wondering what works best?
residential techs paid per pool completed?
or
healthy pay above industry standard with health insurance and matching SIMPLE IRA?
we are having problems with techs milking the clock for OT but, how do you balance hourly pay wi
Read more…i need help figuring out what this is? what may have caused it? and what, if anything, can be done to fix it? anybody ever seen anything like this?
looks like crop circles in plaster? anybody? HELP Please !
thanks in advance
Charles Allen
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Read more…Asking for any help with running the Aqua Director for the wet deck system... i.e. how to have system come on a regular schedule..
Read more…Hello y'all,
Second Generation Pool person here and I am slowing trying to change for the digital world with resistance from the First generation. I am looking for some different pool service / maintenance apps that are fairly easy to use with the abi
Read more…Looking for an opinion on the best cordless cleaner.
Has to be cordless as the pool is equipped with an automatic cover and not a way to run a corded cleaner.
Read more…We are considering a controlled pool drain on a couple of older pools that we believe the pool surface will not be able to make it through a full drain...you know what I'm talking about...and the home owner either can not handle the cost or wants to
Read more…May be a dumb question but my 30 year old house has a 30 year old pool with original plaster, cage and concrete deck. We want to resurface the pool with pebble tec, build a new cage and lay down pavers. In what order should the work be done. Trying t
Read more…Hello all, I am a current pool tech in Maryland. I have been working for a local pool service company for 3 seasons opening, closing and doing weekly services as well as equipment repairs. I have done some leak detection by pressure testing lines and
Read more…Hello all, I am a current pool tech in Maryland. I have been working for a local pool service company for 3 seasons opening, closing and doing weekly services as well as equipment repairs. I have done some leak detection by pressure testing lines and
Read more…My electrician handles the maintenance on his pool. He asks me questions about the pool, I ask him about electrical issues. We're all good.
He called me this past weekend somewhat in a panic about the piping at his equipment exploding after super chlo
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Have many calcium deposits on a marble dust plaster finish pool. Have been getting some very high bids for a pump and wash ($1500) and the polishing (up to $2400). PLUS the cost of water to refill. Can anyone recommend a good contractor in Westc
How would you go about securing a form for bond beam repair? I've repaired tile and coping before and built new pools but obviously the bond beam was perfect there. Should i use masonry nails to help secure the form and just brace from the back? T
Read more…I need one of those foam tubes that can be wedged between a safety cover and a waterfall to close the gap between the cover and the wall and prevent leaves from getting in. I know they exist cuz I've seen 'em, but can't find them online.
Read more…Anyone else encountered this stuff?
Looks like dirt but dissolves like fairy dust when you brush it.
Usually forms in this pool within 3-4 hours after vacuuming to waste.
Water is in balance, no phosphates. Just started happening this year.
Read more…I built a new customized pool about a year ago and now I am having issues with the surface of the pool becoming rough. I recently checked my pool pH which was found to be 7.8. I did acid wash thrice last year. What could be the reason for such a roug
Read more…Swimming Pool Lights
With every pool requiring Lights. I set to 10 years ago to design a decent light.
I soon found out that because I was not the installer it had to be simple (IDIOT PROOF)
Now I have achieved this and believe that my range of Swimming
Read more…Thank you in advance. I will add my pic shortly. I am in the process of training with a friend of mine who is a very successful pool builder (contractor) in the north Harris county area of Texas.
I am excited to start and launch my own company. He
Read more…Late July/Early August, 2015, I will be taking delivery of a new Multi-Tork socket, Model MT-1005. The socket is a steel disk with welded steel pins of various length, positioning and diameter and a 3/8"-drive square socket hole. It fits and quickly
Haven't seen these in a while and have forgotten how we handled them. I think it's a model 20. What kind of fixture can be used to replace this??
Thanks
Read more…I just finished doing an electrical install for a new in-ground pool. The pool had a single LED light. It was just a "through the wall" light. I would call it a "no niche" light but the light, Pal 2T2, actually says "wet niche" on the body of the lig
Read more…If you are a member of the "pool industry" community, you have found your home.
This is a network of pool builders, service professionals, retailers, and pool sales reps,…
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The Journal of the Swimming Pool and Spa Industry is coming back! JSPSI, a peer-reviewed technical journal, began in 1995 as a subscription-supported print-based publication. It contained articles at a technical…
All pool plaster finishes should last 20 years or more. However, some last only 5 to 7 years, and some less than a year before the plaster surface deteriorates, discolors, and looks terrible.
Why the difference? Very often, plaster…
For 50 years, the pool industry has considered pool water within an LSI of -0.3 and +0.5 to be acceptable and balanced. But recently, and without providing any supporting science or research, the NPC is trying to convince the industry that any…
There are two important issues involved when trying to achieve quality colored pool plaster that will remain durable, attractive, and the proper shade for many years.
The first issue is to utilize superior workmanship practices to achieve…
