The Pool Guy Podcast Show
In this podcast I cover everything swimming pool care-related from chemistry to automatic cleaners and equipment. I focus on the pool service side of things and also offer tips to homeowners. There are also some great interviews with guests from inside the industry.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 1754
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Every Other Week Service, Should I Do It?
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.
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Fastest Way to Vacuum a Pool
What is the true fastest way to vacuum a pool? I go over manually vacuuming (system vacuuming) vacuum systems and more.
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Pool Pole Choices Aluminum Or Carbon Fiber?
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.
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Practical Ways of Speeding Up Your Day On Your Pool Route
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 …
Help! D.E. Is Leaking Into My Pool!
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…
Best of the Pool Pro Round Table
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 …
Best of Rudy Stankowitz – Common Pool Myths
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…
Best of Bob Lowry – Free Chlorine Level Mistakes & Borates
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 id…
Best Of Pool Plaster Panel – Start-Up Methods and More
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.…
Why 3 PPM of Free Chlorine is Not the Ideal Level
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 lev…
Some Common Suction Side Cleaner Issue
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 is…
Tips for Equipment Below The Pool’s Water Level
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 thi…
Hayward Navigator, Love it or Hate it!
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 belo…
Lawsuits and other Liability Issues on Your Pool Route
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 …
Innovative Pool Products Under $40 That Are Game Changers!
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 …
Having Good Boundaries with Your Pool Route
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 boundar…
What Chemicals Can Be Substituted For What?
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 …
Sales Tips for VS Pumps
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.
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What Chemicals Can You Put Through the Skimmer?
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.
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VS Pool Pump Myths
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 t…