Field guides

Poolside guides for common call-backs

Short diagnostic checklists for pool techs, checked against Australian health codes, WA regulators and manufacturer manuals. Each guide lists what it’s based on. They are general information for the trade: the product label, the SDS and the equipment manual always come first (website terms).

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Water testingWhat to test and how often in WA, LaMotte Insta-Test strips, the WaterLink Spin Touch, and the full LaMotte range.

Water problems

Green pool recoveryBringing back a green pool, pools after a storm, and getting rid of pool water in WA. Cloudy waterSanitiser, water balance or filtration? Three checks to find the cause. Black spot and mustard algaeTreating the algae that keeps coming back, and which brush to use on which surface. Stabiliser too highWhen chlorine reads fine but doesn’t work, and the WA limits. Calcium scale and LSIScale or etching, the salt-pool TDS correction, and Perth scheme water hardness. Mineral poolsMagnesium and potassium blends instead of salt: setting up, testing and keeping the chlorinator happy. Metal or organic stain?Chlorine and vitamin C spot tests, and Perth bore-water iron.

Equipment

Salt chlorinator low outputCell, salt or flow? What to check before you replace a cell. Pump losing primeFinding the air leak, priming safely, and variable-speed pumps. Broken lateral or something else?Dirt coming back with a media filter: the brush test, stocking test and multiport check. Cartridge filter cleaningWhen to clean, how to clean safely, and when to replace.

Need the numbers? Pool volume, salinity, LSI, heat pump sizing and pump energy savings are on the Tools page.

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