Episode 153: CCH® - How Cal-Hypo Tabs Could be the Answer to the Chlorine Shortage with Alan Wing
Listen in as Alan offers a primer on cal-hypo, tri-chlor, and liquid chlorine. He explains the advantages of cal-hypo and best practices for applying both tabs and granular to a pool. Finally, he speaks on CCH’s® cal-hypo slow dissolving tabs and its chemical feeder, the CCH® Endurance system.
Episode 149: ACID Magic - The 90% Less Fumes Muriatic Acid Alternative with Ed Cassinis
Listen in and learn the history of Certol and how they came to acquire ACID Magic, how the product does everything that muriatic acid does but better, and how pool professionals can incorporate ACID Magic into their business.
Episode 146: How One Idea for Improved Skimming Transformed into a Line of Innovative Pool Tools with Eric and Jenel Resh
Eric and Jenel Resh are the owners of Piranha Pool Products, formally known as the Smart! Company based in Temecula, CA. An industry leader among pool cleaning brands, Piranha’s products include leaf nets, poles, and brushes which are available through hundreds of wholesale distributors around the country.
Episode 144: An Introduction to Ozone with Beth Hamil of MicroPlasma Ozone Technology
Beth Hamil is the Vice President of Product Development at MicroPlasma Ozone Technologies, Inc. She has 42 years of professional experience in ozone system development, ozone applications, ozone consulting, and project management, spanning a comprehensive range of commercial and residential industries.
Episode 143: Shasta Pools - Astonishing Customers for 55 Years with Skip and Jeff Ast
In this episode, we had the opportunity to interview Skip Ast and Jeff Ast of Shasta Pools. Shasta’s commitment to excellence began in 1966 when Bob Ast founded Shasta and was soon joined by his brother Skip. Today Shasta is Arizona’s most experienced pool builder and the valley’s only Master Pools Guild member, delivering innovative outdoor environments that are built to last with Skip, his son Jeff, and grandson Skip III carrying on the family tradition.
Episode 136: The LaMotte Company - A Century of Innovation with Richard LaMotte
Today’s guest takes us way back to 1919 when his company was started by his grandfather just after the Great War. He walks us through the many innovative ideas and products that the LaMotte Company has had over that time, what sparked those ideas, and the amount of work that it took to make it all happen.
Episode 130: Pentair Home App & IntelliSync: Overview & Install Process with Rodney McCall & Adam Key
In today’s episode, we highlight a few new items that Pentair has come out with during the pandemic. We will be covering the Pentair Home and Pro app as well as the all-new IntelliSync Pump Control and Monitoring System.
Episode 126: Fundamentals of Filtration with Frank Swindell & Mike Childress of Pentair
Listen in as Frank and Mike explain how to spot filtration issues in a pool or spa, how commercial and residential pools require different standards when gauging what size filter to install, considerations around the distance between the equipment and the pool, and choosing between the three types of pool filters.
Episode 123: How Solar Breeze’s New Ariel Helps You Put More Focus on Profit-Producing Activities with Paul Sim
Listen in as Paul discusses how Solar Breeze was conceptualized, Solar Breeze’s recent acquisition by Pivot International, how Ariel is an improvement over the NX series, and Solar Breeze’s other new product, Skimbot.
Episode 103: Cleaners 101 - Suction Side, Pressure Side, and Robotic Cleaners with John and Brian of Pentair
In this episode, we sat down with John Rotundo and Brian King from Pentair to discuss suction side, pressure side, and robotic pool cleaners. We had a great discussion about each option and how they are designed to work. We also discussed some of the key things that you need to know when dealing with each style.
Episode 101: 8 Bad Habits That Are Costing You Money with Eric Knight of Orenda Technologies
In this episode, Eric Knight from Orenda joins us again, but this time it is to discuss eight bad habits that are costing you money.
Episode 99: Pentair IntelliCenter Overview with Kevan Cooper
In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down remotely with Kevan Cooper who is the Sr. IOT Product Manager for Pentair. We asked Kevan to give us an overview of Pentair’s new flagship automation product the IntelliCenter.