Can any of the business owners on PGN share their comp plans for techs? We are revamping our service and intend to improve productivity and profit for our company. You can send documents directly to my email address brian@mysapphirepool.com
Any method for removing rust stains from fertilizer pellets accidently cast on a plaster or Diamond Brite pool surface, without draining the pool.
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Read more…This is absolutely new; I know ofno one else that can produce it! Custom art tile is now possible at veryhigh resolution on a single, very large piece of frost-proof porcelain. Thismeans that there are no grout lines to break up large images. Fortuna
Read more…Any business, large or small, should have an Emergency Response Plan in place. Planning for calamity can mean the difference between misery and prosperity.
Industry members can sign up for an inexpensive but expansive online course through NSPF. Info
Is anyone doing contract warranty work for any manufacturers? If so, what are your experiences good or bad. Do you only warranty what you sell? You don't have to name companies if you don't want to. I'm trying to get a comparison of the way the some
Read more…In many coastal areas and areas where environmentalists have a hand hold on planning boards we are starting to see so much opposition to pools that many times a permit has to go before many boards and take months to get. This can cost the builder an
Read more…I have an EZ touch 8 (with very latest firmware, 2.080) 2- VS 3050's powereing a swimjet system. Each VS has Its own pair of 3 inch suctions with 2 1/2'' returns to the jets (not really relevant to my question) an Is 10 spa side remote and a hard wi
Read more…A bill sponsored by SPEC to address serious problems associated withCalifornia’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO), now ineffect throughout the state, is off to a good start.
AB 2409unanimously passed the Assembly Water Parks and Wild
If you haven't been to one, this is YOUR year to attend the World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC). Be one of the over 300 attendees who come together each year to understand emerging issues, identify opportunities and formulate future plans.
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I wanted to share this picture with everyone on here. Please feel free to pass this information along to everyone in the industry that you may know. We recently took over this account and when we pulled the cover and drained the pool, we discovered
Read more…John Norwood, President of SPEC, announced that AB 2409, a bill intended to separate pools and spas from the definition of water feature for purposes of the state’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, has been scheduled to be heard in the Asse
Read more…Last week, SPEC testified before the Assembly Committee on Labor &Employment in support of AB 2770, a bill authored by Assemblymen BillMonning (D-Santa Cruz) and Bill Berryhill (R-Stockton) tocombat California’s underground economy. SPEC
Read more…Hi everyone, does anyone have a quick place to reference vinyal liner floating issues.
I have a feeling we are going to be dealing with a customer complaint on a floating liner on a pool we didn't install just replaced the liner 3 years ago but the
Read more…Some of you may already do this, but want to share it anyway in case you might not have tried it. We keep a form on the counter to ask customers to sign up their e-mail address and then I input them into my laptop. About once a month, we send out a
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Hopefully someone out there can help me with this. Working on a renovation/addition to an existing pool and need 80 sg.ft./160 ln.ft. of standard 6"x6" Cobalt Blue Frostproof waterline tile immediately. We're in a bit of a time crunch and a
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Hello all,I have a client with a water feature that is constantly getting leaves stuck in the impeller. The water feature has 2 drains plumbed 3", and no skimmer. It has about a 30 foot run to the equipment. At the equipment is a 3/4 HP Max-E-Glas. T
Read more…The deadline for legislators to introduce bills for the 2010 California Legislative Session was the end of February. Legislators introduced 1,310 new bills for the 2010 Legislative Session. These bills will be considered over the next six months, a
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…
