My client forwarded me photos of the pool equipment at prospective new account. Notice that the heater is installed under a wooden deck and only three feet from a bedroom window. There is no stack, allowing carbon monoxide to freely waft into the house through the nearby bedroom window.
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My client is having a problem with the residents of a commercial pool account, who complain about everything he does including padlocking the gate when he drains the pool. They insist on having keys to the equipment room and he’s concerned about someone getting hurt around the equipment. The property … Continue reading →
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I recently received a telephone call from a pool technician who told me that he had been terminated from a residential pool account. He explained that he had the customer for over 5 years . Now the customer is very angry and refuses to pay for the last month of … Continue reading →
Swimming pool heaters are commonly installed in equipment rooms at apartment houses, condominiums and hotels and code requirements provide that these indoor heaters be vented outside the room. An obstructed vent could lead to a hazardous level of carbon monoxide that could put the lives of the building occupants at … Continue reading →
This photo shows a broken stainless steel clamp on a Sta-Rite Max-E Glas pump that resulted in major water damage to an equipment room. I’ve been told that Sta-Rite has been using clamps like this for a long time, therefore it is possible that this clamp is quite old. But … Continue reading →
The photo on the left shows the condition of a union when my client was called to the pool. The photo on the right shows the same union after my client “repaired” the problem. The union failed about one year later causing extensive water damage to the customer’s home. My … Continue reading →
I recommend that pool techs avoid adding water to swimming pools whenever possible. It is too easy to forget to close the hose bib, overfill the pool and flood the customer’s home. Sometimes, though, a pool tech needs to add water when the water level is below the skimmer and … Continue reading →
I was in Costco yesterday and noticed 40 lb. containers of Clorox brand chlorinating tablets. As I examined the container I noticed that the 3″ tabs contain 94.05% tri-chloro-s-triazinetrione and application is recommended via a floater or skimmer (see below). Pool techs avoid placing tri-chlor tabs in the simmer because … Continue reading →