I am a big believer in using the best equipment and
products in my pool service business and in my personal life also. I tend to
spend the extra money for the top of the line computers, phones and cameras and
this also translates into the pool equipment I use.
The pool pole is the number one tool in your arsenal,
and you carry it, hold it, use it at every pool all day long. Since it is the
primary piece of equipment for you, I highly suggest using the best pole you
can get. There are many choices for a premium professional pole, and I suggest
one of these for the DIY homeowner as well. You can go with the tried and true
Skimlite pole which has been around since 1954. Or the Smart company Power Pole
which is one of the best 8-16 ft pool poles. Or you can go all out and get the
Carbon Fiber Primate Pole which is the lightest and strongest pole in its
class.
I would dump the cheap $18 pole which will give you
nothing but frustration and spend $100 to $200 on one of these premium poles.
It is the tool you are holding 90% of the time and worth investing money in. As
an example, a Skimlite 9000 Series Dually pole is made to be used every day on
15 plus pools and with this constant weekly use will last 2-3 years. It is made
that well.
In the same respect, you want to use the best pool
brush, leaf rake and manual vacuum head you can get. Pick up the SweepEase
StingRay pool brush if you want a premium pool brush. I would say that the
Purity Pool Red Baron and the Smart Company Piranha II leaf rakes are at the
top now. Either of these would be a great choice for a leaf rake. For a vacuum
head, the Pentair Pro Vac has been the top choice for many years and is just an all-around
great vacuum head. Add a Smooth Bor pool hose and you have the top cleaning
equipment money can buy.
When you are talking about premium equipment, you can’t
go far in the discussion without mentioning Pool Vacuum Systems. Power Vac, Riptide,
Hammer-Head and the Bottom Feeder all fall into this category. I can’t stress
enough how a Pool Vacuum System can really turn things around for you out in
the field. If you are a homeowner with a pool that gets a serious amount of
debris and find that no automatic cleaner can handle it week to week, a vacuum
system is a must for you also.
Look at it like this. A traditional manual vacuum is
like one of those manual push vacuums that you see at community centers and
small churches. A Vacuum System is like a Dyson V11 Torque Drive cordless
vacuum. Try vacuuming the community center with the old fashion manual push
vacuum compared to the Dyson. This is exactly like comparing a manual vacuum
connected to the pool’s filtration system to the Vacuum System. A Vacuum System
like the Riptide uses a 35 lbs. thrust motor – the same type of motor you would
find on a small boat! So imagine the cleaning power of pushing one of these
along the bottom of a pool and you can see how a pool full of leaves can be knocked
out in 10 minutes where it would take you 45 minutes with a combination of your
leaf rake and a manual vacuum.
There really should be no reason to hold off on a
vacuum system in my opinion and it should be one of the first big purchases you
make for your pool company. The upfront cost will be offset by the time you
save on your route and the number of pools you can now do in a day. Plus it
will save wear and tear on your body as you are not scooping out tons of leaves
with your leaf rake. It is probably the best thing you can invest in, period.
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