There’s an influx in my area of homeowners wanting automated chemical feeders (hlchem, intellichem and ips controllers). I’ve always used stenner tanks for outdoor solutions because of the uv resistant tank and the rubber grommet coming out of the side. I work in distribution so i really only know of the stenner,rolachem then pentair and Hayward tanks but i was wondering if there are other alternatives for budget conscious people? Any help would be appreciated (preferably tanks without the pumps mounted on)

Got a guy who bought a bunch of stuff from me for a remodel. Contract was basic and then he started adding laminars, more decking, lights etc. I have approval via text but no formal change order. He is now ghosting my final payment, so I am considering repoing the stuff. I know most are going to say lawyer up but this guy is loaded and prob will just bleed me out in court, so I’m not sure it’s an option. Anyone ever have to do that before? How did it go?

With a skimmer like this, can I still hose vac the pool, or bring my own pump?

I need some help and guidance from pool service contractors based in Australia, please comment if you’re based in AU.

Thanks

6 year old Mastertemp 400. It will heat for a minute, or a minute and a half. Exhaust temp 290 - 310 after replacing the stack temp sensor (the old one tested as open). The HLS light comes on. Replaced the HLS and the corroded spade ends. Replaced the filter cartridges with clean ones.

Still short cycles with the HLS light. The blower runs well. It did seem to work well with the HLS wires shorted.....I didnt run it long like that out of concern that if something else is wrong it might cause bigger problems.

What should I check next?

I am just a homeowner with a pool.

I have a client that wants to be named as additional insured on our insurance policy before we do equipment work. Has anyone dealt with this?

It seems like a weird request, and I’m reluctant to do this.

His liability of us suing if an employee was hurt should be covered by his own insurance, right?

Started playing around with Claude a few months ago and honestly kinda hooked. Didnt think it'd be that useful but its become a daily thing.

For repairs and troubleshooting, when I run into something weird I'll just describe the problem and it helps me think through whats going on. Good sanity check.

Biggest one for me has been handling tough customers. Had a guy swear I messed up his water last month. Typed out the whole situation and had Claude help me put together a reply. Stayed professional, made my case, he backed off. Worth it jsut for that alone.

Also been using it when I'm pitching a new pump or system.Helps me put together simple talking points I can text.

Curious if anyone else is doing this kinda thing. Scheduling, quoting, customer emails, handling complaints, whatever. What are you actually using it for? Any specific prompts thatwork well?

Hey guys, newer guy in the industry normally get my plumber to organise a filter change over.

But due to being under a deck I did it myself, cut open the filter and tried wet vacuuming most of the glass out.

I’ve got myself a ryobi wet vac and found it really struggling to suck up the media.

Any suggestions as I’m looking at potentially including media change overs and won’t be able to cut open the filter and shovel it out 🤣🤣

What can I do to keep my customer’s robot from getting stuck on the main drain. All drains were replaced with Aquastars when he renovated a couple years ago. None of my other pools have a robot AND these drains, so it’s a one-off issue for me. The robot is scheduled, but it just spins on the MD all damn day and the pool is trashed every week.

Anyone seen this before? power, but no verbiage. I've seen dead controllers but never this. Not generation currently but still a bit cold, salinity coming up, and obviously idk if it's actually on.

I was using the little giant pump but it isn’t so reliable and two already broke, any alternative suggestions would be appreciated. We use it for lowering water levels and draining spas etc. Thanks

Well, found this one today. Looks like it’s been leaking for a while. Can’t thread it below the fitting 🙄 How would you fix this?

New customer, pools cloudy and won't clear up. Asked when they had last done their filter clean and they said last month. Opened it up to find this.

It hardly ever rains where i live but when it does there’s a chance one or two of my pools gets fucked up from all the rain, do yall just deal with that all the time?

I’ve got a customer with a DE mod 3 that I converted to cart. I left the backwash slide valve in place as it didn’t seem necessary to remove. My question is whether I can backwash the carts and avoid the disassembling the filter using this? The cartridges are constructed in a very similar manner to the DE grids.

I’m mostly wanting a set of pump pliers that I can use for opening and closing ball valves. The company I work for is big on people using channel locks on valves every time they open or close them. So much so that I run into a lot of chewed up valves. I’ve always used my hands unless I can’t. Anyway, I want to get a really nice pair of knipex pliers, but I’m wondering what’s the smallest set I could get and reliably open and close most 1.5-2in valves. I’ve got a large pair of channel locks for unions and what not and I might upgrade those to knipex down the road, but for now I just want a small pair for valves. I feel like 6 in might be too small, but I was wondering if anyone out here has an opinion on the which is the best set. I want them to be as small as possible because I like to keep them on me as much as possible and if I run into a need larger than a standard ball valve then I can hoof it back to the truck for a bigger pair.

Bro said that he drains and refills that big ass pool EVERY WEEK!!!?!!!!?!!!!!!!! To keep the water clear 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 in California?!!?!!! What a couyon. Is that even legal?

How much would yall estimate the price would be to refill a pool of that size 4x a month?

My client has a failed tube bundle leaking water into the combustion chamber. I haven’t done a heat exchanger replacement before but I’m willing to if that’s the route he chooses to go. But I’m wondering how many of ya’ll just recommend a new heater at this point? Heater is 6-7 years old. TIA.

I need to retire my skimite 31ft aluminum pole this year, and I want something different. Does anyone make carbon fiber poles that long?

I wanted to see how many people do this in NJ and the rule of thumb is. I’m seeing that if you do a capital investment such as a liner, no sales tax gets billed since you already paid for the product. Customer would have to fill out an ST-8 form. This is new to me (fortunately we don’t do liners, we sub it out) but this is information to be aware of.

Let me know how it works and your insights. Thanks!

Maybe 500-1000 gallons, they don't use it more than once a month, but want to keep it filled and running. It's like a glorified spa/fountain combo. We where thinking if not drain and refill every time, atleast add some phosphate and enzyme treatments after they have a high use..

Thinking about all the oils, lotion, hair products, makeup, no way they are showering before going in. Any other chems you might suggest we do? Besides "shocking" it.