The pool industry has been repeating the same rules for decades. Bigger pump. Add algaecide. Keep pH between 7.2 and 7.8. Most pool owners follow those rules without question. Most pool professionals teach them without question.

This episode asks why.

Three rules. Three real mechanisms. Three cases where the answer you were given is the simplified version, and the complete answer would change how you manage your pool.

Why does a bigger pump mean a better pool? Why do you treat algae the way you treat algae? Why is that pH range the target? The industry explanation for each of these is true as far as it goes. In this episode, we go further.

The habit of asking why started long before pool chemistry. It started in a room, with a guitar, and a question an eight-year-old couldn't stop asking.

And one more thing. Something I've been building is almost ready. It has a name now. More on that soon.

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