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Episode Summary

Today, we speak with Alan Wing, Commercial Regional Manager for the Western U.S. at Sigura Water. He handles both Pulsar and CCH® which are both cal-hypo sanitizing systems for pools. He has been in the pool industry for over 30 years, having started his career cleaning pools in Seattle before becoming a sales rep for a pool store, where he steadily built his knowledge on pools. 

Listen in as Alan offers a primer on cal-hypo, tri-chlor, and liquid chlorine. He explains the advantages of cal-hypo and best practices for applying both tabs and granular to a pool. Finally, he speaks on CCH’s® cal-hypo slow dissolving tabs and its chemical feeder, the CCH® Endurance system. 

Topics Discussed

• 00:47 - An introduction to Alan Wing

• 02:58 - Alan on cal-hypo and making the transition from tri-chlor

• 05:23 - Why most people are still using liquid chlorine or tri-chlor to sanitize pools

• 06:52 - What is “free available chlorine” and why is it so important?

• 08:31 - The differences in swimming in a pool with and without cal-hypo

• 10:21 - Preparing your pool when switching to cal-hypo and the advantages to switching

• 15:12 - How technicians should apply cal-hypo to pools

• 16:30 - Slow-dissolving tabs and chemical feeders offered by CCH®

• 20:53 - Installing CCH’s® chemical feeder

• 24:01 - Alan’s recommended steps for switching customers over to their cal-hypo tabs

• 28:10 - Necessary adjustments of dosing or frequency of use when switching over

• 29:08 - Recommendations for shocking pools or for commercial pools

• 30:55 - How to store cal-hypo

Sponsors

• CCH®

• Leslie’s

• Primate Pool Tools

• Acid Magic

Connect with Guest

• CCH® Website

• Sigura Water Website

• Facebook

• Twitter

• LinkedIn

Downloads

• High-Tech Commercial Pool Disinfection with Powerful Performance

• CCH® Endurance Product Info.

• CCH® pH Control

• CCH® Phosphate Pro

Key Quotes From Episode

• Free available chlorine is hypochlorous acid. That is what is in the water available to kill.

• The biggest difference that you’ll notice [when swimming in a pool without cal hypo] is the look to the water—the clarity. [...] So, when you look at a tri-chlor pool next to a cal hypo pool side-by-side, even though that tri-chlor pool looks good, as soon as you look at the cal hypo pool, you’re like, “Wow!” You get much more of that Caribbean water look.