The Pool Guy Podcast Show

When you are starting it is easy to get in over your head. Even seasoned service pro can take on more than they can handle. Here are some practical tips on avoiding getting in over your head out there. 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 P...

If you only off full-service pool service you may be leaving some money and easy service accounts on the table. There are several different service tiers you can test out and some of these may be very lucrative in expanding your route. 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 eas...

It all starts with poor boundaries and maybe poor communication on your part but you can set some unhealthy precedents on your pool route if you are not careful. Here are some to avoid. 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 Provide...

So much talk in the media about a coming recession and so many pool pros are needlessly worrying about it. I wouldn’t say a recession is no big deal but it is also just a normal cycle of the economy and pool service is pretty insulated from the fallout. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week....

You really don’t need a lot of cleaning equipment to get started cleaning your own pool or to start a pool route business. I go over the basic equipment you will need. 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://leslies...

Some pool pros are just stuck with big pools in their service area. Any pool 30,000 gallons or bigger falls into this category. I go over some of the headaches of servicing big pools and some easy fixes to make them serviceable. 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 be...

AquaStar has a new VS pump hitting the market in late 2022 and the Pipeline VS Pump is sure to be one of the best-built pumps out there. Todd Pieri goes over the new pump as well as the quality control that is put into all AquaStar products. 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 a...

Todd Pieri of AquaStar goes over why the pool pro will over the new AquaStar Pipeline Filter. Not only is the compact size attractive but there are many more reasons why you will want to populate your pool route with this filter.   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...

Not only is the compact size of the AquaStar filter something unique in the industry, but having the flow of a filter twice the size makes this a revolutionary filter. Todd Pieri of AquaStar breaks down all of these great features for you and more! 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...

So which one should you get, a Vacuum System or a Portable Filtration System? Both are vastly different and I go over the pros and cons of each system for you here.  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://lesliespo...

Thinking about converting a customer’s spa to salt? Have a hot tub that you are struggling to keep chlorinated? The Smarter Spa system might be just what you are looking for. Convert a spa to a salt spa in just minutes.   Watch the video: https://youtu.be/NRdnDCuWEXA Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7...

Offering discounts like the 1st month free can sound enticing and might get you some accounts. But there are other smarter discounts you can offer and I go over some of these as well as the 1st-month free offer. 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...

Adding value to your pool route is as easy as adding one account. Or 5 accounts. I go over another way of looking at your pool route and some simple ways to scale your business with simple math.  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 Ca...

Is there an ideal run time for your pool pump to get all of the water through your filter and back out into the pool again? The answer may surprise you.  Here is a study that was done on pool flow and getting one cycle of water through the filter https://iwaponline.com/jwh/article/16/3/449/39100/A-quantitative-analysis-of-swimming-pool  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account toda...

A customer approaches you to move their account to every other week service. Should you do it? Here are the reasons this is a bad idea and I glean this from personal experience.  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. http...

What is the true fastest way to vacuum a pool? I go over manually vacuuming (system vacuuming) vacuum systems and more.  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://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_medium=r...

Which pool pole is best for you? A two-piece or 3-piece pole? Aluminum or Carbon Fiber? I go over what I think would be the best choice depending on your needs.   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://lesliespool....

These are tips that will allow you to speed up your day without of course cutting corners on your pool route. What good would it be to get through your day and lose accounts because of poor service? I focused on some practical things you can do to speed up the day.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-...

So you have a D.E. filter and D.E. is leaking into your pool after cleaning it or just randomly. Join the club. I go over some common and not-so-common reasons why D.E. will leak into a pool.   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...

The Pool Pro Round Table Episode is one of my most popular episodes even though it runs over 1 hour in length. Here is a short “Best of” from that episode. In it, we discuss advice you would tell your younger self and how to deal with difficult customers.    Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a w...

Rudy Stankowitz is a smart guy. He has been a guest on my podcast show a few times and here is some of his best stuff – myth-busting. You can lower pH without lowering Alkalinity and Is a Salt Pool or a Chlorine Pool.   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 Le...

Bob Lowry was a Legend in the industry. I am glad that I got to record so many podcasts with him. A Best of Week would not be complete without a Bob Lowry segment. Here we talk about ideal FC levels and Bob's favorite topic, borates.  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...

This was one of my most popular series. A podcast with a panel consisting of a builder, a member of the National Plaster Council, and another pool pro who specializes in high-end pools. We cover Start-Up Methods, customer errors in getting in too early, and the real expectations of the clients. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs...

Is 3ppm the ideal chlorine level? It used to be. But new research may make this industry standard Free Chlorine baseline a thing of the past. In fact there is no ideal Free Chlorine level when you factor in the CYA level of a pool.  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...

There are some common issues you will experience with suction side cleaners. I try to address the more common ones here for you and offer some solutions to this sometimes frustrating issues.  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...