the Acid Column Myth

Why We Call It “Total”

Dosage Formulas

pH and Alkalinity Adjustment

Cyanuric Acid Chemistry

Stratification Handout (Where to draw water for testing)

Weight vs Density vs Volume When Dosing Pool Chemicals

How to Find Out How Many Gallons of Water are in Your Pool

  • Here is our video on calculation pool water volume using GEOMETRY
  • Here is our video on calculation pool water volume using CHEMISTRY
Pool Water Conservation Experiments:

Calcium Hardness Removal – Soda Ash Precipitation Method

Cyanuric Acid Removal – Alum Floc Method

Cyanuric Acid Removal – Melamine Complexing Method

Cyanuric Acid Removal – Hyperchlorination Method

Plaster Handouts:

Colorfastness of Colored Pool Plaster

Colorfastness of Deck Coatings Handout

Calcium Nodules

Plaster Soft Spots (They try to make you think it is “Spot Etching”)

Why Colored Plaster Can Turn Whitish

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