Send us a text Cal Hypo tablets have been on the market for several years now. One clear benefit is that they do not contain any Cyanuric Acid. But there are some other things to be aware of when you are thinking of making the switch to Cal Hypo tablets. See the pros and cons of Cal Hypo tablets. 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 ...
Jan 13, 2021•15 min•Season 5Ep. 537
Send us a text I have had many trucks over the years and when asked which truck size do I prefer I come down on the smaller compact truck size. Not for gas milage per say but there are a number of reasons why a smaller truck is more ideal for pool service. Listen as I go over my case for a compact truck. 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 Preferr...
Jan 12, 2021•16 min•Season 5Ep. 536
Send us a text I recorded a series of podcasts with renowned chemistry expert Bob Lowry. Bob Lowry has created over 100 chemicals used in today's Pool & Spa Industry and has written over 20 books on pool & spa chemistry. He has been in the industry for over 47 years and is the Lead Consultant at Lowry Consulting Group, leads the Pool Chemistry Training Institute, and has created the Certified Residential Pool & Spa Certification Program. Learn more at https://www.lowrycg.com/ or http...
Jan 11, 2021•26 min•Season 5Ep. 535
Send us a text I recorded a series of podcasts with renowned chemistry expert Bob Lowry. Bob Lowry has created over 100 chemicals used in today's Pool & Spa Industry and has written over 20 books on pool & spa chemistry. He has been in the industry for over 47 years and is the Lead Consultant at Lowry Consulting Group, leads the Pool Chemistry Training Institute, and has created the Certified Residential Pool & Spa Certification Program. Learn more at https://www.lowrycg.com/ or http...
Jan 08, 2021•16 min•Season 5Ep. 534
Send us a text I recorded a series of podcasts with renowned chemistry expert Bob Lowry. Bob Lowry has created over 100 chemicals used in today's Pool & Spa Industry and has written over 20 books on pool & spa chemistry. He has been in the industry for over 47 years and is the Lead Consultant at Lowry Consulting Group, leads the Pool Chemistry Training Institute, and has created the Certified Residential Pool & Spa Certification Program. Learn more at https://www.lowrycg.com/ or http...
Jan 07, 2021•14 min•Season 5Ep. 533
Send us a text I recorded a series of podcasts with renowned chemistry expert Bob Lowry. Bob Lowry has created over 100 chemicals used in today's Pool & Spa Industry and has written over 20 books on pool & spa chemistry. He has been in the industry for over 47 years and is the Lead Consultant at Lowry Consulting Group, leads the Pool Chemistry Training Institute, and has created the Certified Residential Pool & Spa Certification Program. Learn more at https://www.lowrycg.com/ or http...
Jan 06, 2021•13 min•Season 5Ep. 532
Send us a text I recorded a series of podcasts with renowned chemistry expert Bob Lowry. Bob Lowry has created over 100 chemicals used in today's Pool & Spa Industry and has written over 20 books on pool & spa chemistry. He has been in the industry for over 47 years and is the Lead Consultant at Lowry Consulting Group, leads the Pool Chemistry Training Institute, and has created the Certified Residential Pool & Spa Certification Program. Learn more at https://www.lowrycg.com/ or http...
Jan 05, 2021•15 min•Season 5Ep. 531
Send us a text I recorded a series of podcasts with renowned chemistry expert Bob Lowry. Bob Lowry has created over 100 chemicals used in today's Pool & Spa Industry and has written over 20 books on pool & spa chemistry. He has been in the industry for over 47 years and is the Lead Consultant at Lowry Consulting Group, leads the Pool Chemistry Training Institute, and has created the Certified Residential Pool & Spa Certification Program. Learn more at https://www.lowrycg.com/ or http...
Jan 04, 2021•32 min•Season 5Ep. 530
Send us a text You may not have heard of Residential Pool Certification and it is not as familiar as the CPO course but it is something that I highly think you should consider. The course is offered by Bob Lowry who is a chemist with a huge pedigree in the pool and spa industry. Learn the difference between his course and the CPO course. 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...
Jan 01, 2021•16 min•Season 4Ep. 529
Send us a text There are many reasons why you may want to consider taking on some above ground pools in your service area. You may have heard the stories that they are hard to maintain and that they are a waste of time. But if you set them up correctly they can be a great addition to your pool 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 easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred P...
Dec 31, 2020•16 min•Season 4Ep. 528
Send us a text What are the best speeds and runtimes to set for your variable speed pump? This is a question I am often asked and I go over some rpm or pump speed percentages as well as run times. Each pool will be slightly different due to size but you will get a general idea. 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...
Dec 30, 2020•16 min•Season 4Ep. 527
Send us a text When upgrading your existing single-speed pump it can sometimes be challenging to decide on which Variable Speed Pump to upgrade to. Specifically which hp rating should you upgrade to. There are a lot of different factors when deciding and I go over them here for you so that you can make the correct choice. 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 ...
