IPSSA Texas News
Volume 6, Issue 12 FREE Newsletter available on-line subscribe at www.ipssatexas.com December 2016
TO THE SEA Find more pictures on our facebook page
This November the volunteers of IPSSA Texas once again headed south to lend a hand at Sea Turtle Inc. on South Pa- dre Island. This Hospital/Rescue/ Rehabilitation/Education center is in- volved with the reintroduction of the very endangered Kemp Ridley sea tur- tle. The Kemp Ridley were very numer- ous years ago but the over harvesting of the eggs and adults drove them to the edge of extinction. Without help they would disappear. Five of the seven spe- cies of sea turtles can be found in the gulf - all are endangered.
This trip a small turtle was rescued from among the rocks at the jetty and a large green turtle was rescued after being hit by a boat. It is hopeful she can be patched up and set free.
Attending IPSSA members included Tina Slagle, Fort Worth chapter president, Gordon Slagle, Paul Nelson and Robert Noyes, Fort Worth chapter members, Dave Boyd, Tarrant County chapter, Jim Jacobsmeyer, president of the Houston Clear Lake chapter, also volunteering Ed Moore and William Carmona.
Manufacturing reps Heidi Amos, Pentair and Stan Crisp, Aqua Cal/Auto Pilot, were there TABLE OF CONTENTS dispensing useful information and lending a hand wherever needed.
To The Sea ·························· 1 This trip we plumbed in a new 4,500 gallon silo, which will be used to pre-treat salt water from the lagoon with liquid chlorine (HASA). The chlorine will be neutralized prior to fill- Chapter Meeting Date & Place··· 2 ing the main silo for distribution to the various tanks in the hospital. The goal here is to improve the change out water condition. Calendar / Austin North ··········· 3 Sand changing, repairing leaks and changing out a couple of backwash valves rounded December Meeting Changes ····· 3 out three day’s of work. On the fourth day we went on a bay fishing trip in the morning and chilled out in the afternoon. Upcoming Events ··················· 4 This was our 9th trip in 4 years. Our next trip will Horror File of the Month ·········· 5 be in April followed, we hope, by a trip in October to install equipment in the new improved Sea Region 12 Director Gets Recognition at the Pleatco Team ··················· 5+6+12 Turtle Inc. Education Center. Already this year more than 100,000 people have visited Sea Tur- Talking Story by Jim Stearns ····· 8+13 tle. The IPSSA logo is prominently displayed and Sea Turtle includes mention of our volunteering “Pool Guy” to the Rescue ········· 13 at the educational talks several times a day.
Pool Quiz / Training Manuals ···· 14 There is something special about donating time and experience to such a worth a while organiza- Birthdays ····························· 16 tion.
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PUBLISHED BY FORT WORTH MEMBER MEETING HOUSTON WEST MEETING La Playa Maya Restaurant Spring Creek BBQ IPSSA TEXAS - How to reach us: 1540 N. Main Street 21000 Katy Freeway Ingrid Slagle Fort Worth, TX 76106 Houston Texas 77494 Editor/Webmaster Third Tuesday of the month 6:30pm First Monday of the month 7pm Tina Slagle President 817-991-0555 Bill Williams President 832-593-6299 [email protected] Jason Sanchez Vice President 817-901- Troy Bowzer Vice President 281-849-7665 817-304-7244 8363 Curtis Young Secretary 281-382-2629 7186 Baker Blvd. Barton Barber Secretary 817-229-8535 David Howard Treasurer 832-689-5636 John Powers Treasurer 817-453-5426 Richland Hills, TX 76118 MID CITIES MEMBER MEETING CHAPTER MEMBER MEETINGS *HILL COUNTRY MEMBER MEETING SCP Carrollton Logan's Roadhouse 2107 Hutton Dr., AUSTIN MEMBER MEETING 