Wednesday, October 28, 2020Common Pool Surface Types
The different swimming pool surface types
Tuesday, October 27, 2020Major Wind Event
If you do pool service chances are your service area will be affected by a major wind event. Here in California, we have what is known as the Sant Ana...
Monday, October 26, 2020Introducing Pool Service Software (PSS) A Great Routing and Invoicing Software! Interview with Gustavo Velez of PSS
Pool routing and invoicing software is something underused in the service industry. It is a great way to prevent things from falling through the crack...
Friday, October 23, 2020Basic Business Skills Part 8: Building Goodwill
Building goodwill in the pool industry
Thursday, October 22, 2020Vacuum System Bags 101: OEM and Aftermarket Bags
There is a variety of vacuum bags on the market for your pool vacuum system. Each manufacturer makes OEM bags for each system but there are two after-...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020Showing Up Each Week is Half the Battle
If you have ever did a bid for a new service account chances are one of the issues that the customer has had in the past with their other pool company...
Tuesday, October 20, 2020Tips on Dealing with a Pool That Have 2 Skimmers
If you own a pool with 2 skimmers you are familiar with the benefits and drawbacks of this type of setup. For the pool service pro, you may not have r...
Monday, October 19, 2020SweepEase Pool Brush, Interview with Lee Lyons the Owner and Creator
The SweepEase Sting Ray pool brush has been around for several years now and this is a truly revolutionary pool brush for many reasons. Of course, the...
Friday, October 16, 2020Truth Or Myth: "A Salt Water Pool is Not a Chlorine Pool" with Rudy Stankowitz
This is one I hear all the time out there and that is, “I have a Salt Pool and it is great because I don’t need to use chlorine.” But what is a saltwa...
Thursday, October 15, 2020Truth or Myth: "Chlorine Lock" with Rudy Stankowitz
Chlorine Lock is another term that is thrown around out their in pool forums and other groups but is it something that can really happen with really h...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020Using Borates in your Pool & Acceptable Chemical Levels with Rudy Stankowitz
What is Rudy’s take on Borates? I personally love adding borates to a pool to bring the level to 30-50 ppm and it is always good to hear other opinion...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020Truth or Myth: "Can you Lower your pH without Lowering Total Alkalinity" with Rudy Stankowitz
If you have been in the industry long enough you have heard that if you pour a large amount of acid into the deep end it will lower the pH without low...
