Frank and Jacque discuss the five basics of pool care in detail: debris removal, brushing, filtration, circulation, and water chemistry.
Ep 139. Black Algae, How Do You Get It, How Do You Get Rid of It
Frank and Jacque discuss black algae and the difficulties it causes with pool maintenance. They also discuss the metal staining issues that can happen from using products to combat algae.
Ep 117. Avoiding Contractor Nightmares with Steve Noviello, Investigative Journalist
Steve Noviello, an 11x Emmy Award-winning journalist known for consumer investigation, money-saving advice, bargain hunting, and product reviews and anchor of DFW Fox4 News, talks to Frank about how to vet contractors.
Ep 116. The 5 Basics of Pool Maintenance and Problems with Inconsistent Maintenance
Frank and Jacque discuss issues with maintaining a pool biweekly and review the five basics of pool maintenance in response to a listener question.
Ep 84. Pool overflowing issues? Why Running Pump One Hour for 10 Degrees May Not Work for You
BB from Georgia asks, “We have had some heavy rains. Our water gets higher than our tile around the pool but does not overflow the top.”
Ep 83. Sahara Dust Hitting Florida and More Summer Pool Problems
July 25 was World Drowning Prevention Day. There were 11 drowning deaths in the U.S. on average, and 22 were near drowning every day. Teach your kids to swim. Create barriers.
Ep 82. High CYA Solution! Some Other Summer Pool Problems
The preliminary results are in. We are giving the Green Story Global Cya remover a big thumbs up, with some conditions, and we are continuing to monitor.
Ep 81. Pool Maintenance Myths Seen on Facebook with Guest Derrick Todd
Derrick Todd steps in as a guest with Frank. Derrick is a pool business entrepreneur, service business coach, and “Pool Boy” Bar-B-Q rubs. He is also an admin on some of the most popular Facebook pool owner groups.
Ep 80. All About Salt Water Pools. Benefits and Drawbacks
Frank and Jacque discuss how saltwater chlorine generation pools work and the benefits and drawbacks of saltwater pools.
Ep 79. How to Cool Your Pool and Maintain Your Pool in the Summer Heat
Frank and Jacque discuss how to cool your pool down in the summer and overcome some of the difficulties pool service techs and pool owners deal with due to the heat and swim season.