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01:50 Pool Corp acquires large retail chain
03:00 Pleatco Perfect Pool Guy/Gal Winners
08:55 Cyanuric Acid Shortage

There's a cyanuric acid shortage brewing and this year's winners of the Pleatco nationwide search for the Perfect Pool Guy (Michael Baker, Preserve Pools LLC Tucson, Arizona) and Perfect Pool Gal (Kristen Melo of Preserve Pools, Summerville, SC) are here to share their thoughts with Rudy & Andrea on what this could mean for Pool Pros and Pool Owners in 2022.

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Breaking News about Taylor Test Kits, Some monster in Fresno kills a dog at the pool, and a listener email asks for a more in-depth look at why everyone should be using borates in swimming pools, especially with the scarcity in swimming chlorinating pool products expected to last throughout most of 2022.

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A huge announcement from AQUA Magazine brings editor and chief Scott Webb to our show this week. Andrea takes us through her methods of cleaning scale from tile. Rudy talks about why now is the best time to fire some customers. All this and more on this week's Talking Pools Podcast episode!

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This is the one where Rudy & Andrea talk about advanced oxidation process. AOP involves the generation of hydroxyl radicals in sufficient quantity to sanitize water. As a result of the process, we get the hydroxyl radical (•OH) which is the neutral form of OH⁻. We say ‘Advanced’ because the oxidation reactions are significantly faster than they would naturally occur otherwise. Rudy & Andrea discuss the four primary methods of producing •OH including one that is growing in popularity in the swimming pool industry today.

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We decided to do a Town Hall in this one we call Talking Pools Unfiltered. We opened our podcast up to a larger than the normal group to discuss a huge issue affecting pool builders & service companies Coast-2-Coast.  Everyone knows we need to raise prices due to the perpetual increases in product cost we are facing, but what the h**k do you raise them to when you don't know what your cost will be or if you will even be able to get it???

Guest Host: Joe Trusty poolmagazine.com
Guests: Lorenzo Villa Jr. of  Pescador Pools, Kory Wax of  Alpha West Marketing, Jeremy Hine of Florida Leisure Pool & Spa, & Lacy Simmonds of 

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Do pool service rates accurately reflect the value of the service? Or, have lowballers devalued the product in your area? This, and Rudy and Andrea take a look at swimming pool rules from the late 1800s to the mid-1920s. The problems we see now are not that different throughout the past century and a quarter. Are there things that will surprise you? You better believe it! Download this episode now and ride with Rudy & Andrea on the Swimming Pool Time Machine ⏳

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Watershape University and the Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC) are excited to announce their partnership with the Association of Aquatic Professionals (AOAP) during the Annual AOAP Conference & Exposition, scheduled for Feb. 5-12, 2022, in St. Pete Beach, Fla. 

Now in its 11th year, the Conference has earned a reputation as the premier educational gathering for aquatic professionals, drawing over 800 attendees, including health inspectors, building-code officials, and aquatic-facility managers, among others. This dynamic event provides attendees with the latest technical, practical, and hands-on education designed to improve drowning prevention, facility programming, team leadership, risk management, technical operations, and overall facility management.   

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It is impossible to add a chemical to pool water and only change the thing you added the chemical to change. WTF?! I know! No matter how pure, no matter where you purchased it from, you are going to change something else as well. Sometimes the unintended change is insignificant, other times you need to be prepared to add an entirely different chemical to counter the incidental consequences of your dose.

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Steve Barnes joins Rudy & Andrea via satellite radio transmission from an undisclosed location to discuss the laws regarding swimming pool suction outlets (Main drains, dedicated vacuum lines, etc) that were put in place to prevent disembowelment and entrapment of children (and adults). The original law went into effect on December 19, 2008, However vital updates and changes were made in 2021. Listen now - see how this affects your swimming pool.

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The latest craze coming from across the pond is Natural swimming pools. The timing ties in perfectly as an alternative to the traditional chemically treated backyard oasis in a time where chlorine supply is scarce.  They take up twice that area, come at a much higher price tag, and rely upon vegetation to sanitize the water.  but, are they safe?

 I would like to preface this by saying I am 110% in favor of the integration of natural pools into our industry if proof can be provided from a reputable third-party researcher indicating that these bodies of water are equally as safe as traditionally maintained swimming pools. This means from water clarity to pathogen control and every aspect in-between.

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