The Ultimate Guide to Pool Maintenance, Third Edition
Average Rating: out of 7 Reviews
Price: $34.95
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
EAN (European Article Number): 9780071470179
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Paperback
Author: Terry Tamminen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition: 3
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
Publication Date: 2007-03-23
Reading Level: 580
Description:
Harness All the Latest Technology, Equipment, and Methods Needed to Keep Any Pool or Spa in Top Condition!
The Ultimate Guide to Pool Maintenance provides complete guidance on all the maintenance and repair tasks required to keep pools and spas working at peak efficiency. This Third Edition now contains information on the latest technology and equipment, together with Quick Start Guides and difficulty ratings for each procedure.
Filled with hundreds of detailed illustrations, this updated classic features:
A step-by-step explanation of each pool maintenance procedure with easy-to-follow photos
Quick Start Guides to help readers start and finish each task quickly
Tricks of the Trade to make each procedure easier
Tools of the Trade highlighting parts and tools for each job
An Easy, Advanced, or Pro difficulty rating for every task
The following new material: new information on chlorine alternatives; a new section on maintaining saltwater pools; expanded coverage of pools with built-in spas
Inside This Updated Pool Maintenance “Bible”
• The Pool and Spa • Basic Plumbing Systems • Advanced Plumbing Systems • Pumps and Motors _ Filters • Heaters • Additional Equipment • Water Chemistry • Cleaning and Servicing • Special Procedures • Water Features • Commercial Pools • Winterizing • Basic Electricity • The Toolbox • 50 Things Your Pool and Spa Can Do for Our Environment • Facts and Formulas • Typical Pool and Spa Health, Safety, and Building Codes
Details: This is really the only spa and pool maintenance reference many people will need. It gives just the right amount of detail without boring the reader with the mundane. I work at a hotel and this is my first spa and pool to maintain. It has made my life far easier.
Review Summary: Pool book
Date: 2007-12-17
Details: This was shipped quickly and promptly. Only problem it reads more like a text book. So take you time reading this.
Review Summary: Jay M
Date: 2007-11-07
Details: I found the book to be very helpful for a person with technical background and for the average homeowner. It is very easy to understand and useful. I highly recommend this book for the pool technician as well as the homeowner who wants to know if his pool service company is not ripping him off.
Review Summary: Techy - but very good
Date: 2007-08-15
Details: Cover all items, and for an engineer and new pool owner like me it covers things I'll probably never need but are interesting to know. It is a heavy read and appears to be for pool builders in places.
Review Summary: Plethora of information that does not require a doctorate to understand
Date: 2007-08-14
Details: The book was very well written and an excellent resource for someone who needs to understand how the different aspects of a pool or spa work. Certain readers may find some of the information too detailed. However, this reader being a new pool owner and an engineer greatly appreciated the comprehensive explanations that were provided.
The text includes a plethora of information pertaining to pools, spas, and the support equipment. It provided a basic explanation of construction, repair, replacement, and maintenance of the structure and equipment. There are many pictures and detailed diagrams. In addition, there are numerous quick tips throughout, which are presented in bold fonts and segregated from the main body of the text. Although the information that was provided was thorough, the explanations do not require a doctorate to understand. This reader would recommend the book to any new or existing pool owner with even a slight amount of mechanical understanding.
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