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Can you have an automatic cleaner of some type in every pool on your route? The answer is yes. In fact, you may even want to pass on pools without a c...

If you have been doing pool service as long as I have you may remember the era where the bouncing type Kreepy Krauly cleaners dominated the market. Wi...

With the new redesigned Polaris ATLAS XT & MAXX cleaners hitting the market you may be wondering how they compare with my go-to cleaner the Haywar...

The surface type of each of these pool types is the main difference. There are several surface types to choose from including tile, PebbleTec, Plaster...

Residential pools vs commercial pools, residential pools are the clear winner in my book. There are so many great aspects of servicing residential poo...

If you don’t bid on a Commercial pool correctly you will lose money. Period. So it is important to get the bid right the first time. I go over my calc...

If you are thinking of serving commercial pools, apartments, HOA communities, and the like, you need to think about the pros and cons of expanding int...

When you have a plaster pool installed you should not have high expectations that the surface will be uniform and flawless. Same in some respects with...

Presentation may not be everything in the pool service industry, but it can surely move the needle. The first impression a customer gets is usually a ...

Your hourly service rate may be set to low in this high inflationary environment. With gas at $6.00 a gallon in my area and the cost of everything goi...

You see these scattered about on your pool route and if you don’t know some of the finer details of these chlorinators it could be downright dangerous...

If you have a pool that has a lot of Black Algae or aggressive algae on the surface and topical chemical treatment was ineffective, a drain and chlori...