Tuesday, April 11, 2023Do These Things and Your Swimming Pool Will Look Awful in the Summer
Don’t add water to your pool. Don’t run your pool more than 4 hours a day. Don’t clean your pool filter before Summer. These are some things that if y...
Monday, April 10, 2023Pool Surface Issues: what is Normal and What is a Defect?
After you have your plaster or PebbleTec pool built you might see something on the surface and wonder if that is normal. So what is normal and what i...
Friday, April 7, 2023Are All Trichlor Tablets Equal?
There are a lot of Tri-Chlor tablet brands on the market today. More than ever in fact. But are all tablets equal? And are all tablets EPA registered ...
Thursday, April 6, 2023Best of Bob Lowry “TDS and Your Pool”
Total Dissolved solids (TDS) is a much misunderstood and something hat most pool professionals don’t even test for. Bob Lowry goes over some of the fi...
Wednesday, April 5, 2023Black Algae Effective Treatment
Black algae can be something that can ruin your day out there on your pool route. It’s like cancer for pools. I go over some effective treatment metho...
Tuesday, April 4, 2023Best VS Pump for A Pool Running on 115 Volts
Back in the day there was only one Variable speed Pump designed for a 115V pool set up. Now there are many to choose from. I go over the best VS pool ...
Monday, April 3, 2023Rain and Some Common Pool Issues
It’s been raining in my area of California pretty much for the last 4 months. We have had twice the normal amount of rain and it is causing all kinds ...
Friday, March 31, 2023Best of Bob Lowry “Algae and Algaecides”
Algae is the bane of many pool owners and pool service professionals. Bob Lowry explains algae in detail and how to treat and prevent it in today’s “B...
Thursday, March 30, 2023Pool Industry Mergers: HASA Buys ORENDA and More
Mergers are nothing new to the industry and the breaking news is HASA acquiring Orenda Technologies. It should be an interesting merger and I touch on...
Wednesday, March 29, 20232023 Western Pool & Spa Show New Product Spotlight
The 45th Annual Western pool & Spa Show featured many new products from some familiar companies and from some new ones as well. I touch on a few o...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023Resetting the Podcast at Episode 1111!
This is a good time to reset the podcast and give you a little information about me and when I started in the pool service industry. Episode 1111Lesl...
Friday, March 24, 2023The Power of a Service Agreement
Service agreements are a necessary part of any business and they provide a layer of protection for your pool service business they also provide the c...