1141 HWY 35 North Carrollton, TX 75006 Cherry Creek Catfish Company San Marcos, TX 78666 First Monday of the month 7:00pm 5712 Manchaca Rd. Third Tuesday of the month 6:pm Casey Gardner President 469-835-5674 Austin. TX 78745 James Stearns President 832-278-9192 Jeremy Smith Vice President First Tuesday of the month 6:00pm Jorge Martinez Vice President 210-549- 214-695-8717 Todd Swearingen President 512-326-4695 7665 Barry Luckie Secretary 817-691-0267 Keith Timm Vice President 512-636-3750 Jascha Wood Secretary 512-216-7663 Mike Bomalick Treasurer 469-939-7647 Jehery Graves Secretary 512-385-2378 Robert Little Treasurer 830-822-7192 Will Pietri Treasurer 512-351-0323 SAN ANTONIO MEETING HOUSTON MEMBER MEETING Palenque Grill AUSTIN NORTH MEMBER MEETING I Hop 389 North Loop 1604 W Cedar Park Library 11225 Katy Freeway San Antonio, TX 78232 550 Discovery Blvd. Houston, TX 77079 First Monday of the month Cedar Park, TX 78613 Second Tuesday of the month 7:00pm Officers Meeting 6:00 pm Second Tuesday of the month 6:00pm Bryan Norris President 713-234-7649 Chapter Meeting 6:30 pm
Rick Beaubouef President 512-466-9672 David Queen Vice President Flash Rose President 210-494-9784 Shane Applegate Vice President 281-807-5442 Martin Fowler Vice President 210-659-6529 512-487-4264 Doug Dinkins Treasurer 281-794-6644 Jorge Martinez Secretary 210-549-7665 Rayan Haring Secretary 512-884-6529 Mark Posson Treasurer 210-725-5889 Javier Lardone Treasurer 512-736-2949 HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE MEETING Rudy’s BBQ TARRANT COUNTY MEMBER MEETING CORPUS CHRISTI MEMBER MEETING 21361 Gulf Freeway El Chico Schlitterbahn Veranda Restaurant Webster, TX 77598 7621 Baker Blvd 14353 Commodores Drive Fourth Tuesday of the month 7:00pm Richland Hills, TX 76118 Corpus Christi, Texas 78418 Jim Jacobsmeyer President 281-787-6116 First Tuesday of the month 7:00pm First Thursday of the month 6:30pm Brett Dawson Vice President Will Ainsworth President 817-987-8580 Mike Baker President 361-563-7665 281-724-9650 Jason Wilson Vice President 817-366-1200 David Galloway Vice President Donnie Jones Secretary 832-275-0612 Jeff Corley Secretary 817-975-3186 361-855-5557 David Potts Treasurer 832-840-0887 Chris Byars Treasurer 817-597-5132 Adam Wilkinson Secretary 209-604-7159 Michael Holzer Treasurer 361-815-0936 HOUSTON NORTH MEETING WAXAHACHIE MEMBER MEETING I Hop Denny’s DALLAS MEMBER MEETING 25619 I-45, 408 Westchase Drive Tony’s Diner Spring, TX 77380 Grand Prairie, TX 75052 3367 Beltline Third Tuesday of the month 7pm Second Wednesday of the month 7:00am Garland, TX 75044 David Harling President 281-256-7886 Thomas Sheehy President 214-395-0143 Fourth Tuesday - 5:30pm Andrew Hillmeyer Vice President Neal Holt Vice President 972-617-9877 Eustaquio Portillo President 214-325-6746 832-585-4424 Bob Bauer Treasurer 214-577-4843 Brian McDonald Secretary 972-238-0008 Stephen Titone Secretary 281-773-8643 Gary Harrell Secretary 817-896-7655 Juan Colunga Treasurer 214-478-2360 Rolland Gillman Treasurer 936-355-0370
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IPSSA Texas News prints ALL of Texas chapter events that it receives. Help your chapter grow, SEND US YOUR INFO! December 2016 www.ipssatexas.com sign up for our FREE Newsletter * MEETING CHANGES Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Meetings 2 Meetings 3 Meetings Corpus Christy *Waxahachie, *San Antonio
Meetings Meetings 4 5 6 Austin, 7 8 9 10 *Dallas *Tarrant County
Meetings 11 12 13*Austin North, 14 15 16 17 *Houston, *Houston North, *Houston West Hanukkah Meetings 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (Start) Fort Worth, *Houston Clear Lake
