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The Best Plaster Pool Startup

The Best Plaster Pool Startup

March 4, 2023

Do you want the Best Plaster Pool Startup? Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of OnBalance: A good chemical pool […]

Why Colored Pool Plaster Turns White

Why Colored Pool Plaster Turns White

August 12, 2020

This is an EXCELLENT article on why colored pool plaster turns white, reprinted with permission from onBalance August 2020. Having a […]

The Art of Good Swimming Pool Plaster Color

The Art of Good Swimming Pool Plaster Color

November 27, 2018

(reprinted with permission from onBalance Nov 2018) The Art of Good Swimming Pool Plaster Color An attractive plaster color (other than white) […]

The History of Pool Plaster Problems: Pool Builders, Service Techs, Pool Owners Undermined

The History of Pool Plaster Problems: Pool Builders, Service Techs, Pool Owners Undermined

November 15, 2018

(reprinted with permission from onBalance Oct 2018)  Pool Builders, Service Techs, Pool Owners Undermined  Many industry people probably think that the controversy […]

Pool Bicarb Startup Example

Pool Bicarb Startup Example

November 23, 2017

(reprinted with approval from the OnBalance) A Bicarb Startup Example An Interesting Example: This pool/spa combo, featuring black plaster, was […]

The Bicarb Pool Start-up

The Bicarb Pool Start-up

(reprinted with approval from the OnBalance) The beginning of the Bicarb Startup: In 1974, Kim Skinner (a member of the […]

Pool Service Techs: Don’t Get Conned (about bad plaster)

Pool Service Techs: Don’t Get Conned (about bad plaster)

October 21, 2015

Written and Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of OnBalance: Imagine, service techs: from day one, you maintain the pool […]

Colored Pool Plaster Defects

Colored Pool Plaster Defects

September 1, 2015

Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of OnBalance: If NPC (National Plasters Council) leaders would just acknowledge what improper plastering […]

National Plasterers Council’s start-up certification program raises questions

National Plasterers Council’s start-up certification program raises questions

October 6, 2014

Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of OnBalance: It is confusing and alarming that the NPC’s (new plaster pool) start-up […]

High Cyanuric Acid (CYA) issues with plaster

High Cyanuric Acid (CYA) issues with plaster

January 9, 2014

Reprinted with permission from Kim Skinner of On Balance: Contrary to some misinformation that has lately been floating around, high […]

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