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Want to Install More Pools ???

The Installer Network is an area where, preferably licensed professional installers can add their company as an outlet for consumers to access for installation of swimming pool products they have purchased online or from other resources..............

Compensation for Pool Techs and Maintenance Route Personnel

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

Lifeguard walkie-talkies

Fertilizer Rust Stains

Any method for removing rust stains from fertilizer pellets accidently cast on a plaster or Diamond Brite pool surface, without draining the pool.

Bruce

poolrepairdiver.com

CPSC Launches National Campaign to Change the Way Poeple Think and Act About Pool and Spa Safety

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cpsc-launches-national-campaign-to-change-the-way-people-think-and-act-about-pool-and-spa-safety-94741579.html

Would you like to know about this? Very Large Format Porcelain - High resolution fine art fired on - NO Grout Lines!

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

Emergency Response Training

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

Contract Warranty Work

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

Pools are Endangered

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

intelli-flo VS3050, EZ touch 8 and Is 10 spa side controller

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

SPEC Bill to Protect Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs in CA from Closure Passes First Test

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

Visionary Science, Artful Application Found at World Aquatic Health Conference Oct 6-8

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.  

This y

Dangerous VGB Solutions

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

SPEC Urges New Call to Action by 4/13!!! Bill to Resolve Water Feature Issue in California Set for Hearing Industry Members Urged to Send in Letters of Support before April 13, 2010

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

SPEC Supports Bill to Combat the Underground Economy

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

Liner floated

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

A simple and cheap way to encourage retail store traffic

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

Need 80 sq.ft. of 6"x6" Cobalt Blue Pool Tile Immediately

Hey guys,

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

Alternative to Tile Boarder

Hello All,

How to stop a constantly clogging impeller.

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