Dec 29, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 526
Send us a text It is good to know what you are putting into your pool each week. Typically you can find the chemical ingredients listed in the MSDS sheet that the manufacturer puts out. Not only does this data sheet list the safety of the product but it also gives you the ingredients in most cases. Take Clorox 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...
Dec 28, 2020•23 min•Season 4Ep. 525
Send us a text I recently recorded a podcast on how showing up is half the battle. But what if the customers don’t know that you showed up or accuses you of not showing up? I offer some tried and true ways to help you “prove” you were at their pool that week. 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...
Dec 25, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 524
Send us a text Coldwater can offer some challenges to water testing especially if you use a Reagent Test Kit. I go over some things to look for when testing in cold water and also offer some cold water treatments you can implement. 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/?u...
Dec 24, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 523
Send us a text This is the gross or darker side of pool service. Finding a dead critter in a customer’s pool. What do you do with the dead critter and how do you make the pool safe again. I go over some disposal tips and give you some gruesome examples of dead critters on my pool 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 easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provi...
Dec 23, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 522
Send us a text Is your pool service business making money? How would you know unless you did a year-end audit? I focus on three areas to look at, your income, your expenses, and your personal expenses. Which category needs to move up or down? Do you need more income or are you not watching your business costs? Or are you spending too much on your personal expense side? Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, op...
Dec 22, 2020•16 min•Season 4Ep. 521
Send us a text With July 19th, 2021 as the end date for sales of single-speed pumps for in-ground pools of more than 1- horsepower, it looks like Variable Speed Pumps will be the king. In other words, you will have no option except to sell them to your customers when their pump motors burn out. I go over some sales tips for you going forward in 2021. Leslie’s Pro: Pool Service Pro, open a Wholesale account today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. I...
Dec 21, 2020•27 min•Season 4Ep. 520
Send us a text Are you bringing the Industry down or is the way you do business bringing the Industry up? I think that being ignorant is not a bad thing and it opens you up to want to learn and get better. But remaining ignorant and not improving your business and the industry as a whole is a real problem. 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...
Dec 18, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 519
Send us a text Have spare parts on your service truck or van is critical and a great time saver. I go over some of the spare parts that I carry and I think the list is more or less regional. But you get the idea from my list. 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_med...
Dec 17, 2020•16 min•Season 4Ep. 518
Send us a text Everyone has an opinion when it comes to filters and which filter type we think is best. I happen to lean heavily towards cartridge filters even though they are not perfect for every pool. But I think the good points of a cartridge filter outweigh any negatives. 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...
Dec 16, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 517
Send us a text I know the coming 3” Tri-Chlor Shortage has been talked to death already but I am focusing here in this podcast on some effective ways to use liquid chlorine on your pool route in place of tablets. I go over what you need to do to get a pool ready for the transition and ways to use liquid chlorine effectively. 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 beco...
Dec 15, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 516
Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with the Founder of Sutor Ravi Kurani and the Head of Marketing Jarie Bolander as we go over some of the great features found in the Sutor Smart Water Monitor. It is the most advanced smart water monitor on the market today and it is also very affordable. 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...
Dec 14, 2020•30 min•Season 4Ep. 515
Send us a text If you own a pool are service pools in areas where we don’t close the pool for the Winter, there are some things about cold water that you need to be aware of. I go down the list of cold-water issues and things that are different in the winter months. 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://lesliesp...
Dec 11, 2020•16 min•Season 4Ep. 514
Send us a text The Spa Wand is a great device to use when cleaning Fiberglass spas, but it is a bit dated. I used one in the ’90s and in the year 2020, there are many great battery operated vacuums that will work more effectively and better. Maybe it is time to retire your Spa Wand? 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....
Dec 10, 2020•14 min•Season 4Ep. 513
Send us a text Duct tape is a sure sign that you are doing a Mickey Mouse fix it type job. But don’t dismiss Duct Tape entirely from your pool service. There are many times when I have used it for a temporary fix and it got me through until I was able to replace the part. Find out what Duct Tape works on in this episode. 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...
Dec 09, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 512
Send us a text If you haven’t had a client stiff you or not pay you it will happen at some point. There are things that you can do to reduce the risk of getting stiffed and I will go over some of these for you. Getting burned is no fun and we have all been 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 Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool...
Dec 08, 2020•16 min•Season 4Ep. 511
Send us a text Did you know that Leslie’s Pool Supplies Offers Wholesale pricing at all of their 900 plus locations? If you are a pool service pro-open an account today and start getting wholesale pricing. It is quick and easy and free! 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.ht...
Dec 07, 2020•23 min•Season 4Ep. 510
Send us a text Okay, is it even fair to compare a Leaf Vacuum (Leaf Bagger, Leaf Master) to a Vacuum System like the Riptide? I give it a shot here and if you know me you probably already know the winner. There are some similarities actually and I discuss which I think is better and why. 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 Prov...
Dec 04, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 509
Send us a text If you have a D.E. Filter the last thing you want to see is Diatomaceous Earth returning into the pool. I go over some common areas inside your D.E. Filter that are the top suspects for a D.E. leak back into your 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 Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/...
Dec 03, 2020•16 min•Season 4Ep. 508
