ORP stands for oxidation-reduction potential and is measured in millivolts or mV. In general terms ORP refers to a substance's ability to oxidize another agent resulting in a positive mV reading, or...
Why doesn't a car have a battery meter to tell us when to replace it instead of finding out it's flat when we try to start it? Turns out car batteries aren't as simple to measure as a fuel gauge,...
Salt water pool systems have more responsibility than regular chlorine pools because there is more equipment involved. Salt water pool owners don't necessarily have much experience with chlorine in...
Chlorine usage in a pool increases based on a number of factors some of which are environmental and many of which relate to the actual pool usage.
Chlorine gets used in your salt water pool...
Why do salt water pools need to have salt added to them on a regular basis, typically twice per pool season? There must be a reason(s) why pools lose salt and need it replaced. I decided to take a...
Baking soda or sodium bicarbonate is very useful to have around the home particularly in the kitchen. Baking soda can be used in baking of course and also in the fridge as a deodorizer. But did you...