Frank and Jac discuss how one of their technicians did not treat a group of about 20 pools for one or two weeks. With rain and rising temperatures, this was a recipe for the biggest green-to-clean week since they’ve been in business. And all one week before Memorial Day.
Ep 73. Pool Safety – Drowning Prevention and Pool Chemical Storage
Frank and Jacque answer a question about storing pool chemicals at your home and preventing drowning. Drowning is the #1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 years of age and the number 2 cause of death for children ages 4 to 11.
Ep 72. Good Water Samples and Filter Safety
Frank and Jacque discuss how to get a good water sample to test how important a good sample is and filter cleaning safety. Frank talks about a customer of his that was killed by his filter.
Ep 70. Talk About pH in Your Pool and All About Skimmers
Frank and Jac clarify a question about pH and how to control it properly. They also discuss the importance of skimmers in your pool, how to ensure they are operating correctly, and what you can do to improve their performance.
Ep 68. How to Prevent and Kill Algae in Your Pool
Frank and Jac talk about how to prevent algae and kill algae in your swimming pool.
Ep 66. Managing Alkalinity and Borate Questions
Frank and Jacque answer a question about pool alkalinity and a question about borates. Pool water chemistry, alkalinity in your pool, how to manage pool water chemistry, pool algae, pool water balance, and preventing pool algae.
Ep 65. The Deep End Awards
In the spirit of the awards season, Frank and Jacque have nominees and winners for different aspects of properly maintaining your pool.
Ep 63. GETTING READY FOR SPRING
Frank and Jacque discuss getting your pool ready for spring. They suggest simple steps to take to manage your pool going into the warmer weather and prevent problems.
Ep 62. Why You Need a Robotic Cleaner. & Make Water Chemistry Simple with Easy Ways to Clean a Cartridge Filter
Listeners ask Frank and Jacque to convince them to buy a robotic cleaner, ask if water chemistry can be super simple, and ask what easier ways to clean a cartridge filter are.
Ep 53. How to Reduce Your Chlorine Consumption
News of chlorine prices and availability possibly continue to be a problem. Our best option is to find ways to reduce the amount of chlorine we have to use.