Talking Pools Podcast
If you’ve ever stared at a test kit like it personally insulted your family… welcome home.
Talking Pools Podcast is the pool industry’s “pull up a chair” show—part shop talk, part field manual, part therapy session—built for people who actually live on pool decks: commercial operators, service techs, builders, facility managers, and anyone responsible for water that can’t afford to go sideways. The network was created to level up the pool industry with real-world conversations on water chemistry, filtration, troubleshooting, construction, safety, and the business side of keeping pools open and budgets intact.
Here’s the hook: it’s not theory-first. It’s experience-first—a roster of seasoned pros (with 250+ years of combined “been there, fixed that” wisdom) turning complicated problems into practical moves you can use the same day. And it’s not one voice, one vibe, one corner of the industry: it’s a network of shows designed to reflect how diverse this work really is—different regions, different specialties, different personalities.
Also worth saying out loud: women aren’t “special guests” here—they’re on the mic as hosts, from the beginning, with an intentionally balanced roster. That matters, because the best ideas in this industry don’t come from one lane—they come from the whole road.
If you want a podcast that can make you laugh and make you better at what you do—without pretending the job is easier than it is—Talking Pools is the one you queue up before the first stop, and keep on when the day starts getting weird.
Talking Pools Podcast
Pete’s Painful Pools: A Therapy Session
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Mondays Down Under | Talking Pools Podcast
🔊 Hosts: Peter, Lee, and Shane
Welcome to the first Mondays Down Under of 2025! This week, Pete needs a therapy session—and you’re all invited. Brace yourself for a whirlwind of horror stories about bad pool designs, poor construction, and downright frustrating equipment installations.
This Episode’s Topics:
- 🏊 Infinity Edge Fiasco: A green pool recovery gone wrong—because someone thought a 250L trough was enough to handle a 25,000L pool. Backwashing? Forget about it.
- 🛠️ No Room to Move: How stepping stones, glass walls, and impossible access points make servicing pools a nightmare. Bonus: Cutting down vacuum heads just to fit!
- 🏗️ Equipment Location Disasters: When the equipment pad is placed in the worst possible spot—like, say, behind a six-foot timber screen or buried in a basement.
- 🌳 Heat Pump Headaches: A top-venting heat pump… completely covered by trees. Leaves and debris galore!
- 🚗 Luxury Living, Poor Planning: Another case of a multi-million dollar property with a tiny, inconvenient trough and an impossible driveway.
- 💦 Filter Size Madness: A 10,000L plunge pool with a 400-square-foot quad cartridge filter—because why not? Spoiler: The service price had to go up.
- 🎮 Overcomplicated Automation: When pool control systems start responding to garage door openers and wireless doorbells, you know there’s trouble.
- 🎨 Not Black Algae?! A pool covered in black stains—but not from algae. Pete investigates the mess and unravels the mystery.
- 🧪 Stain Removal Science: Alum sulfate, oxalic acid, and the never-ending battle to find the best stain remover.
Listener Challenge!
If you could wave a magic wand and remove one major headache from your pool service business, what would it be? Send us an email at talkingpoolsmail.com—we’d love to hear from you!
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