The Pool Guy Podcast Show

There are a number of great pro poles out there so instead of choosing just one I picked a handful based on whether they are a 3-piece pole or a 2-piece pole. I give you my top three go-to-pool poles and whichever of these 3 you choose you can’t go wrong. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week...

This is one of those corny-type things – if you could go back in time and tell yourself… so what would I go back and tell myself about running a pool service business?  Probably a lot of the same things you would tell your younger self. But if you are starting out maybe you will hear something you can apply to your business now. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Custo...

So how many pool service accounts are you going to need to be viable and replace the income you are giving up? I go over an example here and offer tips on calculating your income and potential growth. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Po...

If you are thinking about starting a pool service business there are some general things you may be asking. I cover these from licensing to health care coverage and more. Tune in for other parts in this series.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s P...

The Santa Ana Winds bring strong gusts to my area every year between October and March and there are some things to note in extremely windy conditions. I go over some things to do in high winds and some cleaning tips. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Lesl...

There are a number of chemicals that can be safely added to the skimmer and of course a few that are just not safe to add directly into the skimmer. I go over some reasons to add chemicals directly into the skimmer and share some cautions about the ones you shouldn’t.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open...

The Chlorine Armageddon of 2021 as I like to call it caused much frustration in the industry and a mad search for chlorine from one supplier to the next. HASA is one of the largest suppliers of liquid chlorine and muriatic acid and CEO Chris Brink shares why there was a shortage and what the 2022 season will look like, as far as chlorine supplies. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale a...

I go over the pros and cons and ins and outs of bringing an employee on board to help you on your pool service route. As you expand your pool service you may need to make the leap from a single poler to an employer.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Lesli...

Like Ford vs Ferrari the top robotic pool cleaners are made by Dolphin and Polaris. Dolphin of course has more models so I chose the Dolphin Proteus Line-up of cleaners and placed them head to head against the Polaris Epic line-up.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy t...

No one can argue that the 2021 season was the season of “not enough.” Whether it was chlorine or acid or equipment, there just didn’t seem to be enough of anything. So should you stock up this off-season on chemicals and equipment for the 2022 season? Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It...

There are four major players in the Vacuum System market, Hammer-Head, Power Vac, Riptide, and the Bottom Feeder. Which is the right one for you and do you need a cart or the handheld version? Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care...

A Lighter, Cleaner, and Faster Pool Vacuum Introducing the VacDaddy™, a portable pool vacuum system that combines power and lightweight to create a more convenient and faster way of cleaning pools. I sat down with Matt D’Aguanno who is the Owner and Creator of the VacDaddy and Alan Palmer who is the Director of Sales over at VacDaddy. They unpack the VacDaddy in detail in today’s podcast. To get t...

I talk a lot about high CYA in a pool and the effects on chlorine. But you can also have too little Cyanuric Acid in a pool and that also can have some negative effects on the water quality.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care P...

Believe it or not we have had weeks here in Southern California where it has rained for 2 to 3 weeks off and on and sometimes for two straight weeks in a row. So how do you handle multiple days of rain on your pool route? I offer some tips for you in todays podcast. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-...

We have all had a pool that looked murky or had algae and we could not put it together as to why that was so? I go over some common things to look for and how simple the answer could be.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provi...

If you never write down your income and expenses or do a simple profit and loss statement there is no way to know if you are actually making any money. Add to that your personal expenses and it can start to get very murky. I go over some simple ways to put it all together to see if you are making any money.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free c...

Water Tech has been making battery operated vacuums now for over 20 years. They have over 30 different models including ones made for the pool professional. Water Tehc recently launched a line of cordless battery cleaners and I go over these and more with Water Tech’s President and founder Guy Erlich. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner...

There are a lot of swimming pool products on the market today that contains copper. Is copper effective and safe for pool use? Bob Lowry goes over the pros and cons of using a copper product in your pool.  Bob Lowry is the author of over 23 books but this has to be one of his most relevant and shortest books coming in at just 19 pages thick. But it is packed with so many essentials on residential...

We talk a lot about high pH in a pool. Today we address low pH and some of the causes in a pool and spa. Bob Lowry also goes over the best way to raise the pH and how low pH can be damaging to the equipment and an irritant to bathers. Bob Lowry is the author of over 23 books but this has to be one of his most relevant and shortest books coming in at just 19 pages thick. But it is packed with so ma...

You may have heard about Nitrates in a pool. Maybe not. I think for sure you have heard about Phosphates in a pool. I go over both of these with Bob Lowry and how Nitrates and Phosphates affect the pool water quality. Bob Lowry is the author of over 23 books but this has to be one of his most relevant and shortest books coming in at just 19 pages thick. But it is packed with so many essentials on...

Do you have a pool that is constantly zeroing out on you? What about a pool where the algae just won’t go away? We call these problem pools and it can be tough to turn them around without first finding out why these things are happening. Bob Lowry goes over some common cases for both and offers some solutions. Bob Lowry is the author of over 23 books but this has to be one of his most relevant and...

There are a lot of myths and of course new information about how Cyanuric Acid (CYA) affects the chlorine in a pool. From Chlorine Lock to the killing effectiveness of chlorine CYA plays an important part. Chemistry expert Bob Lowry unpacks these truths and myths for you in today's podcast. Bob Lowry is the author of over 23 books but this has to be one of his most relevant and shortest books...

When I meet someone I know right away if they have that winning personality in business. There are a few quality traits that will make you a winner in your service business. The good news is that they can be easily learned and your bad personality traits can be overcome.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, o...

Is it possible to have an automatic pool cleaner in every pool on your service route? The answer is yes. It can be done and I go over some ways that you can achieve this. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesl...

I think it is hard sometimes to refer work out or to know your limits out there in the field. I go over some reasons and ways to refer work out and why referring work out can make your business even better.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Prefe...