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*MEETING CHANGES IN DECEMBER NEW OFFICERS FOR Austin contact your chapter officers for infor- Houston - Houston North - Houston West AUSTIN NORTH IN 2017 mation. Christmas party December 13th. Clay’s Restaurant (Back Pavilion), 17717 Clay The North Austin elected a new chap- The Austin North Chapter December meet- Road ter board on Tuesday November 8th. ing will be December 13th at TopGolf in Aus- The new board will take effect after tin and will be the chapters Christmas party. San Antonio, will meet at the Fraternal the Leadership Seminar in California Invitations were extended to the Austin chap- Order of the Eagles on December 3rd on February 2017 ter to join us. Contact Rick Beaubouef 512- 6:30pm, contact your chapter officers for 466-9672 for details details. President Ken Burrington Corpus Christi contact your chapter officers Tarrant County meets at Joe Garcia’s 7pm Vice President Scott Pemberton for information. December 6th. Treasurer Justin Pinson Secretary Cory Heirlein Dallas will have a Christmas party December Waxahachie will celebrate December 2nd 5th, contact Eustaquio Portillo 214-325-6746 at Bob Bauer’s home.
Fort Worth will continue with tradition and
have the elephant gift exchange, same time Mid Cities no meeting same place. The Hill Country no meeting Houston Clear Lake will have a Christmas party December 20th at TopGolf, contact Jim Jacobsmeyer 281-787-6116 for details. Page 3
UPCOMING EVENTS
Region Meetings Region 12 Board Meeting January 14th, 9am Tarrant County Chapter hosting
Region 9 Board Meeting January 2017 Southwest Pool & Spa Show 20th, San Antonio 9am The 2017 Southwest Pool & Spa Show takes place at the Henry B. Gonzalez Conven-
tion Center in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 – Friday, January 20, IPSSA Leadership Seminar and Ban- 2017. NEW Schedule!!! Education is going on Tuesday through Saturday and Exhibits quet February 3-4, 2017 Wyndham are open Thursday and Friday. Anaheim Garden Grove, Anaheim CA Located in beautiful San Antonio and adjacent to the famous Riverwalk, the Southwest Region 9 Executive Board Pool & Spa Show has everything you could want, including:
Director - Becky Clayson A growing Exhibit Hall already larger than last years! (featuring in ground, above ground, 210-240-3121 hot tubs, retail, service and much, much more) Secretary - David Potts 832-840-0887 An expanded schedule of industry Certifications and Educational Classes for all aspects Treasurer - Will Pietri 512-351-0323 of your business and for every level of your team from the Owner to the Techs! Austin - Todd Swearinger 512-326-4695 A not-to-be-missed Industry Welcome & Awards Party on it’s NEW night Thursday, Austin North - Rick Beaubouef January 19, 2017. 512-466-9672 Corpus Christi - Mike Baker DON’T MISS THIS EVENT! 361-563-7665 Houston - Bryan Norris Bigger and better and easier for you to SEE More, 713-234-7649 Houston Clear Lake - LEARN More, EARN More at the 2017 Southwest Pool & Spa Show. Jim Jacobsmeyer 281-787-6116 Houston North - David Harling 281-256-7886 Houston West - Bill Williams 832-593-6299 San Antonio - Flash Rose 210-494-9784
Region 12 Executive Board Director - Jason S. Lehmann 817-605-0194 Secretary - Neal Holt 214-837-5884 IPSSA Texas News - Official Publication of the Independent Pool & Spa Service Association, Inc. Region 9/12 - 7186 Baker Blvd., Richland Hills, TX 76118 (817) 304-7244 Treasurer - Bob Bauer Email: [email protected] - Website: www.ipssatexas.com - Managing Editor: Ingrid Slagle 214-577-4843 Deadline for submission of articles is the 15th of each month. Material submitted late will be considered for the following m onth.
