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Who's Buying Our Stuff?

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

Low ballers!!

Whats your going rate? Been experiencing low ballers recently that make estimates well below the fair market value in hopes that the customer may use them over the competition always end up regretting their actions when they realize they are digging

So what did you think of the webinar last week?

How many folks here tuned into the PGA webinar last Thursday? What were your opinions? What do you think about the cost? I thought it was somewhat interesting, mainly because it was something that applied to pools.The one thing that bothered me was t

Buy Pool Accessories Whole Sale

Does anyone know where to buy Pool Accessories Wholesale? Like Floats, balls, games etc.

Government Investigation Raises Concerns About Pool and Spa Drain Cover Testing and Entrapment Risks

I also posted this on in the group "Solutions for Suction Entrapment" but felt that others who weren't part of the group may find this information useful and informative as it affected all aspects of our business. I received this email this week from

M.I.A.

Guys and gals,

Any idea why so many join the site weekly but then have little or no input on the site.  It seems like a lot of the same people responding to discussion forums and with the pool season getting ready to break, I'm worried there will be l

How are service companies handling dechlorination in commercial pools when backwashing a filter?

In South Carolina, and surely in many other states as well, state codes are mandating that commercial pools have some sort of dechlorination tank for waste water when filters are backwashed.  I spoke with our Department of Health and Environmental Co

Stain Removal

What is your preferred method for removing stains and what are your preferences with stain removers like ascorbic acid versus oxalic acid?

Smokers!!

Got a nice little article in yesterday's paper.

We got a call from our local (North County Times) newspaper the other day, wanting to know if they could do an article on us.  I don't know if any of you are interested (!), but I thought I'd post it up anyway!  Here's the link:

http://www.nctimes.co

Zap-it Shock versus Super Shock-it

I am looking for input from retailers out there selling 1# bags of granulated cal-hypo.  Some companies sell Zap-it and others sell Pool Corp's Super Shock-it while others sell something completely different. What is your feedback on the quality of t

Common Injection Fittings - What are my options?

Please forgive my ignorance of this topic, but I could really use some help.

I am trying to figure out what the most common, or preferred, method of chemical injection fittings are used. When you set up a new chemical system for a commercial or resid

I got a green pool to work on for St paddies day

I got a green pool to work on for St paddies day seems very appropriate but I cant seem to find a Kiss me im Irish T-Shirt anywhere, but i found one saying " Take me drunk im home" 

Buying a mailing list of addresses for mailers

Anybody know of a company to buy a mailing list of pool owners by zip code.  There are dozens of them on the internet, but do they all have the same data?  I bought one a few years ago, and I know for a fact that I don't have all the pools in my area

Splash and dash!!

Do you think getting referred to as a splash and dash service is an offensive expression? Someone asked the same question the other day and i said i wouldn't want to be called it but i know there are many out there. There is allot more to it than to

Infinity edges and construction.

What is the best method for sizing catch basins on infinity edge spas and pools?

Pres's Council -Let's Move has organized a series of thirty minute calls to share accomplishments and lessons to inspire even more stakeholders to take action. The First Lady will join part of each c

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What Do You Guys See For Problems Around Pools?

Spring is coming and lots of folks will be building new pools or landscaping around their existing ones. We all know that "lazy root" trees like Pine and Ficus cause damage to decks and pools areas, but lots of folks think that Palm trees are safe be

Transforming a dispute into an opportunity

Here is a positive outcome of a recent litigation between National Swimming Pool Foundation and Nebraska Health DepartmentsThe National Swimming Pool Foundation® (NSPF®), a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization, announced today that it has received sett