Plating
Plating is a chemical process where a metal particles are deposited onto the surface of an electrically charged substance, and can occur in swimming pool water that has exceedingly high concentrations of metal.
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Fading Endpoint
Fading endpoint is a situation occurring during testing of calcium hardness where the tested water sample turns purple instead of the expected blue color.
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Ionization Energy
Ionization energy generally describes the energy required for an atom to give up an electron. The higher the ionization energy, the less likely the atom will give up an electron.
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Magnesium
Magnesium is a mineral found naturally in swimming pool water, as local water sources usually contain magnesium.
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Soft Water
Soft water describes water that has a greatly reduced amount of dissolved minerals in the water, creating a corrosive environment in swimming pools.
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Hard Water
Hard water describes the extent to which various minerals are dissolved in water.
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Parts Per Million
Parts-per-million (ppm) is used to describe quantities of a substance per one million parts of another substance.
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Saturation Point
The saturation point describes a point in water where the water cannot hold any more of a particular chemical, causing any extra material to remain suspended in the pool water.
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Chelating Agent
A chelating agent is a chemical compound designed to combine with other substances, either to bring the targeted substance out of solution or make the substance chemically nonreactive.
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PVC Pipes
PVC is a type of poly plastic tubing often used as the preferred way to plumb the main water lines of swimming pools with its key advantages of being water tight when installed correctly and non-corrosive.