Talking Pools Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Rudy & Andrea talk with Alex Kinter, director of the yet-to-be-released multi-award-winning film, POOLSIDE.  A 1950's high society woman struggles to keep her sanity while isolated at her indoor swimming pool. The idealistic background acts as a stark contrast to the dark concepts, swimming through this candid unraveling of a woman alone, trying to understand the voices s...

Send us Fan Mail This may be the latest share-fad, but is it being done safely? Rudy & Andrea take a look at commercial swimming pools and how home pool rentals meet that criteria. But, are they being treated as such? From what we hear, they are not. If any listeners own or maintain pools that are involved in this program - we want to hear from you! Find us on Website: https://talkingpools.com...

Send us Fan Mail  The Langelier Saturation Index is the basis of swimming pool water chemistry. A simple mathematical formula determines whether the water is in balance (neither corrosive nor scale forming). Realistically, not a measure of the success in preventing algae or bacteria, but a calculation designed specifically for the protection of the vessel, the swimming pool itself—a determination...

Send us Fan Mail Where are all the workers at? The buzz is almost always about the lack of product on the street, but is the product missing because it's in short supply? Or, are the 'out of stocks' simply due to the fact manufacturers can find anyone to put the 💩 in a bucket? Guess what, Fabricators - you are not alone. For years lifeguards have been in short supply and in 2021 po...

Send us Fan Mail The best way to make your acid supply last during a muriatic acid shortage is to set your pool up so that it doesn't need any in the first place. This means that we will have to find a way to keep that level in the acceptable range for as long as possible. This can be done quickly and without difficulty with a couple of products that are easy to find and super inexpensive. If...

Send us Fan Mail Chlorine continues to be scarce. Supply and demand are kicking our pool budget's ass. If we can't get more, it makes sense to make what we do last longer. In fact, if we take the right steps, it is possible to make our current stock of swimming pool chlorine last as much as three to five times longer. In this one, Rudy and Andrea talk about those things that you can do t...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you find a dead body in a swimming pool? That's exactly what one Talking Pools listener asks Rudy & Andrea in an email to talkingpools@gmail.com this week. Apparently, a resident at one of the pool professional's accounts, a condo association, had passed away while bathing in the pool at night. The body was discovered first thing in the morning by...

Send us Fan Mail NOT JUST HURRICANES! This one has the skinny on what to do to prep the pool in the case of any major weather event. Don't get caught with your pants down - Tornado season is Spring through mid-May, Hurricane season is June 1st through November 30th. What to do to prep your pool for what Mother Nature has in store. What not to do. Most importantly what you need to do after the...

Send us Fan Mail It's true! No matter how badass Jason Momoa is, the former Baywatch and current Aquaman star is not likely to be sitting poolside waiting to rub lotion on your back. This means you will need to have a better plan in place to prevent your worst water nightmare from becoming a reality. Your child just managed to open the sliding glass door, but the noise from the blender had mu...

Send us Fan Mail This is the one where Rudy & Andrea talk about the danger of those folks that offer a ridiculously low price for swimming pool service. They discuss how it affects other pool service companies, how it negatively affects pool owners and the risk involved to all. If something sounds too good to be true it probably is. Listen as they explain what a homeowner should look for in hi...

Send us Fan Mail Every industry has them! Those beliefs told time and time again and are accepted as truths. But, are these treatments wisdom from the ancient pool pros? Or, are these tales as tall as Jack's beanstalk? In this episode, Rudy and Andrea assume the role of Mythbusters. They tackle the stories surrounding saltwater pools, cyanuric acid, Tito's vodka, Bounce dryer sheets, and...

Send us Fan Mail Back in 2018, on July 5th Lisa Pack posted a picture of a dirty magic eraser being held over the blue water f an aboveground pool. No biggie, right? Well, Lisa's verbiage that accompanied the photo claimed that tossing a single magic eraser into the skimmer had taken her pool from cloudy to clear. This, in turn, gained the attention of tons of pool owners, and the post went v...

Send us Fan Mail Andrea heads into the conversation in this one, thinking she is about to offer advice on what to do to prep a swimming pool for a weather event. ☔A great topic, but Rudy has some trickery up his sleeve. How would you handle it if your chat on hurricanes went to 💩? Andrea has a few tricks of her own and busts out some knowledge on all kinds of crap. Bottom line - poop carries dis...

Send us Fan Mail Rudy and Andrea pick up where they left off in last week's Chlorine Crisis discussion talking about a few of the alternatives pool owners, pros, and facility operators will need to investigate in order to survive a world without chlorine tablets. It doesn't always involve spending more money, In fact, a few of the methods the dynamic duo offer will have you ending the Po...

Send us Fan Mail United States Braces for 2021 Chlorine Shortage as Pool Season Rapidly Approaches If you have a swimming pool, you've probably already noticed soaring Chlorine Prices. In fact, Pool owners should prepare themselves to pay more for pool chlorine in 2021 than ever before and maybe more this year than the last two years combined – that is, until it's gone. Then what? Unfort...