Episode 169: Sutro - The Future of Pool Water Chemistry Controlled by an App & Professional Reagents with Jim Conti
Jim Conti is the Head of Sales at Sutro. The brainchild of founder Ravi Kurani, Sutro began with a focus on ORP technology before the company made the pivot to reagent-based testing with photometry, resulting in Sutro’s flagship product, the Sutro Smart Monitor.
Episode 137: The Future of Swimming - Healthy Water Meets Cutting Edge Swim School with Bob Hubbard & Mike Geyer
We discuss the Hubbard Family Swim School philosophy, the importance of water and air quality, their ideal turnover rate, the operations side of running the school, and safety standards. Mike also gives us a full breakdown of the equipment room that you don’t want to miss!
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 135: Maximizing Program Efficiency & Team Training with Jamie Novak & Alicia Stephens
Listen in as Jamie and Alicia share the changes they have seen in the pool industry over the years, best practices for incorporating specialty chemicals into your daily maintenance routine, and their information on their NC Brands Customized Training Experience.
Episode 131: Utilizing Salt & UV as Alternative Sanitizer Solutions with John Rotundo & John Watt of Pentair
In this episode, we welcome John Rotundo & John Watt of Pentair to discuss the utilization of salt and UV systems as alternative sanitizer solutions. As our industry continues to navigate through the chlorine tab shortage, it’s good to look at other proven methods of pool and spa sanitization.
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 95: Orenda Technologies - Eric Knight: Why You Should Start Using the Langelier Saturation Index (LSI)
We had the opportunity to sit down with Eric Knight of Orenda Technologies to discuss the Langelier Saturation Index also referred to as the LSI.
Episode 69: Changing the Way the World Thinks About Water with Harold Evans of Orenda Technologies
In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Harold Evans who is the Chairman and CEO of Orenda Technologies. We used PR-10,000 and CV-600 at Brothers Pool Service and have always had great respect for their products, especially since they are NSF certified which Harold discusses in the episode.
Episode 38: Reverse Osmosis Technology with Bruce & Ken of Pure Water Industries
In this episode we interview Bruce Wettstein and Ken Scheer who are the owners of Pure Water Industries. Pure water industries is a custom Reverse Osmosis trailer built to recycle swimming pool water. They are both pool owners themselves and they have been in the industry for many years, so they have a great understanding of its needs.
Episode 37: Green to Clean, Yellow Out, and Algae Chat with Chris Marcano
In this episode we discuss Coral Seas products Green to Clean and Yellow Out as well as Algae. Chris refers to an algae spore as pac-man who gets trojan horsed into thinking the product is a phosphate only to get ripped apart from the inside out by these amazing products. This one is one of the most entertaining ways we have heard algae being discussed.
Episode 36: Pool Perfect & Enzyme Chat with Chris Marcano
In this episode we discuss what enzymes are exactly and how they are used. We discuss how Pool Perfect and Spa Perfect work and that they are multi-faceted enzymes which helps them break down organic material better. We learned a lot on this one and we think you will as well.
Episode 35: PhosFree and Phosphate Chat with Chris Marcano
In this episode we dive into phosphates, what they are exactly, and how they are a fuel for algae blooms. We discuss Natural Chemistry’s Phos Free product and how they were one of the first brands to really focus on eliminating phosphates.