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.
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Titration
Titration is a method or process that is used to measure the various water balance levels in swimming pool water, such as pH, total alkalinity, and calcium hardness.
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Phenol Red
Phenol red, often referred to as PSP, is a liquid reagent used during the testing of pH in swimming pools.
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Acid
Acids in swimming pools increase the acidity of pool water, and encourage corrosion of pool surfaces and equipment.
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Basic
Basic describes the level of base present in swimming pools, or how much pool water behaves like a base.
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Acidity
Acidity describes how much acid is present in swimming pool water, or how much the water behaves like an acid.
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Alkalinity
Alkalinity measures the acid-neutralizing capability of swimming pool water.