If you ran into Janey Chakalis on the street, you might be surprised to learn the woman sporting a diamond...
“Safety first” is a mantra close to Miranda Rodriguez’s heart. Upon starting her career as a chemist with Taylor Water...
In the pool industry, it’s well-known that a clear pool doesn’t always mean a clean pool. But customers often don’t...
A summer job that becomes a lifelong career is a story often told in the pool industry. That’s not quite...
Leah Perry’s first experience in the pool industry was riding around with her husband on his route and helping him...
Residential pools and commercial pools are completely different beasts. Residential service techs might visit 20 to 30 pools in a single day and only see a particular pool on their route once, maybe twice per week. For commercial pool techs, many jurisdictions require chemical and safety checks every day, if not multiple times per day. Both jobs require a strong attention to detail; techs must pick up on changes to pool operations very quickly during each short visit.
It can be satisfying to see something one has created pop up on the opposite side of the world. That’s...
In the post-pandemic zeitgeist in which “quiet quitting” and labor shortages rule the narrative, Dominique Hough’s perspective on her position...
A millennial with a love of computers and competitive swimming since the age of 6, Lindsey Lawless says she absolutely...
Kara Weed started running the register at her family’s pool and spa retail store, Ultra Modern Pool & Patio, at...
I love Christmas, but for me the best time of the year is announcing 30 Under 40 recipients.
While pool service technicians have countless tools of the trade, including suction hoses, test kits, brush attachments and more, it could be argued that one of their most important tools is the service cart for lugging all those other tools around