No one in the industry talks much about TDS. But TDS or Total Dissolved Solids should not be a reading that you totally ignore. There is only one way to test for it and that is with a digital meter and Bob Lowry goes over the acceptable TDS level for your swimming pool.
Other Podcasts in this series:
All About Swimming Pool Algaecides and Ways to Prevent Algae with Chemistry Expert Bob Lowry https://www.buzzsprout.com/110832/8417575
Are Adding Borates an End All Cure-All? With Chemistry Expert Bob Lowry=
https://www.buzzsprout.com/110832/8417625
Signs a Swimming Pool Has a Leak with Chemistry Expert Bob Lowry:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/110832/8417637
Color Bodies: Why Your Water Has That Odd Color to It with Chemistry Expert Bob Lowry
https://www.buzzsprout.com/110832/8417687
Bob Lowry is the author of over 23 books but this has to be one of his most relevant and shortest books coming in at just 19 pages thick. But it is packed with so many essentials on residential pool chemistry that you will want a copy to carry in your service truck. Bob Lowry has been in the industry for over 47 years and is the Lead Consultant at Lowry Consulting Group, leads the Pool Chemistry Training Institute, and has created the Certified Residential Pool & Spa Certification Program. Learn more at https://pcti.online/
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