Should you be worried about a recession, or what is the best way to ride the wave of a boom economy? What economic indicators are essential and can lo...

Amazingly, getting “fired” from a pool service account takes quite a lot. You want to use this to your advantage in a positive way. Leslie’s Pro: Pool...

I answer some tough YouTube questions, including pool stains, using Borax to raise pH in a pool, using 3” Trichlor tablets exclusively, and more!  Les...

 Cleaning a green pool sometimes is the easy part. Effectively bidding and, more importantly, assuring you get paid can sometimes be the hard part.  L...

Of course, preventing a green pool is the best way to clean one up, and I go over some ways to stop a pool that is turning green. Of course, after it ...

It’s a no-brainer to say that preventing algae is better than treating it. But how do you accomplish this, and what are some keys to preventing algae ...

 Want to start selling more saltwater systems on your pool route? Or how do you handle a customer asking about a salt system? I go over all of these a...

Transitioning a pool from Springtime to Summertime can be more complicated than it looks. The seasons are vastly different but merge, especially in pl...

 There is a lot to like about Cal Hypo, and many pool pros prefer this as their primary pool shock. But is Cal Hypo right for every pool, and should y...

Pentair, Hayward, and Jandy are the “Big Three” regarding swimming pool equipment. You can’t go wrong with these three, and I also go over some generi...

Is Trichlor the most potent form of chlorine you can buy? The best person to answer that question of course, is Bob Lowry. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service ...

Getting good at bidding takes practice, but you can quickly start bidding for new service accounts if you have a basic idea of what a good account loo...