The Pool Guy Podcast Show
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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.
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Why Your Chlorine Disappears Overnight
Chlorine that keeps crashing to zero can make you feel like you’re doing everything “by the book” and still losing. We dig into the real-world reasons...
Things Homeowners Do That Drive Pool Pros Crazy
The fastest way to ruin a pool isn’t a broken pump or a bad filter, it’s a handful of totally preventable homeowner habits that quietly sabotage circu...
Joe Laurino on Fill Water Problems
Fill water can look perfectly clear and still wreck a startup. If there’s iron, copper, tannins, or other contaminants in the source, they can end up...
Why Is My Pool Water Tinted? Joe Laurino Explains
A pool can look perfect on Friday, then turn an eerie green tint right after you shock it and suddenly everyone swears it’s algae. We’ve seen it on ro...
Joe Laurino on Smart Pool Water Management
Pool water can look crystal clear and still be quietly destroying your surfaces and equipment. We sit down with Joe Laurino of Periodic Products, kno...
Fred Schweer's PoolRx Sales Playbook
Your pool route does not need more hustle, it needs a cleaner sales system. We walk through how to position PoolRx as a high-value, once-a-year upgrad...
Fred Schweer Explains PoolRx Compatibility
Algae that keeps coming back can make even great pool techs feel like they are chasing ghosts, especially when a customer says, “But we already added...
Bob Lowry Explains the Cal Hypo Stain Mystery
A black stain shows up on the pool floor right after you add cal-hypo and your brain jumps straight to “drain it and acid wash.” We slow that moment d...
Bob Lowry Explains Why Borates Matter
Borates get talked about like they’re a cure-all for pool problems, but that belief is exactly what gets pool owners and pool pros into trouble. We si...
Bob Lowry Answers the Trichlor Debate
Chlorine tablets can feel like the simplest path to a clean pool, until the water starts fighting back. We dig into what really happens when trichlor...
Bob Lowry Explains Chlorine Strength
“99% trichlor” sounds like a mic-drop statistic, but it’s also one of the most persistent sources of confusion in pool care. We sit down with Bob Lowr...
Bob Lowry: Should You Ever Add Copper to a Pool?
Copper sounds like the perfect pool hack: add a “mineral system,” fight algae, and use less chlorine. The reality is more complicated, and that gap be...
Pool Plaster Problems You'll Get Blamed For
A pool finish can look “ruined” overnight, yet the real cause might be completely normal plaster behavior. I walk through the plaster problems that tr...
The Simple Pool Cleaner That Just Keeps Working
Robotic pool cleaners get all the hype, but hype does not keep a pool clean on Tuesday morning when the wind kicks up and dirt drops to the floor. We...
Pool School: Chemical Safety, Hidden Leaks & Saltwater Tips
One careless twist of a lid can turn a normal pool stop into a choking, lungs-burning emergency. We get real about the kind of “pool guy knowledge” yo...
37 Years Later: Advice I'd Give My Younger Pool Guy Self
If you could hop in a time machine and give your younger self one page of business advice, what would you say and what would you beg yourself to stop...
Big Industry News: HASA Buys Bio-Dex
A chemical brand doesn’t survive since the 1960s by accident and Hasa’s acquisition of Biodex is a sign these formulas are sticking around for the lon...
The First-Year Mistakes Every Pool Service Owner Makes
Underbidding can feel like the fastest way to grow a pool route, until you realize you are working harder for less money and dreading stops you used t...
Variable Speed Pump Sizing Made Simple
Buying a variable speed pool pump should feel like an upgrade, not a guessing game, but most people get stuck on the biggest horsepower number and end...
Pool Water Testing Explained: What Pros Actually Use
Bad pool chemistry decisions usually start with one thing: a bad test. We walk through the real pros and cons of the tools most people rely on to test...
Should You Buy a Cheap Variable Speed Pool Pump?
A $300 variable speed pool pump can feel like the smartest upgrade you’ll make all year, until you try to plumb it in, dial in the flow, or keep it ru...
How to Actually Find the Source of Algae in Your Pool
Algae can make you feel like you’re losing your mind: you raise chlorine, the pool looks better, and then the green haze or mustard dust is back next...
Bob Lowry on Pool Service Rookie Mistakes
Algae every week even though the test kit shows plenty of chlorine? That headache usually isn’t bad luck, it’s bad math. We dig into the most common r...
Bob Lowry on Dialing in Free Chlorine the Right Way
Your pool can look fine on paper and still be losing the chlorine battle. We dig into the frustrating “problem pool” scenario where you’re pouring in...
Bob Lowry Breaks Down TDS in Pool Water
If you’ve ever stared at a “perfect” test strip while the pool still acts weird, you’re probably missing one of the quietest drivers in pool water che...
Bob Lowry on the Dangers of High CYA Levels
Your pool water can look “chlorinated” on a test and still be unsafe or algae-prone. The missing piece is cyanuric acid (CYA), the pool stabilizer tha...
Bob Lowry: The Truth About Persistent High pH in Pools
Your pool pH isn’t “random” or “stubborn” and once you understand what’s actually driving the rise, you can finally stop the endless acid cycle. We di...
All About Metals in Your Pool with Joe Laurino
Metal stains are one of the fastest ways a pool can look “dirty” even when the water is balanced and clear. The tricky part is that metals like copper...
Summer Pool Care Tips That Save Time and Money
Summer doesn’t just make pools warmer. It makes them harder to manage, easier to mess up, and way more visible to the people paying the bill. We talk...
Can a Pool Really Pop Out of the Ground?
A drained pool looks harmless until you realize it can become a boat. We’re talking about pool pop-ups, the real-world risk behind the phrase “the poo...
Pool Skimmer Tips That Actually Work
If your pool skimmer feels “lazy” and the surface never quite looks clean, the problem usually isn’t the leaves, it’s the setup. I walk through the mo...
How to Know When a Pool Filter Is Done
Filter problems love to disguise themselves as “chemistry issues” and that’s exactly how pool owners waste weekends and pool pros lose hours. We walk...
Before You Start a Pool Service Business, Listen to This
Everyone loves the freedom of owning a pool service business until the scary questions show up: “What if I fail?” “What if I get sick?” “What about he...
Residential vs. Commercial Pools: No Contest
Commercial pool service can look like the fast lane to bigger revenue, until you realize how many forces you do not control. We walk through the real...
EPA vs. Sodium Bromide: The Real Story Part 2 of 2
A single line on a label can shake an entire trade, especially when that trade has been using the product for 30 plus years. We pick back up with Scot...
EPA vs. Sodium Bromide: The Real Story Part 1 of 2
The EPA’s sodium bromide relabeling decision didn’t just tweak a bottle panel, it pulled a familiar algae treatment tool out of the outdoor pool conve...
Nautis VSF Maintains Perfect Flow Automatically!
Your pool doesn’t care what RPM your pump runs at. It cares about flow. And most of the headaches we see as pool owners and pool service pros start wh...
Coming Soon! The New PCTI Video Training Program
A lot of residential pool techs learn water chemistry the hard way: a few rules of thumb, a few opinions from the internet, and a lot of costly guessi...
Summer Pool Survival Guide with Terry Arko
Summer doesn’t “start” on a date for pool pros, it starts the moment the water warms and your easy week turns into a sprint. Terry Arco from HASA join...
The Most Frustrating Part of Cleaning a Pool Filter
Filter cleaning is where “simple maintenance” turns into stuck lids, mangled threads, mystery leaks, and the one moment on a job that can actually hur...