The Swimming Pool Operatorsand Owners Resources Pages
The Swimming Pool OperatorsThe Swimming Pool "Resource on The Web"
The UK's No 1 Web Site for
Swimming
Pool Operators, Owners, and Swimming
Pool Engineers.
Technical Advice, Product Information, Help and Information
for All Operators
and Owners and Installers
of
Commercial and Private Swimming Pools and Spas
These Pages were
started in early January 1996
and was the FIRST U.K. SITE for
swimming pool owners and operators.
This is still probably the biggest U.K.
Swimming Pool Web Site
It is still under construction and is still being added to
regularly
This site is designed for 800 x 600 resolution at 256 colours or better.
Some pages are quite long and may take a minute or two to load.
KEY WORDS - Spa ozone ultra violet pH chlorine acid redox water filter cynauric bromine calcium hypochlorite HTH sodium chloramine combined pump multiport valve sand chemical hydrochloric muriatic liner skimmer level deck tile grout plastic weld electronic computer software probes electrode ioniser copper silver fichlor dichlor trichlor dihalo aquabrome algae bacteria filtration survey health safety pseudomonas aeroginosa e coli
WELCOME
There is a large amount of resource
material, useful information and help on this site.
You may wish to Bookmark
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visitors.
Please scroll down this page to get
to the Index.
These pages are produced and maintained by Malcolm
R Bartier M.Inst.S.P.Eng.
For
Owners and Operators of Commercial and Private swimming Pools
throughout the world
The Caromal Leisure Group
(Malcolm R Bartier M.Inst.S.P.Eng.)
Caromal Leisure,
Caromal Software,
Caromal Research & Design,
The Above Ground Pool and Spa Centre
The Willows, Foundry Lane, Copford, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1BH, England.
Tel. (National) 01206 212 670.
(International) ++ 44 1206 212 670
Fax. (National) 01206 213 016 (International) ++ 44 1206 213 016
Mobile. (National) 07860-571-103 (International) ++ 44
7860-571-103
(Malcolm Bartier is a Member of the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers)
PLEASE READ THIS DISCLAIMER :- All the information and advice on these web pages is given in good faith and believed correct and accurate, but we cannot be responsible for any form of loss, damage or injury or death however caused, through the use of any information, recommendation or advice detailed anywhere on this web site or communicated to you in any other way. The suggestions we offer are based on our experience, and the current conditions, recommendations, regulations, and Codes of Practice in the UK. Some advice, while valid in the UK may not be acceptable or practical in some other countries or areas. Some advice, while valid for most installations, may not be valid for your particular pool/spa/installation/equipment. All advice is given on the understanding that we will not be held liable for any subsequential loss, damage, injury, etc., however caused. There is no substitute for getting help and advice from your local pool installer/engineer, who should be familiar with your local conditions, local codes and regulations, and your particular installation and equipment.
COPYRIGHT:- All the information on these pages are for your PERSONAL USE. You may freely download, and retain anything for your own use that appears on this site provided you also retain and include a reference to this site and this copyright notice.. However, any part or whole of any article, text, or information that originates from this site may not be included in any publication, commercial literature, etc., etc., on any other web site, - or in any area where commercial or personal gain is conceived, without the express permission in writing from Malcolm R Bartier.
The Bartier Disinfection Index may be included in any commercial publication provided that (a) It is reproduced in its entirety, complete with reference and credit to its originator - Malcolm Bartier, and (b) that no charge or cost (other than normal printing and distribution costs) are imposed, and (c) that the name of the index remains as the "Bartier Disinfection Index".
The Swimming Pool Operators & Owners Pages is divided into 6 main sections with a total of more than 45 pages - each dealing with a different topic.
The sections are :-
(1) The Welcome Page
This page that you are reading - the INTRODUCTION and CONTENTS PAGE, and gives brief details about this site and our company and some useful links.
(2) The Resource Pages - information for Swimming Pool Engineers and Pool Owners
CAROMAL RESEARCH & DESIGN
(3) The Services Pages - A description of the Sevices we offer to our customers
CAROMAL RESEARCH & DESIGN
(4) The Equipment Pages - A description of some of the specialized equipment we sell.