Dallas - Eustaquio Portillo Copyright ©2014 Independent Pool and Spa Service Association. All rights reserved under state, federal and international laws. No 214-325-6746 part of this publication may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic or electronic process, nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or otherwise copied (except members of the Independent Pool and Spa Service Association may copy all or part Fort Worth - Tina Slagle of this publication exclusively for personal use or use in the operation of that member’s pool and spa service business other than a publication) without prior written permission from the publisher. For permission to make photocopies, contact IPSSA Texas at 817-991-0555 817-304-7244. Editorial Content: The editorial contents of this publication are educational and informational in nature, and not intended as minimum Mid Cities - Casey Gardner standards, or legal or other professional advice. The Independent Pool and Spa Service Association has endeavored to include appropriate and accurate statements, but disclaims any and all warranties and/or responsibility for the statements or their application. 469-835-5674 Users should confer with their professional advisers for specific input and assistance concerning their respective projects. Any ex- pressions of opinion or perspective by authors of articles included in this publication are not necessarily those of the Independent Tarrant County - Will Ainsworth Pool and Spa Service Association.
817-987-8580 Advertisements: The inclusion of commercial advertisements in this publication constitutes neither a recommendation nor an en- dorsement of the product or service advertised. Although IPSSA will not knowingly publish a false or misleading advertisement, no Waxahachie - Thomas Sheehy attempt has been made to verify the contents of advertisements included in this publication unless other than as 214-395-0143 set forth in writing by IPSSA. Page 4
HORROR FILE OF THE MONTH
“What were they Thinking?” We have all run into those situations that are just so outrageous, funny or just plain stupid that they warrant a photo - it doesn’t just have to do with all the “creative” plumbing or equipment layouts we have seen. If you have a con- tribution of interest just let me know at: Ingrid - [email protected]
Customer called, he said his motor quit working. Got there to find this, no wonder its not working.
Submitted by Paul Nelson
INTRODUCING THE 2016 PLEATCO PERFECT TEAM!
Story from: Service Industry News Winners received a trip for two to the International Pool, Spa, and Patio Expo hosted in New Orleans this November. They also For nine years, Pleatco and Genesis 3 have co-sponsored the received a $5,000 continuing education scholarship from Gene- Perfect Pool Guy & Gal and Spa Guy Contest, a nationwide sis Three Design Group to attend the Genesis Basic Pool Con- event where customers, bosses, and employees have the struction Course. opportunity to honor a pool service technician for the highest The highlight of this year’s contest was the in-clusion of the Na- level of service. tional Swimming Pool Foundation as co-sponsor. NSPF awarded The Pleatco Perfect Pool Guy & Gal Contest originated in their new Advanced Service Technician™ (AST) Certification 2008 when the new owner of Pleatco started a light-hearted Course to each and every finalist, a $1,100 value. contest that quickly turned into a serious event. They also won a high profile awards ceremony, a gala dinner, a The contest started as the Perfect Pool Guy contest, but when nationwide advertising campaign and thousands of dollars of free 20 percent of all the entries were women, Pleatco realized that Pleatco products. there needed to be a Perfect Pool Gal Award as well. “We recognize the crucial role every pool service technician This year, Pleatco’s staff so impressed with the excellence plays and we are honored to celebrate them,” said Thomas La- and experience of so many contestants that they decided to chocki, Ph.D., CEO of NSPF. award four other individuals with the Lifetime Achievement, This year, Cory Eagles, of Moncton NB, Canada, won. Outstanding Service, Backyard Hero, Big Heart and Industry Leadership awards. Continued on page 6 Page 5
Continued from page 5 INTRODUCING THE 2016 PLEATCO PERFECT TEAM! Cory is known for giving back to his community. Most recently, in the field. You’ll find Jennifer and her team in all aspects of with help from his suppliers and subcontractors, he donated an in- the business, from construction to cleaning pools and trouble- ground pool to a woman and her daughter, Tiffany, who has been shooting pool and spa issues. disabled since birth. Doug Hoerber was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Cory has been recognized not just by Pleatco, but by CTV News With 43 years in the pool industry, Doug considers learning, for his commitment to community by being awarded the Martimer teaching, and mentoring being nothing short of a remarkable of the week by CTV News. career. He has worked with some of the best in this business.
