Send us a text 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 Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_me...
Aug 24, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 957
Send us a text 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 Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_medium=referral&...
Aug 23, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 956
Send us a text 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 today! Customer referrals, free cleaner repairs, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It...
Aug 22, 2022•26 min•Season 6Ep. 955
Send us a text 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. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=spll&...
Aug 19, 2022•17 min•Season 6Ep. 954
Send us a text 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=referral&utm_source=spll&utm_campaign=spll Support the Pool Guy Podcast Show Sp...
Aug 18, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 953
Send us a text 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.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=spll&utm_campaign=...
Aug 17, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 952
Send us a text 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-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. ht...
Aug 16, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 951
Send us a text 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 Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_medium=referral&ut...
Aug 15, 2022•24 min•Season 6Ep. 950
Send us a text 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 week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesl...
Aug 12, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 949
Send us a text 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 Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?...
Aug 11, 2022•17 min•Season 6Ep. 948
Send us a text 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 easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial...
Aug 10, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 947
Send us a text 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, free water testing, open 7-days a week. It is fast and easy to become a Leslie’s Pr...
Aug 09, 2022•30 min•Season 6Ep. 946
Send us a text 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 to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-s...
Aug 08, 2022•23 min•Season 6Ep. 945
Send us a text 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 Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_medium=referral&utm...
Aug 05, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 944
Send us a text When you have the pool equipment below the water level, there are certain things that come into play before you can do something as simple as opening the pump basket. I go over some things to know about servicing a pool where the equipment sits below sea level. 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:...
Aug 04, 2022•18 min•Season 6Ep. 943
Send us a text I think you either love or hate the Hayward Navigator/PoolVac. There is really no in between. I unpack this iconic cleaner for you and go over some of the things to know about this beloved and much hated automatic 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 Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.h...
Aug 03, 2022•18 min•Season 6Ep. 942
Send us a text No one likes to be threatened with having a lawsuit slapped on them. You may have also thought of suing a customer for non-payment. And do you have General Liability insurance for your pool service? I go over this and more for you. 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-s...
Aug 02, 2022•18 min•Season 6Ep. 941
Send us a text These innovative pool products were created by some clever people. Wish there was a tool for that? There probably is. I go over where to find these unique products and a list of my top innovative pool 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 and easy to become a Leslie’s Preferred Pool Care Provider. https://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_med...
Aug 01, 2022•23 min•Season 6Ep. 940
Send us a text You probably never think of a constant needy customer as a boundary issue. Or by overworking and taking every job you are violating the boundaries of your spouse and family. But boundaries in business are important and I go over some key takeaways on establishing good healthy boundaries. 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...
Jul 29, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 939
Send us a text So your supplier is out of liquid chlorine. What can you use instead? Or they are out of Muriatic Acid. What can you use to lower the pH in a pool in that case? I go over this and more for you. 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=referral&...
Jul 28, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 938
Send us a text Here is the sales pitch for a VS (Variable Speed) Pump. I go over some things that are good to say and how to overcome certain rebuttals from the customer. 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=referral&utm_source=spll&utm_campaign=spll ...
Jul 27, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 937
Send us a text So what chemicals can you put in the skimmer? What chemicals can’t you add? I go over a list of some that are fine and others that never should be added to the skimmer. 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=referral&utm_source=spll&utm_c...
Jul 26, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 936
Send us a text There are a lot of Myths being circulated about VS pumps and I think most of it is just ignorance since the optics of a VS pump are so hard to translate. I unpack and clear up some of these common myths for you here today. 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.h...
Jul 25, 2022•24 min•Season 6Ep. 935
Send us a text A green pool cleanup can be done successfully the first time. But you need to be aware of a few fail points so that you are not doing this twice on the same pool within a 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/commercial-services.html/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=spll&a...
Jul 22, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 934
Send us a text There aren’t a whole lot of differences between a spa and a pool, right? There is quite a bit of difference as you will soon hear. 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=referral&utm_source=spll&utm_campaign=spll Support the Pool Guy Podc...
Jul 21, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 933
Send us a text In this part, I go over some things to get in order before you start investing. Get your ducks lined up and I go over some aspects of why a pool pro can be the ideal investor in Real Estate. 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=referral&utm...
Jul 20, 2022•21 min•Season 6Ep. 932
Send us a text I was asked to continue some of my investing talks and here it is for you. An informal introduction to Real-estate Investing. Part 1 of 2. 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=referral&utm_source=spll&utm_campaign=spll Support the Pool ...
Jul 19, 2022•22 min•Season 6Ep. 931
Send us a text Probably not to the level of Terminator but automation and robots are taking over the pool service industry. From automatic chemical feeders to robotic pool cleaners the wave of the future of pool care is 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://lesliespool.com/commercial-services.html/?utm_med...
Jul 18, 2022•24 min•Season 6Ep. 930
Send us a text I started a new series where I answer questions emailed to me. I go over matching service rates and something unique here – how to add a non-profit or foundation to your business. 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=referral&utm_source=spl...
Jul 15, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 929
Send us a text Very few products can be tested in real-world environments and with thousands of testers. So you are essentially the tester of new pool products when you purchase them. But thankfully most new products are just revamped of current products on the market already. 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...
Jul 14, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 928
