As people are about to plow into the summer season, what is the one thing you would encourage them to do this year?
These individuals possess a wealth of knowledge and experience that will provide you with invaluable insights into pool servicing.
What is your No. 1 chemical handling rule?
The PoolPro panel shares their No. 1 chemical handling rule. What’s your foremost rule for handling chemicals?
What is your favorite nonchemical water treatment?
The PoolPro panel reveals their top picks for nonchemical water treatments.
Meet the 2024 PoolPro Panel
These individuals possess a wealth of knowledge and experience that will provide you with invaluable insights into pool maintenance, design, and everything in between.
What do you do to prepare your budgets, inventory and staff for the next year?
Preparing for the upcoming year involves strategic steps in budgeting, managing inventory and staffing. Discover effective practices that businesses employ to ensure a smooth transition into the next year, optimizing resources and aligning operations for success.
What’s your best summer survival tip?
Perhaps the most important pool pro tip for hot summer service days — and all seasons — is to stay hydrated.
How Do You Deal With HOAs?
Panelists share their tips to keeping HOAs and customers happy David Van Brunt This one is easy for me since I have been the president of my HOA community — of 108 homes — for the last six years, and I also own a townhome in an HOA complex with a pool. Let me answer…
Favorite sanitizer — and why?
Panelists share their sanitizer of choice David Van Brunt This is a bit like asking, “If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only choose one type of food, which would it be?” If you chose pizza, you’d probably have high cholesterol, high blood pressure and would die within three years. Every sanitizer…
Is it possible to keep plaster perfect?
Jarred Morgan That is a tricky question that will have a wide range of responses. Being proactive is going to yield the best outcome and avoid problems and potential conflicts with your customer. If you’re the service company, be on the job before the water hose goes into the pool. If there are glaring issues…
New Year, New Viewpoints
David Van Brunt David Van Brunt has been in the swimming pool industry since 1988, but you may know him best from his YouTube videos, podcast (The Pool Guy Show) and website (swimmingpoollearning.com). Since 2012, Van Brunt has been doling out free advice to consumers and pool professionals alike on pool maintenance and products. His…
Supporting a Cause
We started A Buck A Pool many years back and to date have probably donated $12,000 for swim lessons and lifeguard certification. Here is how it works: We take a dollar a month for every pool that we service and put it into a virtual pot. At the end of the year we donate that…
Building Commercial Pools
Watters Aquatech builds commercial projects in the hotel, motel, apartment and condo sectors. We have been building pools and spas in this space for over 30 years, and typically build four to six each year. Our projects range from very simple to quite complex. Expanding into commercial projects not only helped fill gaps during slow…