“Cory not only has a heart of gold, he has the work ethic of steel! The Outstanding Service Award went to Erin Thibodeau. Cory is celebrating the 10th anniversary of opening his own busi- Working for Pace Pool and Spa Service in Pace, FL as acting ness and his success in Canada is due in large part to his deter- office manager, her list of duties has expanded to include co- mination, great customer service, honesty and integrity,” said ordinating weekly routes, repairs and inventory management. Howard Smith, CEO of Pleatco. Todd Riddick was awarded the Backyard Hero. Todd is the The celebrated title of the 2016 Pleatco Perfect Pool Gal went to owner and operator of Sand Dollar Shores Pool & Spas LLC, Jennifer Del Vaglio, who has been working at East End Pool King in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Working in this tourist since 2009. town, Todd is known to “save the day” from sun up until sun down, 7 days a week, all year long. As a Certified Service Technician and Certified Pool Operator, she has her own pool and spa route servicing 30 pools weekly and is The Big Heart Award went to Mark Howard, who started his the sales force behind new construction and renovations. business at the young age of 20. Determined to not being just
She enjoys interacting with the clients and getting her hands dirty Continued on page 12 Page 6
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TALKING STORY With Jim Stearns A.K.A. The Pool Sheik attempting to add a water / acid solution with the other. Thus creating a situation where you could create an acid rich environment and / or Salt Cell Stands – With the popularity of salt generation sustain chemical burns to your body. The idea is that a wide base systems being installed on pools. Comes the need for affords you the ability to add your water / acid solution with both Service Technician’s to become educated on their opera- hands free and NO danger of the cell tipping over. Second, you tion and servicing requirements. Salt cells need to be ser- want to use as little of the water / acid solution as is humanly possi- viced and / or inspected every three (3) months or roughly, ble. The goal here is to fill the cell with just enough of the cleaning every 500 hours of operation. The plates of the cells build solution to immerse the plates. Under normally conditions this should up scale or as more commonly referred to by techs as take less than the volume of a typical DE Scoop and we are avoiding calcification. This scale / calcification needs to be re- filling a bucket. Third, you want a stand that is specifically built to fit moved from the cell plates and the only way to accomplish the cell brand that you are servicing and Fourth, you want a cell stand this, is with a water and muriatic acid solution. that is durable. Now there is a whole host of ways to accomplish this To this end you basically only have two (2) options. 1, Purchase a messy, smelly and hazardous task. From using a bucket, cell stand thru the manufacture or 2, Build your own. Option one can cellophane warp, plastic bags with rubber bands, large be a costly and at times, a fruitless endeavor. A manufacture’s pro- pipe with a plug and these techniques are as varied as the duced cell stand will run you anywhere from ~$20 to ~$80. Some of creativity of a Service Technicians mind. We have found them do not have a wide base. So the simplest task of pouring in that the safest and easiest way to accomplish this task is your water / acid solution becomes a balancing act worthy of the big by utilizing a salt cell stand. top. In some cases they are so weakly constructed that one trip in The four (4) factors to keep in mind when considering a the back of your well packed service truck is all it takes for it to meet salt cell stand. Are, First, a wide base is a must. You an early demise. Strike three!!! Which leads us to option two. want to be able to set the cell down with out propping it up For ~$20 and about 15 minutes of your time you can construct your against anything or holding the cell with one hand and own high quality salt cell stand. All you need are four (4) items and Continued on page 13
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30 Locations in Texas & Oklahoma to help serve you!
