Surprising Pool Chemical Reactions Every Pool Pro Should Know

About this episode

The episode discusses common misconceptions in pool chemistry and the real reactions that can occur, helping pool professionals prevent damage.

Pool chemistry gets called “simple” right up until a clear pool turns milky, a filter pressure gauge shoots up, or a perfectly good cartridge comes out feeling like it turned to stone. We move fast through the most common chemical misconceptions we see in the pool industry and explain the real reactions underneath, so you can prevent damage instead of explaining it after the fact. We start with cyanuric acid (CYA) and the assumption that stabilizer only drops when you drain and refill. There...

People in this episode

Host: David Van Brunt

Topics covered

• pool chemistry
• chemical reactions
• pool maintenance
• misconceptions
• stabilizer

Keywords

• pool chemistry
• cyanuric acid
• chemical reactions
• pool maintenance
• filter pressure

Mentioned in this episode

Products: cyanuric acid

More episodes of The Pool Guy Podcast Show

• Before You Start a Pool Service Business, Listen to This · June 12, 2026 · 19 min
• Residential vs. Commercial Pools: No Contest · June 11, 2026 · 20 min
• EPA vs. Sodium Bromide: The Real Story Part 2 of 2 · June 10, 2026 · 29 min
• EPA vs. Sodium Bromide: The Real Story Part 1 of 2 · June 9, 2026 · 27 min
• Nautis VSF Maintains Perfect Flow Automatically! · June 8, 2026 · 30 min
• Coming Soon! The New PCTI Video Training Program · June 5, 2026 · 19 min