A heater replacement used to be simple. A pool pump swap was once routine. In California, neither simplicity nor routine is guaranteed. Across the sta...

For decades, pool pumps were judged largely by horsepower. A 1-horsepower pump was bigger than a ¾-horsepower pump. A 2-horsepower pump was bigger sti...

A malfunction at a Tennessee apartment complex's automated chlorine injection system prompted a hazardous materials response July 29 after elevat...

When The New York Times published its Aug. 5 visual investigation, “Visual Analysis Finds Dozens of Defects in Reflecting Pool Renovation,” most atten...

A Florida pool contractor who was previously arrested on felony charges in 2025 is now facing four new felony charges after investigators alleged he a...

Jimmy Reed of Century Motors, a Regal Rexnord brand, discusses the evolution from single-speed motors to today’s variable-speed systems — and what the...

When troubleshooting poor circulation, technicians often focus on the pump itself. But before condemning it, the better question is: “Is the pump real...

For many pool service technicians, the pump performance curve is one of the most overlooked pages in the installation manual. But the curve answers qu...

Take a look at Figure 1. At first glance, it looks like an engineering chart filled with numbers, axes, and curved lines. Many service technicians fli...