Our first episode of our third season! Frank and Jacque talk more about some things you should do going into cooler season.
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00:00 introduction
08:00 checking out your pool equipment area, is your equipment pad clean? Do not let your pad be overgrown with grass or be covered in dirt or debris. Watch out for the fire ants mounding up under your pump motor. Fire ants will mound up around your motor to take advantage of the heat. A clean equipment pad will help you identify leaks and other issues.
09:00 your equipment pad should be level, an unlevel pad can stress your plumbing and equipment.
11:05 don't allow the earth around the equipment pad build up to where it can put your equipment in a low spot, causing water to overflow the equipment pad, leading to corrosion or water damage to your swimming pool equipment. You can raise your equipment pad, or improve the drainage in the area so the pad is not in a low area.
15:45 break
16:25 clean your filter, have it operating at it's best going into the winter. Look for equipment leaks, address any issues that may worsen and become a serious problem. Take care of the problems before it is an emergency.
18:50 shaft seal leaks can quickly destroy your pump motor
21:55 look at your gutters and drainage around the pool equipment and pool area. these get damaged or altered, and can become very problematic even if they haven't been a problem before.
23:55 check your heaters before you need it. make sure it's working well. clean out the heaters, maybe add mothballs into the cabinet of the heater, not in the burn chamber, to prevent critters from making your heater their winter home.
24:55 check electrical conduits and wiring. repair any breaks or loose connections
25:52 check and properly secure bonding wire
28:50 check diverter and backwash valves for easy movement, replace orings on valves if questionable at all
31:05 make sure pressure gauge is working properly. replace if questionable, and do a filter cleaning. record clean pressure and at one of the higher speeds you operate at regularly. use this pressure to check if system is operating properly
32:50 check freeze protection, don't find out it didn't work after a freeze by the damage from the freeze. make sure pump is moving water if air temp is below freezing
35:50 check weir doors and skimmer baskets, and pump baskets
36:10 get a leaf cover early, these can get several weeks out on install. allsafepool.com
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Coming to you every week with tips, tricks and knowledge about everything from pool construction to maintaining and chemistry. Frank and Jaqueline Disher invite you into their world of swimming pool water. Frank loves pool chemistry and loves teaching pool maintenance. With a teachers heart he eagerly shares that information with his listeners. All the while his sidekick Jackie will keep him reigned in and on topic...most of the time. Listen in for a fantastic, fun and educational time.
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Frank and Jacque Disher live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. Frank started his swimming pool business way back in the 20th century. 5 years ago he and Jacque decided to join up with a national franchise group, Poolwerx. Frank has over 25 years experience in pool service and repair, new construction, renovation, leak detection, and retail. Jacque has her masters degree in theatre, and has worked behind the scenes in the pool business to keep it running smooth. Their chemistry is awesome and she is the perfect host to keep Frank in line.
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