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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Read more…I am wondering how many companies use employee handbooks for pool service tech's; and how detailed they may be. I am a former "corporate drone" and I am used to the rules and regulations that come with it. I know our industry is a little more relax
Read more…I have a customer who drained and filled his 30k pool with well water. I have started the tablet feeder and added 5 gallons of acid along with waterfall aeration to get the TA down. It was at 180 before. The pool went green with metals (iron) when th
Read more…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
Read more…Has anyone ever had any experience dealing with sale/purchase of used blocks. Here in Michigan everyone is near broke (gotta love the automotive industry) and nobody wants to spend $1000 or more on replacing starting blocks, guard stands and I think
Read more…I was wondering if anyone else has comercal customers who refuse to do any Pool Spa Safety Act updates? And if so, how do you handle it? Also, does your health department want to know what was done or needs to be done? Mine "spent the mint" on a new
Read more…I just would like to gather some information from Y'all about how you became to be professionals in our industry? Did you mostly learn on your own with trial and error? Did you work for many different pool companies first? How many years now have
Read more…What are you using as a reference guide for aquatic therapy?
Drs. Becker and Cole have just published their new 3rd edition definitive textbook, Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy. Practitoners and laypersons alike have been waiting for this new edition,
whats your remedy for brown water discovered at opening . massive amount of leaves were left on safety cover all winter
Read more…When naming your'e business there are many things to consider. Some people name it so that it exactly says what your'e services are, they have their personal name within it or its based around their location like "Bobs south west pool service" Someti
Read more…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?
Read more…Has anyone has any requests to ship a fiberglass pool and equipment to a foreign country? If so, how did it pan out?
Read more…Well it looks like spring is starting here in KY, it was around 70 degrees today ( this just might nbe a tease though but its getting people thinking about pools and acessories)
I was just going to see how you guys fight the big box stores on your ch
Read more…Whats everyones take on Texas having to be Licensed Appliance Installer to do electrical?
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Read more…Looking for any tricks that might help my guys to protect the plaster while replacing tile and coping but not the plaster. We get drips of thinset, grout etc on the plaster. Any suggestions?
Read more…I am doing some research on the debris impact of chipping out an average plaster or stone pool.
How many tons of debris are loaded to the landfill from one pool?
I am also trying to analyse the amount of airborne debris (the big white cloud of dust) c
Read more…I am curious where your work is coming from. When was the last time you did a"high ticket" type repair, build, renovation or sale for Joe consumer? Without violating your clients privacy, please list the occupations of say the last 5 jobs you've done
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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…