SCP SCP SCP 2301 E. Saint Elmo Rd Bld. 2, Ste.#200 7060 All Star Ave. Ste. A 7908 Patel Drive Austin, Texas 78744 Frisco, Texas 75033 Lubbock, Texas 79382 (512)326-8478 (214)618-9770 (806)589-6831 (512)326-8763 (214)618-9757
SCP SCP SCP 1201 W. Warren 9230 Neils Thompson Dr. Ste.#108 2900 East Pioneer Pkwy Ste. 180 Pharr, Texas 78577 Austin, Texas 78758 Grand Prairie, Texas 76010 (956)702-1885 (512)835-4200 (972)988-0657 (956)787-5997 (512)835-9245 (972)641-5996
Superior Pool Products SCP Superior Pool Products 200 Parker Dr. Bld. B, Ste.560 1212 10th Street 800 Industrial Blvd. #400 Austin, Texas 78728 Plano, Texas 75074 Grapevine, Texas 76051 (512)218-1190 (972)424-2600 (817)410-8894 (512)218-0988 (972)633-1592 (817)410-1338
SCP SCP NPT Houston 2107 Hutton Drive 15261 Capital Port Drive Ste.111 4300 Pine Timbers Ste.#100 Carrollton, Texas 75006 San Antonio, Texas 78249 Houston, Texas 77041 (972)241-6626 (210)764-1765 (713)460-8794 (972)243-1263 (713)460-0598 (210)764-1795
SCP SCP 17001 Donwick Drive SCP 1074 Arion Circle Ste.102 Conroe, Texas 77385 1665 Townhurst, Ste.190 San Antonio, Texas 78216 Houston Texas 77043 (936)321-7145 , (210)545-6161 (936)271-3388 (713)973-6051 (210)545-6165 (713)973-0583
SCP Superior Pool Products SCP 4630 Corona Drive Ste.B 610 Sandau Road 3938 Dunvale Corpus Christi, , Texas 78411 San Antonio Texas 78216 Houston, Texas 77063 , (361)730-1988 (210)341-9103 (713)783-0882 (210)341-7689 NPT (713)783-7625
11281 Indian Trail SCP Dallas, Texas 75229 SCP 9307 Millsview Road 12552 Highway 3 (214)366-4009 Webster, Texas 77598 (214)366-4022 Houston, Texas 77070 (281)469-9696 (281)823-7243
(281)897-0534 (281)480-4412 SCP 10468 Brockwood Rd. Northgate II, Bldg.14 Superior Pool Products SCP Dallas Texas 75238 , 10641 S. Sam Houston Pkwy. West Ste.400 5304 A South 125th East Ave, Unit A (214)503-6291 Houston, Texas 77071 Tulsa, OK 74146 (214)503-8537 (281)776-0808 (918)250-6106
(281)776-0515 (918)250-6107 NTP 4801 Blue Mound Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76106 SCP SCP 308 Hudiburg Circle (682)708-4183 22110 Merchants Way #150 Oklahoma City, OK 73108 Katy, Texas 77449 SCP (405)943-1700 (281)769-5421 (405)943-3837 7427 Dogwood Park Dr (281)665-1370
Fort Worth, Texas 76118 Superior Pool Products (817)595-0525 SCP 4256 Royal Ave. (817)595-3270 2002 Synergy Blvd. Ste. 400 Oklahoma City, OK 73108 Kilgore, Texas 75662 (405)947-2752 (956)702-1885 (405)942-5820 (956)787-5997
nptgonline.com • scppool.com • superiorpoolproducts.com • pool360.poolcorp.com Page 9
North Texas: Jami Pittman 214.507.5658 [email protected] South Texas: Garrett Thibodeaux 281.786.9210 [email protected] West Texas: Mick Hayes 281.853.4549 [email protected]
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INTRODUCING THE 2016 PLEATCO PERFECT TEAM!
Continued from page 6 another pool service company, Mark gives to the community by donating money and prizes to the local high school football and volleyball teams and “Bad Girls Do Good Things For Cancer Inc.”
