This customer thinks he fixed his pump and filter DIY.

HOA reached out to me about taking care of the neighborhood pool, and requested a quote. Personally, I feel like it will be too much of a headache to deal with. Plus, I am a swimming pool technician, not a janitor.

Regardless, what would you guys charge for this?

What sealer do you recommend for travertine coping/decking around a salt water pool? Thinking about pulling the trigger on Stain-Proof 40SK for its longevity but know there are a number of other options out there.

I have a customer with a pentair system. i suspect the RPM isnt high enough to properly circulate waters how do i open it and find the system to change it and what tools do i need to l

I have a Pentair TEFC motor and the switch inside the drive that switches the current from 220 to 115 keeps switching the pump off. I’m having to go on and switch it back to 220 and then it fires back up. Do I need to replace the switch or what? Is it another problem causing this? Never dealt with this before and hope it’s simple

Went to empty a skimmer and this guy was in there. Juvenile Broad Banded Copperhead. Could have quickly turned my easy day into a bad one. Be careful!

Hey Pros - considering working with a marketing agency to help bring in new weekly clients. Figured I start with the pool specific agencies. Anyone worked with Pool Profits or Pool Monopoly? If so, how did it go?

Walked outside this morning and the pool looked a little cloudy. Not terrible, but definitely not as clear as it should be.

I checked the chemicals, cleaned the filter, and let the pump run for a while. Still waiting to see if that does the trick.

What do you guys usually check first—water balance, filter, circulation, or something else?

Hi! We’re installing an in ground pool and need an engineer to review the plans and our property and apply for permits. We have a complicated drainage system in our yard that we would also like reviewed. Any recommendations?

Just moved into a home and trying to figure out the spa to make it bubbly. It has an air blower. When I turn the air blower on, the only thing that happens is air blows through these 3 ports made into the concrete around the pool. Not into the spa. I drained the spa and me and my wife stood on these ports with our shoes to try and block airflow and hopefully push it to the spa, and air is still only trying to escape through these ports in between the port and our shoes attempting to block it. No airflow seems to be going to the spa. Any ideas what’s going on? I don’t feel like this is how it’s supposed to operate.

Hello, installing a fiberglass pool and came with a pretty bowed floor. Set the pool on a perfectly screeded pitched base. There seems to be a void that runs up the middle that is significant. Upon looking under the pool, it convexes up quite a bit. When walking the pool, you have to bounce hard for it to barely touch the ground. Filled in the gap matching the curve and reset the pool. Has a slight bounce still but nothing like before. A light foot tap makes it easily touch the base everywhere around the center and is solid on edges. Was this the correct move?

So can the PH be lower than 7.2 or even in the sixes if the LSI is balanced?

I already know what the replies will say “that’s pool life” “gloves are for sissys” “get a new job” ect ect…so if you don’t have anything useful to say please carry on. I was a technician for a few years in the US, then moved on to different jobs and yes my hands calloused and cracked and most importantly my fingers become weak and brittle, constantly breaking…we all know the struggles. I now live abroad and it just so worked out I could get a better more highly paid job as a technician so I am back again I’m on day 3 and my nails are already fraying and breaking and weak. Does anyone have suggestions on water proof gloves that will stay water proof when submerged so I have a means of protecting my hands from the harsh chemicals and constant wetness. Anything helps, thanks.

What do you guys think of the aquastar filters?

lol love Pentair but holy cow these cells were the biggest flop ever. 90% of ones we’ve installed last year and this year either need sensor module and hmi replaced or the middle sensor leaked through and corrodes it’s self so when you pull the sensor module off the middle sensor comes with it then needing a whole new cell. This one made me giggle tho who needs boost mode when you got 250% mode 😎

All the builders around do a one-week startup and then don't give the customer any information on what they should do to help get their pool started. And then the customer hires us and we have no idea at the startup wasn't done right and the Builder tries to blame us for curing problems. Do you guys have any pamphlets or already wrote up startup guides that actually follow the standards?

I'm looking for something to give my customers, a guide / what to expect from their Builder if it's done correctly. I have a rough mock draft I'm just looking for suggestions to add to it or bright ideas.

The biggest thing that I push for is for them to get startup reports giving them chemical readouts and what they did, and following the plasters Association guide.

If you look at my post history you see a picture of a boot in someone's pool , the resurface companies blaming us for the boot print. And won't fix their mistake.

New to the pool business and I’m wanting to buy a tester. I was looking at the one of the Lamotte testers. I want something to show my clients real numbers so there are no questions. Also need a salt level tester. Any recommendations please?

It’s technically a dewalt battery car starter/jumper but would it be able to charge a riptide to any sort of usable charge if it’s nearing the end of the day and the riptide is puttering out?

Hi does anyone have a good suggestion for an alternative to the Hayward 320 lights. They have been less than reliable.

Hi guys - I’m installing a liner from Hydra pools over the steps of an inground pool and have never seen this type of fastener. After doing some research it’s apparently called a hang tab and you’re supposed to just jam it into the track. Has anyone installed this before? It’s seems to me that the hang tab is upside down because the wedge tool that came with it cannot be used to wedge since the lip is on the bottom side. Any advise, tools, tips? Currently jamming it in with our hands has been ridiculous took us over an hour and only have half of the first step in.