The Poolside Reference Guides® In addition to the free web sites already available, we will also soon release the much-anticipated series of Poolside Reference Guides. As the name states, these guides will assist you poolside, when you’re away from your computer and tending to your pool. Upon release, The Poolside Reference Guides will consist of: The Poolside Maintenance Guide The Poolside Chemical Guide The Poolside Troubleshooting Guide The Poolside Reference Guides will will be a welcome print addition to our online offerings. Since the perpetual Internet Age is well established, overall how-to book sales are diminishing. Today, nobody really wants to search through a Table of Contents, a Glossary, or an Index of a lengthy and exhausting book in order to find specific and isolated information about a topic. Our Poolside Reference Guides are different from traditional books, as they are relegated to specific and isolated topics, and, as the title of each book states, they offer specific and isolated information solely about topics that you may need to reference when you are poolside and otherwise away from your computer. The Poolside Maintenance Guides® The Poolside Maintenance Guide will be dedicated to discussing and explaining a routine maintenance schedule and individual maintenance tasks required with pool care and operations. The Table of Contents will look like this: An Outline of Daily and Weekly Maintenance Requirements As-Needed Maintenance Requirements Testing Chemicals with a Test Kit Testing Chemicals with Test Strips Adding Chemicals Shocking the Pool Priming the Pump Cleaning out the Pump Basket Cleaning out the Skimmer Basket(s) Vacuuming “To Filter” Vacuuming “On Waste” (or “Drain”) Cleaning the Pool Surface Cleaning a Sand Filter Cleaning a DE Filter Cleaning a Cartridge Filter Understanding Valves Understanding Circulation The Poolside Chemical Guide The Poolside Chemical Guide will be dedicated to discussing and explaining overall chemical names, chemical testing, chemical additions, and other chemical inquiries as they relate to pool care and operations. The Table of Contents will look like this: Cyanuric Acid Chlorine Chlorine Neutralizer Bromine Ionizers Salt Generators Ozone Shock Alkalinity Increasers pH Increasers pH Decreasers Hardness Increasers Hardness Decreasers Phosphate Removers Algaecides Clarifiers Enzyme Cleaners Defoamers Metal Controllers Stain & Scale Removers Filter Cleaners Surface Cleaners Leak Sealers Combination Chemicals Chemical Kits Start-up Chemicals Winterizing Chemicals Chemical Testing The Poolside Troubleshooting Guide Whereas The Poolside Maintenance Guide and The Poolside Chemical Guide will teach you how to PREVENT issues with improper water balance and clarity, The Poolside Troubleshooting Guide will be dedicated to discussing and explaining troubleshooting techniques if problems should arise during pool care and operations. The Table of Contents will look like this: Eliminating Algae Clearing Up Cloudy Water Clearing Up Colored Water Eliminating Stains Eliminating Scale Formation Eliminating Water Lines Eliminating Foam Eliminating Eye and Skin Irritation Eliminating Musty Odors Total Dissolved Solids and Excessive Chemical Use Shortened Filter Runs Between Filter Cleanings Water Loss and Leak Detection The Poolside Reference Guides® The Poolside Reference Guides are currently in production. As each reference guide is released, it will retail for $7.95 + $2.00 Shipping & Handling. Please visit our web sites for updates concerning the release dates for each reference guide. You can also sign up for our free e-Newsletter for additional information about release dates.