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Swimming Pool Maintenance in South Africa

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A practical, South African guide to keeping swimming pools clean, safe and legal, at home, at a complex or school, or as paid work. Twelve chapters follow a small Centurion pool service through real jobs, with a Durban pool service and a Cape Town client to show how the work changes by region: how a pool works and how to work out its volume; safety, from pool fences and gates to chemicals that must never be mixed and electricity near water; water balance, pH, alkalinity, hardness and stabiliser, with dosing sums worked step by step; testing the water; chlorine, shock dosing and salt chlorinators; filters, pumps, backwashing and running costs; the weekly service visit; green, cloudy and stained water; leaks, surfaces and repairs, and which jobs to refer to specialists; water-wise pools, water by-laws and the seasons; and pool care as a business, from pricing and service agreements to complex and school pools. 30 diagrams and photographs, worked examples, practice exercises with answers, dosing tables, a troubleshooting chart, and 144 Exam prep questions. A Skills Series title: there is no registered qualification in pool maintenance; the appendix points to suppliers, equipment makers, first-aid and lifesaving training, and the municipality. Lecturers: a free Facilitator Guide (session plans, safety rules for practical work at the pool, teaching notes and every answer) is available to colleges registered with HybridE. To register your college, contact Thandeka on 073 431 6763.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1: Pools and Pool Care in South Africa
  2. Chapter 2: How a Pool Works
  3. Chapter 3: Safety: Drowning, Chemicals and Electricity
  4. Chapter 4: Water Balance
  5. Chapter 5: Testing the Water
  6. Chapter 6: Chlorine and Other Sanitisers
  7. Chapter 7: Filters, Pumps and Equipment
  8. Chapter 8: The Service Visit
  9. Chapter 9: Green, Cloudy and Stained Water
  10. Chapter 10: Leaks, Surfaces and Repairs
  11. Chapter 11: Water-Wise Pools and the Seasons
  12. Chapter 12: Pool Care as a Business
  13. Appendix: Dosing Tables, Troubleshooting, the Law, Where to Learn More and Glossary

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