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new employee

I have just hired someone for my store and would like to know if there is any videos out there for me o have her watch to help with water testing i do not have a station yet and am just looki t for help in training!!

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Trends favor leisure market growth

This news was published in Casual Living's online newsletter today:

Study predicts demand will reach $7.2 billion in 2013

-- Casual Living, 1/12/2010 9:37:00 AM

Consumer lifestyle trends will continue to bring growth to the leisure industry, a new study

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In-Store Events

A couple years ago, we held a series of events/sales to celebrate our 50 year anniversary. It was very successful for us. We had a Auto Cleaner Day, our annual parking lot sale, a crazy sale on HASA chlorine, Patio Furniture Day & Toy Day.I would lik

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Does Eco-Flow make economic sense

A couple of weeks ago Rex Richard started a discussion that asked "What are the most innovative progressive manufacturers?" An interesting tangent grew out of that question and it seems to merit its own place.The tangent started when Wes Burdine wrot

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Need Article Ideas, Photos, How-To's, etc.

Hi All:I'm the editor/guide to About.com's Pool and Patio site: http://poolandpatio.about.com. The site is geared to the average consumer and DIYer, and articles include a mix of photos, step-by-steps, how-to's, along with trends and news.I'm in the

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In store water test station!!???

I know i have asked before but what is the most cost effective and quality water test station!!! I am about to put a new person in my store and she doesnt have much experience in water testing so i figured a station would be the easiest also does any

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Salt Level in PPM

I currently have a hotel pool that was completed this year in early spring. The hotel chose to put an Ecolab salt system on the pool and spa. About 1-month ago i went back to look at a leak on the spa heater that the maintnance person alerted me to.

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orlando pool show

any one going ? i am thinking about going down visiting the show and some relatives while i am down . what classes are good ? i hear this is a good show . any advise would be great .gari

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black stuff attacking liners

This isn’t a common condition nor is it inherent to a pattern or vender. I have seen it 5 times in the last 3 yrs. and know of 2 others.The pools I’ve seen the (because I don’t know what it is, I’ve called it) black fungus or mold on have had auto co

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What else do you offer with your service?

Hi everyone,I was wondering what else do you offer besides your regular pool service. I do pool service, leak detection and pressure washing of decks and sometimes homes.Does any one offer replastering, liner replacement, leak detection, new pool bui

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Pool Service

Are most of you using a simple service agreement or contracts, and do you do them for a full year.

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Pools with Surge Tanks

I am a supervisor for a service company in Scottsdale Arizona and we are having a problem with 2 residential pools not holding chlorine and the only common denominator between the 2 is both of them are negative edge pools all the way around with surg

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Stand up and Take Notice!

As the sales and marketing manager for a pool industry manufacturer I am always on the lookout for trends in the marketplace. I am very interested to understand what makes you – the “Pool Guy”, the “Retail Store” the “Builder” – stand up and take not

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Extended Warranty Programs

We are investigating the feasibility of offering extending warranties to our customers. Currently we have a standard one year warranty with some basic exclusions, lifetime structural warranty on the gunite shell, and Pentair's 3 year warranty for equ

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Liquid Magic by Proteam

Anybody use it? I am thinking about next year and ways to cut down costs. Thinking about using it instead of Polyquat 60 algecide. It is less than half the cost. They don't list whats in it on the bottle, but I have read that it is a Bromine solution

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How much does it cost to build a pool?

This of course varies from region to region ranging from the “high end” paradise to “everyman’s” backyard oasis. The common feature should be the builder’s price book. As I read about not selling below cost or not sacrificing quality to reduce a bid,

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North-facing solar pool heating systems and other tragic mistakes

I was driving around my neighborhood the other day looking at the roof-mounted solar pool collectors and was shocked to find 3 solar pool heating systems facing true north.These solar pool heating systems are really a waste of the pool owners' money.

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Looking for interview subjects

I'm writing about pool heaters, with an emphasis on the service market. I'll be asking questions about when it's better to replace than repair, what typically goes wrong on a heater, whether customers switch to high-efficiency once they learn about t

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Website Resources

Hi everybody this is my first post, I've been lurking around for the past couple months and decided I better dive in. I am getting a lot of insight out of PGN and PGA.I am gathering ideas and resources for a pool service and repair company website, t

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Low Cost & Free Advertising?

Any suggestions for affordable advertising? We currently utilize yellow page and direct mail mostly for advertising. We are going to scale back the yellow pages next year when it is time to update ads.I started a facebook and also started posting on

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