Friday, April 1, 2022How you Present Yourself is a Reflection of Your Business
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 ...
Thursday, March 31, 2022Setting Your Service Call Rates Based on Current Inflationary Conditions
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...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022Rainbow Chlorinator Tips & Tricks
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...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022Chlorine Wash Tips and Tricks
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...
Monday, March 28, 2022Swimming Pool Acid Wash do’s and Don’ts
Acid washing a pool may seem like something you can do after watching a video or two. But the truth is the process has a lot of little details that yo...
Friday, March 25, 2022Product Defects: Hayward VS Drives & Pentair Intelliflo VS Pump Communication Error
Defective products are nothing new in the industry. They happen year in and year out. I touch on some past defects and talk about current known produc...
Thursday, March 24, 2022Ways to Speed Up the Bidding Process
Time is money even more so nowadays with the high inflation. The more work you can do and the less time you waste the better. Bidding a new service ac...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022Why a Website is Essential for Your Pool Service
You may think in today’s environment a website is not needed. You won’t get a lot of traffic but having a website is still essential for your pool ser...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022How to Break a Pool from Tri-Chlor Tablets
Getting a pool of a Tri-Chlor is not a simple project unless of course you drain the water and start over from scratch. I go over some practical ways ...
Monday, March 21, 2022How to Choose the Best Chlorine Type for Your Pool
Technically there are six major types of chlorines on the market today but only four are in practical use. Each has its pros and cons and choosing one...
Friday, March 18, 2022Drop Those High Chemical Use Pool Service Accounts
Are a handful of service accounts using the majority of chlorine on your pool route? Simply dropping these accounts may be the only solution but there...
Thursday, March 17, 2022Things to Know About Variable Speed Pumps
Variable Speed pumps have a learning curve and if you are new to the industry or new to VS Pumps in general I touch on some of the very basics for you...