The Deep End Pool Podcast

Frank and Jacque discuss 10 gifts that are great to treat yourself and your pool. We also tell the crazy naked guy at the airport story. Our sponsors for the 2024 podcast season. poolwerx.com jandy.com. bluerayxl.com cyclonefiltertools.com. ipssa.com allsafepool.com clearcomfort.com 00:00 introduction

Naked guy at DFW airport! little teaser for episode 103

Frank and Jacque go through their list of what makes some pools difficult and how to correct it. Our sponsors for the 2024 podcast season. poolwerx.com jandy.com. bluerayxl.com cyclonefiltertools.com. ipssa.com allsafepool.com clearcomfort.com We discuss many of the things we see regularly that make some pools much more difficult to properly maintain. Pools with heavy debris, pools with leaks, poo...

Jacque sings Frank's 12 tips of pool care in this holiday episode. Our sponsors for the 2024 podcast season. poolwerx.com jandy.com. bluerayxl.com cyclonefiltertools.com. ipssa.com allsafepool.com clearcomfort.com 00:00-04:20 introduction 04:21 the twelve tips of pool care the Deepend gave to me Circulate to remove the dead spots Maintain proper chlorine levels Maintain good water balance Effectiv...

Frank and Jacque introduce their sponsors for 2024, and then discuss back to the basics of pool care. Our sponsors for the 2024 podcast season. poolwerx.com jandy.com. bluerayxl.com cyclonefiltertools.com. ipssa.com allsafepool.com clearcomfort.com 00:00-11:00 introduction. 11:00-11:25 pool news update by Pool Magazine poolmagazine.com 12:44-13:39 Frank explains that the way he says Wisconsin is a...

Frank and Jacque discuss how to set reasonable expectations with pool service whether you run a service or are a pool owner. Poolwerx.com ipssa.com 00:00-04:48 introduction 04:49- pool owners need to understand that service pricing will vary from pool. and services offered by different service company's will vary greatly also. Pool owners need to make sure the service company knows pool service co...

Frank and Jacque discuss his journey into and through the swimming pool industry. What got him into the business, the training that helped him greatly, mistakes he made and learned from, and where they are now. poolwerx.com, ipssa.com

The Frank and Stank Show. Frank sits down with Rudy Stankowitz, of Talking Pools Podcast to discuss unsafe safety barrier exception requirements that have been lobbied for and adopted by many code enforcement entities, and what is black algae. deependfrank@gmail.com talkingpools@gmail.com email Rudy and get your form to send to your representatives to remove the safety barrier exception. poolwerx....

Listen up and make sure none of these ever happen to you. Frank and Jacque discuss some of Frank's scariest and most odd memories he's had over his many years in the pool industry. Some of the worst that Frank has seen, felt, and smelt. Poolwerx.com. ipssa.com 00:00 - Inroduction 07:50 - customer's children were getting shocked every time they swam in the deep end of the pool. 08:55 - customer's p...

Frank and Jacque discuss conserving poo heat with solar covers, solar rings, and liquid solar blanket and cold water balance. poolwerx.com ipssa.com 00:00 - introduction 07:50 – solar blankets, liquid blankets, solar rings to reduce heat loss and evaporation. Solar blanket does actually transfer some heat into the water, but we believe the biggest benefit is it reduces heat loss by reducing evapor...

Frank and Jacque take a listener question asking what are some products he would recommend to get or avoid. Rated on the 1 to 5 quack scale, even have a couple with the ultimate low butt quack rating. deependfrank@gmail.com. poolwerx.com. ipssa.com 00:00 intro. 03:30 Our service business, Poolwerx Keller was awarded "Top 50" Service Companies in the U.S by Pool and Spa News. Thank you to all of ou...

Part 2 of Frank and guest Greg Leschber discuss common regrets pool owners have shared with them. poolwerx.com ipssa.com Continuing with water features from episode 92. Greg brings up how pool owners have regretted not having a separate dedicated pump for their water features on their pool. A separate pump allows you run the features during spa mode or at any time. deck jets. Frank is not a fan of...

Part 1. Special guest Greg Leschber of Leschber designs discusses with Frank some of the many things that pool owners have wished they would have done different with their pool projects. Poolwerx.com IPSSA.com some of the things we hear pool owners say the wish they would have done something different with their pool and pool area design, equipment, features, and materials. 00:00-09.04: intro 09:0...

