Episode 153: CCH® - How Cal-Hypo Tabs Could be the Answer to the Chlorine Shortage with Alan Wing

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 - Intro to cal-hypo and making the transition from tri-chlor 
• 05:23 - Why liquid chlorine or tri-chlor are so commonly used 
• 06:52 - Free available chlorine and why is it so important? 
• 08:31 - The differences in a pool with and without cal-hypo 
• 10:21 - Advantages of switching to cal-hypo 
• 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 - Informing customers when switching over to cal-hypo tabs 
• 28:10 - Adjustments of dosing or frequency when switching over 
• 29:08 - Recommendations for shocking pools 
• 30:55 - How to store cal-hypo 

Sponsors: 

• CCH® 
• Leslie’s 
• Primate Pool Tools 
• Acid Magic 

 
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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.