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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The FCC Just Killed Future Pool Robots?
A rule change can sound abstract until it hits the product you were about to buy. We dig into a developing regulatory threat that could limit or block...
Harold Evans: This Is What Makes a Pool Company Great
Perfect pool service is not “blue water” and a quick goodbye. Harold Evans joins us to argue for something bigger: water that genuinely feels good, sm...
Harold Evans on Life, Health & What Really Matters
A prostate cancer diagnosis can either freeze you in place or push you to act, and Harold Evans chooses action. Harold opens up about learning he has...
Big Pool Companies vs. The Pool Guy: Harold Evans Weighs In
A $600 variable speed pump on Amazon can make any pool pro feel like they’re losing a pricing argument before they even open their mouth. But the real...
Harold Evans: The Pool Industry Needs to Get Smarter
He sold his pool company from the middle of a world cruise, then came home with a sharper take on where pool service is headed. Harold Evans returns t...
Common Pool Pro Mistakes We ALL Make
One small lapse on a pool route can turn into a flooded yard, an angry phone call, or a liability nightmare. We get brutally practical about the most...
Pool Products That Died — And Why
One day a pool product feels like the future. The next day the app is gone, support is gone, and what you paid for becomes a paperweight floating in t...
Are Single-Speed Pumps Really BANNED?
The “single-speed pool pump ban” gets repeated so often it starts to sound like settled law, but the real story is more interesting and a lot more use...
The Fastest Way to Vacuum Pools on Your Route
Vacuuming shouldn’t be the task that wrecks your whole pool service route, but for a lot of pool pros it’s the biggest hidden time sink. We walk throu...
How I Started My Pool Business — 2,000 Episodes Later
Episode 2000 is a milestone, so we keep it personal and practical: a new coaching member sends a long list of questions, and we answer them straight f...
Pool Guy’s Guide to Choosing the RIGHT Pool Pole
A pool pole looks like a simple tool, until you’re hauling it across tight side yards, squeezing it into a mid-size truck bed, and holding it for most...
The Most UNDERRATED Pool Cleaner? Polaris 360
Your suction cleaner keeps getting jammed, stopping mid-week, and leaving the pool floor dirty? We dig into a tool that rarely gets the spotlight but...
Simple Math = BIGGER Profits
Pool service business growth doesn’t require fancy spreadsheets or complicated “business math.” It requires seeing the few numbers that matter and pul...
Getting In WAY Over Your Head in the Pool Business!
Some pool jobs are not hard because they are technical, they are hard because one mistake can wreck a surface, flood a schedule, or turn a “quick fix”...
Getting the Most Out of Your Pool Test Strips
Your pool water test strip might be telling the truth, but your eyes might not be. We dig into why test strips often feel inconsistent, how lighting a...
Is the Pool Boom Over? What 2026 Means for Pool Pros
2026 is shaping up like a split-screen year for the pool industry: pool construction and remodeling cool off under higher interest rates, while the po...
The Best Small Tools for Pool Service
Your pool route doesn’t get easier because you work harder, it gets easier because you work smarter with the right gear on your truck. We walk through...
The Hidden Downsides of Cartridge Pool Filters
Cartridge pool filters have a loyal fan base, and they also get hit with the same two critiques over and over: you cannot backwash them, and you canno...
Black Algae: Can You Accidentally Infect Another Pool?
Black algae can turn a clean pool into a never-ending battle, and the worst part is you might be spreading it yourself without realizing it. We dig in...
The Right Way to Handle Pool Chemicals
Pool chemicals do not wait for a “big mistake” to hurt you. Most injuries and long-term health problems come from tiny shortcuts repeated every day: b...
How to Handle Dogs on Your Pool Route
A dog-friendly backyard can turn a routine pool stop into a safety problem, a chemistry problem, and a pricing problem all at once. We’ve both seen it...
Pool Service Marketing That Actually Works
If you’ve ever paid for marketing and wondered, “Did that actually get me a pool account?”, we’re getting brutally practical about what works and what...
Building a Rain Season Plan for Your Pool Service Business
Rain can turn a normal pool route into a week of damage control, but it doesn’t have to. We walk through a practical rainy season plan built for pool...
Bigger Is Better? Salt Cell Sizing Explained
Salt systems are supposed to make pool care easier, so why do so many owners end up stuck at 100% output, watching pH climb, and dreading the next rep...
Stop Losing Profit: Fix Your Pool Service Billing Strategy
The fastest way to lose money in pool service is not a bad test kit or a missed brush. It is a pricing system that looks “simple” on paper but collaps...
Are You Building a Business or a Job?
You didn’t get into pool service to work six days a week forever, you did it to get your time back. We talk about what it actually takes to build a po...
The Green Pool Goldmine: How They Create Customers
A green pool is gross, loud, and inconvenient, but it can also be the best “proof of skill” marketing you’ll ever earn. We talk through why green pool...
Pool Vacuum Fail: The Hidden Problems Killing Your Suction
No suction on a manual pool vacuum can turn a simple cleanup into a frustrating guessing game, especially when the skimmer looks like it’s working. We...
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...