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
Health Hazards and Swimming Pool Chemicals
If you work in the industry long enough or have taken care of your backyard pool for years, you are aware of the health hazards of many of the chemicals we use for pool care. I go over …
Rookie Pool Guy & Gal Mistakes Series - Part 2: Not Having a Routine
Like any job after awhile you put things on cruise control and are often not aware of if you did something or forgot to do something. A pool route can be very complex in that it becomes…
SweepEase Pool Brush is now the StingRay Brush
I really like the SweepEase pool brush and use it as my go to pool brush. It is specially designed to create more force as you brush the pool walls and force. Recently SweepEase has un…
Effective Ways to Sell Products to Your Customers
Everyone knows how easy it is to check prices online. Often the price online will be close to the actual wholesale price that we will pay for an item. But there are some effective ways …
Why is my Pool Water a Green Tint?
One thing that can happen is that metals can enter your swimming pool water. Copper is the most common metal and it can enter through the fill water, the equipment or by using copper-ba…
Buying a Pool Route Part 6: Buying a Partial Route
Does it make sense to purchase 10 to 15 pools to quickly expand your current pool route? It may or may not depending on your market and if you are able to grow organically through adver…
My Review of the Skim Doctor 2.0
I like any product that will enhance your pool skimming ability. But does the Skim doctor 2.0 really work? I think it does what it is supposed to do and is well worth the $40.00 investm…
Get Educated or Get Left Behind – Resources for 2020
Whether you are a pool service professional or a DIY homeowner 2020 is probably the best time ever to own and service pools. There is just so much great information out there on pool ca…
Using a Robotic Pool Cleaner for Commercial Service Accounts
The robotic pool cleaner is huge for the residential sector of the market. But when it comes to Commercial pools that market is flat. Part of it is the Health Department regulation proh…
Investing in Quality Pool Cleaning Equipment
Servicing pools requires high-quality equipment and there are many manufacturers who make Professional Grade Pool tools. As a homeowner using these Pro-grade tools will make your pool c…
Rookie Mistakes Series - Part 1: Under Bidding Service Accounts
It is tough to know how much to bid for pool service even when you have some experience. Imagine how tough it is when you are just starting out and know little about the bidding process…
Effective Strategies for Selling Automatic Pool Cleaners
I am a big fan of automatic pool cleaners. Here are some of the tactics I use to sell automatic pool cleaners to my customers. Whether you are a pool service company or a pool store emp…
Best Replacement for my Pressure Side Cleaner
Tired of your Pressure Side Pool Cleaner? But what should you replace it with? I go over the benefits of replacing it with a suction side cleaner and a robotic pool cleaner and give you…
How to Effectively Refer a Pool Job Out
You can’t do it all in your pool service business. What is the best way to refer work out on your pool route? Do you hire someone and pay them directly or do you refer them to the custo…
Bad Pool Product or User Error?
There are bad pool products out there, that is for sure. There are also defective pool products on the market. But user error is also a big part of why an automatic cleaner or Variable …
To Vacuum or Not to Vacuum That is the Question
This may sound simple on the surface but when should you manually vacuum a swimming pool and when is it futile to do so? Another word when will vacuum a pool with the system vacuum be m…
Should I Take on a Heavy Debris Pool?
Everyone who does pool service has run into a heavy debris pool at one time or another. Or several of them as in my case. Should you even take the time to bid one of these for service? …
High Filter PSI: Some Things to Look For
If your pool filter PSI is spiking even after you just cleaned the filter, these are some things to look for. It is not normal for the pool filter PSI to rise rapidly and there are a nu…
Buying a Pool Route Part 5: Now You Are on Your Own
After the training period is over you are now the proud owner and operator of your own pool route. Congratulations and good luck. If it were that easy. Here are some things to note as y…
Why You Should Use an Automatic Pool Cleaner
One tool that will make your pool care easy is an automatic pool cleaner. Whether you purchase a suction cleaner, pressure cleaner or a robotic pool cleaner any of these can make the ch…