Flocculant
Flocculants are chemicals designed to bind with contaminates or other chemicals in swimming pool water, allowing the combined result to be filtered or vacuumed from the pool water.
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Evaporation
Evaporation is the process of water in liquid form turning into water vapor. This process occurs naturally in swimming pools, decreasing the overall volume of water present in the swimming pool.
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Electronic pH Tester
Electronic pH testers are handheld devices that are used to measure the pH level of swimming pools, intended to reduce the manual work involved via testing pH using other methods.
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Dry Acid
Dry acid, or sodium bisulfate, is a white crystallized granular substance used to lower swimming pool water pH.
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Cyanuric acid
Cyanuric acid is a chemical often mixed with chlorine and is intended to be used in swimming pools to help maintain chlorine levels.
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Delaminating
Delaminating, or delamination, refers to a process where a material loses its outer layers through external stress.
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Corrosion
Corrosion is a general term describing the degradation of pool equipment and surfaces, due to the reaction of unbalanced swimming pool water with these surfaces.
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Contaminates
Contaminates in swimming pools include any foreign substance or material not naturally found in balanced pool water, of which microorganisms and unwanted organic or inorganic compounds are often grouped.
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Comparator Tube
A comparator tube is used to measure and test the level of swimming pool chemicals by adding pool water and adding various chemicals to change the water color to predefined color levels.
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Combined Chlorine (Chloramine)
Combined chlorine (chloramine) is the irritating and smelly creation of free chlorine with organic and inorganic contaminates in the pool.