What's the deal with that soap bottle on the side of the Hammerhead machines? Am I missing something here with soap that I should be doing? Can someone fill me in please?
Thanks!
Read more…I have a call into Pentair on this but I thought I'd put this out to the group to see if any of you have had this happen:
I built a hillside vanishing edge pool in Marin County, CA about a year and a half ago, 16' x 40', one side and one end VE, autoc
Read more…Some time ago I had a book called "Million Dollar Mistakes in the Pool Industry"
There was a section devoted to the company who tried to manufacture Aluminum Skimmers, Lights, Jets, Bottom Drains which of course failed in pools.
Has anybody seen this
Read more…I have a 18X36 With Right Side Step with no offset
Brand is merlin had never been installed, it was a mis-order that I did not return and now it is to late. Will take $500 plus shipping
Let me know,
Chris
270-339-3801
Read more…We have 3 Lochinvar copper fin2 990,000BTU water heaters that are 3.5 years old. They have been maintained per the recommended schedule and have plenty of make up air. A month ago we started having issues with it not staying lit but got it to relight
Read more…I've really been struggling with this one and its cost me a few customers. Im in a bit of brain lock and need other service companies opinions.
The most common scenario is: "Ms. Jones, you need a new pool cleaner, yours is dead and beyond repair".
"Oka
Read more…I have a builder who is trying to replace a vinyl liner but cannot work around this aluminum coping. Does anyone know the manufacturer of this coping? We believe it it older than ten years. The picture is taken from the top of the coping.
Customer pool has a Sta-Rite System 3 DE filter. Pool looked great for 3 weeks after replacing all grids and spider gasket this spring. Appears to be allowing DE into the pool now. Grids, manifold, etc. all look good.
Several years experience with DE
Read more…So I need tor replace a StaRite Sunbrite Pool light. I assume that it is in a StaRite niche, although I don't know that for sure. The trouble is that StaRite no longer makes these lights. What else can I use? Can I use a Pentair IntelliBrite or Haywa
Read more…I have a couple of customers that don't want to repair their salt chlorine systems, opting to go back to chlorine tablets and powder or liquid shock.
Are there any concerns or issues with using dichlor and trichlor in a pool with salt?
Is it necessary
Read more…I have some county pools which are showing some strange "debris" in the water, all to different degrees. It appears to have a "gritty" feel to it, but if you press it, it feels a slight bit greasy or slimy.
The pools are standard 75" x 45' competition
Read more…What tricks do you have for underground springs when replacing liners?
Read more…I would like to see feedback regarding sodium tetraborate. Any thought, good or bad? Plusses / minuses? The brand you use and a typical maintenance dosage as well as the approx cost per avg. Pool. Thanks in advance!
Read more…I'm installing a salt chlorine generator system in a newly-tiled pool; not plaster, but mosaic tile on the whole pool.
The Pentair IC40 and Power Center literature recommends not adding salt for 30 days to a newly plastered pool, but it does not addre
Read more…Hi. Have any pool service companies found a buying group to belong to? All the ones that I have found have been primarily for builders or distributors. I thought that it might make sense to belong so as to be able to price competitively yet still
Read more…Does anyone know of or are having problems with the pentair /compool valve actuators? I have had to replace at least a dozen of these in the last year alone. My feeling is it is the toggle switch, but not sure.
Read more…What are your best solutions for humidity and moisture concerns with spas installed indoors. And, have you found different challenges depending on where in a home the spa is installed; i.e, in a basement vs in a sunroom; above grade vs.below grade,
Read more…What shoes do you wear while servicing pools on a route?
I've been wearing Vans canvas deck shoes. Good traction on wet surfaces, and the canvas breathes and dries out after getting splashed, but the chlorine bleaches out the color pretty quickly, May
Read more…Anyone have a preference towards one brand of robotic cleaner over the other, water volume, belt drive vs direct drive, USA made, made in Israel, distributor vs factory direct? Seems like a good way to take a beating trying to compete w/ online reta
Read more…Looking to start equipment repairs. Are there any classes that offer level 1 training? It seems like it may be easier to send our staff to classes as new hires instead of training them in house? Mainly for equipment, lights, heaters etc....?
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,…
Swimming pools are often associated with luxury, relaxation, and endless summer fun. But there's more than just the allure of crystal-clear water that leads a…
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…
