The sheets for the pump room wall.
Seven print-ready references drawn from The Pool Operator Playbook. Every number an operator actually holds, on paper, where the pool is. Free, and no email required.
Print them on US Letter. They are built to be read at arm's length in bad light, which is the condition most of them get read in. Nothing here is gated, nothing expires, and no page-specific URL is printed on them, so a sheet on your wall does not go stale when this site changes.
The Complete Cheat Sheet
Every number an operator holds, on two pages. The eight readings and their targets, the code floors, dose factors, turnover and the troubleshooting order. If you print one sheet, print this one.
Download PDFWater Chemistry, One Page
Targets, test frequencies and the chapter each one comes from, condensed to a single sheet. Built for the chemical store, next to what you are about to open.
Download PDFEmergency Action Card
Four situations and the first three moves in each. Includes a fill-in block for the facility address as 911 needs it, your shut-offs and your 24-hour numbers. Put it where the phone is.
Download PDFHyperchlorination Card
Contamination response, with the quantities worked out at six pool sizes and a blank block for your own volume. Fill it in once, in pen. Nobody does arithmetic well at two in the morning.
Download PDFThe Dose Library
One calculation behind every dose in the book, with the factor for each chemical. Ounces = (gallons ÷ 10,000) × ppm change × factor. The same on every pool you will ever touch.
Download PDFBlank Forms and Logs
Four real ruled forms to print: the daily operating log, and three more. One of them is your defense in an inspection. Time, initials and action taken are what turn a compliance document into a diagnostic one.
Download PDFSaturation Index Tables
The one-minute calculation that catches what every other test on the sheet misses. Temperature, calcium and alkalinity factors in full, so you can read the band rather than guess at the point.
Download PDFSheets are a start. The credential is the job.
Many health departments require a certified pool operator, so check your local health code. Certification is taught live by Samuel, on Zoom (accepted in most states) or on-site at your facility, nationwide and in English-speaking countries.