The Pool Guy Podcast Show

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...

Choosing the right size salt system sounds easy enough. You just calculate your pool’s size in gallons or liters and then you can find a salt water system rated for your pool size. Sounds simple enough but wait, what if the salt cell rated for your pool is not the best choice? Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testi...

There is still a lot of misinformation out there about saltwater pools also known as saltwater generators or chlorine generators. I go over the main benefit of a saltwater system and cover the cons also in detail for you in today’s podcast. 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 an...

I have been running the Ariel in my pool now for over 4 months and I think after testing it that the Ariel is a solid choice for a surface cleaner.  Listen to hear what I liked and what I didn’t like about this cleaner.  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 L...

If you don’t have a portable clean-up pump or a portable filtration system there are some very good reasons to get one. You can expand your services and also make green pool clean-ups that much easier. For around $300 you can build a very good clean-up pump. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a w...

Wasting time on your pool route is the same as wasting money. You could be doing more pools or more work instead of wasting time doing things that make no money and no sense. I go over some keys to time management in today’s podcast. 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...

Does it make sense to switch from a Pressure Side Cleaner or a Suction Side Cleaner to a Robotic Pool Cleaner? I go over some reasons it may make sense and also share some of the pros and cons of a Robotic Pool Cleaner. 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...

It looks like everything is out of stock in the swimming pool industry. Looking for chlorine? Good luck. How about equipment? Good luck also. How about an employee? Yeah, that too. I go over some tips on how to navigate this crazy “Not Enough” 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...

Sometimes you have to put on your detective cap in order to find out why a pool may have algae in it. Finding the source of the algae problem goes a long way in preventing it from returning again. I go over some ways to get to the source of your algae issue.  Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a...