Jason Lehmann was given the Industry Leadership Award. He is the 17-year owner and operator of The Water Con- nection, in Fort Worth, Texas, and has served IPSSA from the start, the last four years as a director & CFO of IPSSA. Jason is a co-founder of APEC but his true passion is water safety. Jason is on the board for the Texas drowning coali- tion, Ft. Worth drowning prevention, and Safe Kids Tarrant County.
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NORTH TEXAS CLASSES
The North Texas chapter of APSP recently held education courses at the Edge SCP facility in Plano Texas.
Invited to teach their well known class, "All About Pumps, Filters & Hydraulics" were IPSSA Tarrant County chapter president Will Ainsworth and longtime IPSSA member Rex Godbee.
The class attendees were primarily service companies from the D/FW area, including IPSSA members from the Dallas chapter. Rounding out the class were familiar faces from JetLine distribution. It is great to see the industry working together to improve our profession.
Look for this class to be presented again at the 2017 Southwest Pool & Spa Show.
Will Ainsworth
Tarrant County President
“POOL GUY” TO THE RESCUE Continued from page 8 TALKING STORY
-TRUE STORY– While making the rounds a cou- some PVC glue and cleaner. The four (4) items are; ple of weeks ago an IPSSA member came upon a 1. A 2” X 4” bell reducer, screaming customer being assaulted in her ga- 2. A 2’ “Tom Cap”, rage. 3. A 4” length of schedule 40 PVC 2” pipe and, 4. The manufacture’s union for the salt cell that you need to service. A large hooded figure had the homeowner on the Now utilizing your PVC glue and cleaner follow these six (6) easy steps; ground attempting to steal her purse. Armed with a cleaning pole and pump lid wrench the “pool 1. Glue the 2’ “Tom Cap” into one end of your 4” length of 2” pipe, guy” charged in screaming. Thoroghly frightened, 2. Unscrew and remove the cap portion of the “Tom Cap”, the thief beat a hasty retreat to a waiting car down 3. Apply glue and cleaner to the cap threads and screw the cap back into the street. The shaken “pool guy” called police place, and gave a report. The customer and her husband 4. Glue the open end of your 2’ pipe into the 2’ X 4” bell reducer, commended on HER bravery. That’s right, this 5. Glue the manufacture’s union on to the end of the 2” pipe that has the “pool guy” was a GIRL. “Tom Cap” on it, 6. With either a Sharpie and / or label maker. Label the stand as to which manufacture the stand supports. Voilà you have a Salt cell stand for under $20 with a wide base, that utilizes a water / acid solution roughly less than the volume of a typical DE Scoop, is manufacture specific and should last a lifetime in the back of your service truck.
THAT IS ALL!!! JAMES F. STEARNS Page 13
1. Cyanuric acid has many known health hazards. ORDER YOUR IPSSA TRAINING MANUALS a) True YOU CAN ORDER THESE TRAINING MANUALS AT YOUR NEAREST CHAPTER OR ONLINE AT WWW.IPSSA. b) False 1. IPSSA Basic Training Manual – Part 1 Chemicals 2. Bromine is not preferred in spas as a sanitizer because it does not a. Member price is $ 24.95 stand up well to high temperatures. b. Workbook price is $6.95 a) True c. Non-member price is $49.95 d. Workbook price is $12.95 b) False 2. IPSSA Basic Training Manual – Part 2 Equipment 3. When taking a water sample from a pool for testing: a. Member price is $24.95 b. Workbook price is $6.95 a) The filtration pump should be on c. Non-member price is $39.95 b) Take the sample near the return lines d. Workbook price is $12.95 c) Sample the water from 18 inches below the surface d) Both A and C 3. IPSSA Intermediate Training Manual – Part 1 Chemicals a. Member price is $24.95 b. Workbook price is $6.95 4. If you pour muriatic acid into a pool standing in one spot, which c. Non-member price is $49.95 will you affect the most? d. Workbook price is $12.95 a) pH 4. 4. IPSSA Continuing Education Series – Pool Chlorina- b) Sanitizer tion Facts c) Pool plaster a. Member price is $24.95 d) Total alkalinity b. Non-member price is $29.95
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