Frank and Jacque talk about water balance water chemistry. Why is LSI Langlier Saturation Index important in your pool and how do you manage it. poolwerx.com ipssa.com 00:00-04:50 must be halloween found a bat in a skimmer, plaster finisher didn't use stainless steel set screws when reinstalling the pool light fixture 04:51 facebook question asking if they should be concerned about pH being high i...

Frank and Jacque discuss an issue with extremely high alkalinity and how to fix it. The ends and outs and myth busting beliefs about alkalinity. Credit to Ipssa "Basic Training Manual" and "Intermediate Training Manual" by the late, great Robert Lowery poolwerx.com ipssa.com 00:00 Intro. what's up with Frank and Jacque 05:40 Fellow Poolwerx franchisee, Poolwerx Haslet, is dealing with extremely hi...

Our first episode of our third season! Frank and Jacque talk more about some things you should do going into cooler season. Poolwerx.com ipssa.com 00:00 introduction 08:00 checking out your pool equipment area, is your equipment pad clean? Do not let your pad be overgrown with grass or be covered in dirt or debris. Watch out for the fire ants mounding up under your pump motor. Fire ants will mound...

Frank and Jacque answer a couple listener questions. First question is about properly sizing a pool heater and brand recommendations. Then they answer a couple questions about salt systems, corrosion, and CYA issues. https://poolwerx.com https://ipssa.com https://sizing.aquacal.com/ How do you determine the size of heater you need for your pool or spa? First, many pros will agree that bigger is be...

Frank and Jacque talk about pool water chemistry as your water cools off into the fall, from the center London while traveling.. They also discuss some other things you can do to get your pool ready for the cooler season.

Frank's reads his "If I Were An Algae" poem, and discusses what algae likes and how you can control it. poolwerx.com ipssa.com Well if I were an algae I would pick the perfect pool There would be lots of sunshine And it would never be cool I’d like the warmer water It gives me special powers I can double in numbers Every three to four hours I’m a photosynthesizer It takes sun to make me grow And I...

Frank and Jacque answer a listener question about should they replace a pump motor or spend the extra money and install a new Jandy variable speed pump. Poolwerx.com ipssa.com using calculator https://www.jandy.com/en/pool-pump-savings *error stated- Frank stated the $1300 savings for an 8 hour run time on the pump saves $1300 per year, I should have said about $1000 per year. The $1300 savings is...

Frank and Jacque answer a couple questions from listeners. Should you worry about your pool overflowing during heavy rains? And a little more about how long should you run your pump. That turns into a little bit of a rant against the "one hour for every ten degrees of air temperature". poolwerx.com IPSSA.com 00:00 introduction 03:30 our big giveaway at our retail stores in North Richland Hills Tex...

Frank and Jacque talk about the Sahara dust that is hitting the southeast U.S. this week. Don't let this become a problem for you. poolwerx.com 00:00 intro, grand kid jokes, our week 04:44 July 25 was world drowning prevention day. 11 drowning death in the U.S. on average, every day, 22 near drowning every day. Teach your kids to swim. create barriers. adult supervision, actively watching the chil...

The preliminary results are in. We are giving the Green Story Global Cya remover a big thumbs up, with some conditions, and we are continuing to monitor. poolwerx.com see our facebook page https://facebook.com/@deependfrank 00:00 introduction 02:55 Green Story Global Cya Remover. We have used it on one dozen pools for 6 to 8 weeks. It is working. On some it worked better than on others. Good flow...

Frank visits with Reed Hauge, CEO All-Safe Pool Fence and Covers. Frank and two of his technicians spent a week at the All-Safe training facility in Anaheim, California. All-Safe provides excellent training for all of their safety fencing, safety nets, and leaf covers products. Not only do they provide excellent on-hands experience with their products, but they also have an excellent knowledge bas...

Derrick Todd steps in as guest with Frank. Derrick is pool business entrepreneur, service business coach, and "Pool Boy" Bar-B-Q rubs. He is also admin on some of the most popular Facebook pool owner groups. Derrick and Frank discuss some of the myths and misunderstood truths they see in pool owner facebook groups. poolboyrubs.com 00:00 - meet Derrick Todd. 20 years in the pool industry, 08:50 - F...