Pool chemistry sounds complicated, but it’s really just about keeping things clean without overthinking it. We’ll help you figure out your chlorine, pH, alkalinity, stabilizer, and whatever else is floating around in there. No science degree required.
Chapter One: The Clues The case landed on my deck on a sweltering Tuesday morning. A homeowner, we’ll call her Lisa, she had a complaint. Her pool looked more like a bowl of skim milk than the sparkling oasis she’d imagined.…
You shocked your pool. You followed the instructions, dumped the chemicals in, and figured you’d wake up to water so clear you could see a dime on the floor. But nope. It’s still cloudy, maybe even cloudier. Now you’re standing…
It was Monday. Water looked still. Too still. The homeowner said everything was “on,” but nothing was moving. Chlorine wasn’t mixing. The pool looked flat. Like it had given up. So I stepped in. Chapter One: The Clues The pump…
It happened at night. The air was still. The bugs were loud. I stood at the edge of the pool with a bag of shock in my hand and a weird sense of power in my heart. I poured it…
It was a quiet Thursday morning when the call came in. The client said they had shocked their pool the night before. A textbook move, done right after a long weekend of sunblock, sweaty cannonballs, and maybe a spilled drink…
Let me guess. You finally got around to shocking your pool. Maybe it was after a weekend party, a storm, or just a moment of clarity where you remembered your water looked like it came from a swamp. You threw…