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What things should I look out for when buying a route

Im considering adding weekly service to our lists of services. We currently only do Pool tile cleaning, tile repair, rock staining and acid washes etc...

We constantly get calls asking for weekly service but we just pass them on to other local pool gu

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Infusion Return Fittings

Does anyone have experience with the venturi driven return fittings from Infusion?  Looking for feedback.

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Salt Deposits

I have a customer with what appears to be salt deposits at the tile line. Does not react to muriatic acid and tastes salty, yes I tasted it. The previous pool service recommended converting this gunite pool to salt to control heavy calcium buildup, e

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Main drain/return position when heating

There seems to a hung jury when it comes to the position of  the main drain/return line when heating the pool. The general consensus is to keep the system on main drain for normal pool operation, thus keeping the dirt and debris in the hopper to a mi

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Algae in gunite pool

I am taking over a new pool thats been done for about a month.  Got most of the dirt out, now I have a lot of greenish black algae on the natural stone walkin and some on the finish.  Will not brush up.  What is a good method to removing it?

 

We are a

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vinyl liner face plates.

If you are fabricating face plates for special application on vinyl liner pools, please let me know the type of plastic being used and where it ca be purchased.  Thanks.

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Polaris vacuum

I have taken on a pool with a Polaris floor vacuum with booster pump. Does anyone have experience of these? Is there any adjustment to slow it down? Thanks in advance 

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YMCA Angled Drain Covers

I have a YMCA client who has the floor/wall drain covers They are approximately 12" x 12", with 6" up the wall and 6" on the floor.

 

Is there an off the shelf VGB approved cover available?

 

If not, what solutions have you seen out there for this applic

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Power Vac PV-2100

  I just got my new Power Vac pv-2100 with cart, I was just curious if anyone has any tips are hints? I got a blue top optimus battery for it and was curious if anyone has tryed a stronger battery? 

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Cyanuric Acid

I've always been told that Cyanuric Acid has been linked to Liver Cancer, when at a high level.  Has any one else been told this?

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Pulsar Converstion

In my Chattanooga location, a large commercial account has only one of their pools on Arch's Pulsar system  He wants an alternative while using the same system.  He asked if he could use Trichlor cylinders in the feeder if it was thoroughly cleaned s

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Sand Filter Question

Hi.  I have a new customer that changed the sand in his filter by himself.  I am sure that he got sand down the center "stand pipe".  The first time that he backwashed, there was probably about 5 pounds of sand pumped out on the lawn.  I don't think

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Route Patrol Help

There is a computer program called Route Patrol that monitors time in and out on service stops.  I need an updated program to Vista, but I can't locate the company.  Does anyone know, are they still in business and how to contact them.  Thank you - D

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Schedule 40 vs Schedule 80

I was just wondering what people's thoughts were on building/retrofitting pools with schedule 40 vs 80 PVC since I had a near disaster on my hands today when a piece of schedule 40 connecting a drain valve to a T-joint on the main drain line (basemen

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Are service companies having issues with motors

Whether it's AO Smith, Emerson, or another motor company, it seems like service companies in my markets are having more and more problems with motor failures occurring at an alarming rate. Are you guys running into the same problem in your markets?

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Pool went purple. What now?

I had a drain and fill job. City water filled and pool was green immediately when filling. I poured in two bottles of Jack's Blue Stuff. Waited over the weekend and added 1/2 gallon acid and then 8 lbs of cal-hypo as the algae was getting bad quickly

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1 in 5 Americans admit to peeing in the pool

Watershapes Magazine just reported on this survey from livescience.com

http://www.livescience.com/3603-1-5-americans-admits-peeing-pool.html

 

47% of those surveyed admitted to at least one or more behaviors that contribute to an unhealthy pool.

 

20% of

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CAT 2000 controllers versus HCC 2000 controllers

From what I have been able to research, the original CAT 2000 controllers were purchased by Hayward and the units are supposed to be the same. Has anyone used the HCC version and is it comparable to the CAT 2000?

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Which calcium hypochlorite tablet feeder is best in the field for commercial pools

Looking for input on any of the major calcium hypochlorite tablet feeders from service professionals in the field. I am looking primarily at three options and would like to hear your opinions on:

• PPG's Accu-tab feeder
• All Chem's Vantage ACF feeder
• Arch'

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Customer who gets his own work done at retail stores

I have a service customer who always seems to get his equipment repairs done at various pool supply stores (leslies etc.) instead of using my services. For example today I pointed out to him that his pump was leaking and the bearings were also bad. I

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