You can only do some much Monday through Friday in your pool service business. Doing too much can lead to losing accounts and cause you to burn out. L...

Any pool surface can be damaged by adding the wrong chemicals or by something falling into the pool. Vinyl and Fiberglass pools are more prone to dama...

Using a Vacuuming System can be somewhat effective in a pool cleanup process if there is a lot of ash in the pool. It won't get all of the finer parti...

I am often asked is it better to manually vacuum every pool or use a Vacuum System. I go over the pros and cons of both methods here for you and cover...

Since the Bio-Lab factory explosion in Louisiana last month 3” Tri-Chlor Tablets have become harder to find and the price has jumped a good 25% alread...

It may seem like a good marketing strategy to offer say, “1st month Free!” or other free services to get accounts. But discounts can come back to hurt...

Including an automatic pool cleaner as part of your service is not a bad idea. It may be costly upfront but there are some great benefits of having a ...

Bad weather be it extremely hot temperatures, rainstorms, or wind storms as a pool service pro you have to deal with it. I go over some basic tips for...

Dichlor is not a well-known sanitizer in the pool industry and I go over some of the pros and cons of using Dichlor in your swimming pool. I will comp...

I am often asked how long your pool equipment will last. I will be breaking this down for you in separate podcasts and today I will start with how lon...

Pentair was the first out on the market with their cartridge type D.E. filter about 8 years ago and now there are more choices on the market today. Yo...

If you are thinking about upgrading your pool filter in the near future, I go over some of the things to think about when moving from one filter type ...