CAROMAL LEISURE
Redox & pH Probes, probe Flow Cells, Chemical Storage Tanks, CO2 pH Control Systems, Electronic Dosing Systems, Residential UV Systems, Commercial UV Systems.
Click here to go to the Equipment Pages
(5) The Software Pages - A description of the Computer Software we have developed.
CAROMAL SOFTWARE
(6) The Retail Pages - Some of the products we supply from our retail company
THE ABOVE GROUND POOL AND SPA CENTRE
Tel 01206-210-741 Fax 01206-213-016
There are NO "Links" in the text. Each of the pages have links at beginning and some have links at the end.
ABOUT THIS SITE
From the humble beginnings in January 1996 of just one page, we have seen our site grow and grow. It started simply as a means of advertising our presence on the Web. We then added information which we were regularly sending to various clients, so they could access our site and download the latest update. After that we started adding information to help pool operators and owners throughout the world. We are still adding more and more, and many new pages and subjects are already being prepared.
We made a complete redesign of the site in Septemeber 2000, by dividing it into six separate sections and expanding it still further.
We are always pleased to hear from our visitors and read their comments about this site. We may not be able to reply to you immediately but we do read all email. Tell us what you like (or don't like) about this site, and tell us what else you would like to see here.
Maintaining and updating this site could be called "A labour of love", It is true we do get a lot of enjoyment out of it, and our aim is to eventually produce a large Pool Operators & Owners Resource or Reference so that simple day-to-day problems can be reduced, and the general public can have a better understanding of swimming pools in general. We get an extraordinary amount of email from people around the world, asking questions about their own pools. We do try to answer as many of these as we can, but please be patient if you do have to write to us with a pool problem - it may take a few weeks before we manage to reply
But, we have to remember we also do run a business, and this site also serves to advertise our business throughout the world. This site is not sponsored or funded externally in any way. The products and services that we advertise here - are products and services that we sell! - We also sell a lot of products and services which are NOT yet advertised here. If you have a problem that you believe we may be able to resolve for you, you if we have a product that you require - please contact us, ........ phone, fax, or email, or even good old "snail mail". - It is your business which will help us continue with ours.
Spelling and Grammar. - Well, we are only human!, and these pages are often written or updated in the late hours (sometimes on into the early hours) - so if you see some glaring spelling mistakes or gramatical errors please let us know.
PLEASE NOTE:
For security reasons we do not use any
"high-level" email browsers - such as Microsoft Outlook
etc., and therefore any email sent in this format will not be
read. We also do not accept email in "Microsoft Word"
format, or any other type of "high level Word
Processing" program. Please ensure that all email is sent in
"plain text" format - i.e. it can be easily read in the
default "Windows Notepad", or a similar "low
level" plain text editor.
We do get a huge amount of email from visitors to this site. Please be patient with us if you send us email. It does take a lot of time to answer it all. We get a lot of questions on swimming pool problems, and we do try to answer as many of them as we can. We cannot always answer immediately, and we may take a few weeks before we manage to send an answer. Please be patient
If you wish to make contact with us in order to explore the possibilities of doing business together, please place "Business" in the subject section of email (or even fax or 'phone us)
PLEASE NOTE: The images on these pages are for illustration only, and have been reduced in size to save your downloading time. The quality is not very good, but at least you get an idea!
CHEMICALS
You will notice that we do not recommend any particular Brand of chemicals on our resource pages, since we have no financial connection with any chemical manufacturer or supplier. Whilst we may suggest a type of chemical, we do not suggest specific Brand Names.
If you happen to find any other web sites claiming to be impartial, but promoting particular brands of chemicals, it's usually fairly safe to assume that there is a rewarding connection somewhere.
We do not approve of web sites claiming to give impartial information whilst not revealing a connection with a chemical manufacturer or distributor.
USEFUL LINKS
(we do not provide links to commercial sites. If you know of a suitable, non-commercial site for inclusion here, please send us details. Use LINKS as the subject of your email)
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