PHTA POOL & SPA OPERATOR™ HANDBOOK

This fundamental training and reference manual is for professionals who help protect those who use aquatic venues, including operators, health officials, service technicians, retailers, property managers and manufacturers. Industry leaders recognize the Handbook as the single most important resource for the recreational water industry.

• Educates how to reduce risks in and around the water
• Valuable information to prevent drowning, recreational water illness, suction entrapment, evisceration, diving accidents, electrocutions, chemical hazards, and slips and falls
• Summarized regulatory guidelines. disinfection, water balance, water problems, troubleshooting, chemical testing, record keeping, chemical feed, and control technology
• Full color throughout
• Color-coded chapter identification
• Expanded keyword index and table of contents
• Mathematical and calculation guides

The Pool and Hot Tub Allaince (PHTA, formally NSPF®) introduces the Pool Math™ Workbook, the industry’s first textbook focused solely on making swimming pool and spa calculations easier.

The Pool Math™ Workbook begins with a Basic Math Skills test, which allows the reader to determine basic math knowledge and math ability. The remainder of the book is broken into three parts. Part one, Basic Calculations, reviews how to perform important calculations and provides important conversions including examples of how to get to important answers.

The Pool Math™ Workbook is designed for operators, service technicians, health officials, retail technicians, and renovators who need to perform common math.

Learn how to calculate:

• Pool Surface Area - Pool Water Volume - Saturation Index - Filter Surface Area - Flow Rate - Filter Flow Rate Capacity - Chemical Dosage Amounts 
• Turnover Rate - Heater Sizing - Spa Draining Frequency - Make-Up Water Amount - Maximum User Load - Total Dynamic Head