Episodes
Episode 3 · October 12, 2026 · 24 min
Pool Valves: How to Read an Equipment Pad
Every valve on a pool pad picks where the pump pulls water from, picks where it sends water, or stops flow. Before the pump a worn valve pulls air in, and after it one drips. Erin explains how to trace a pad, read a three way valve by the word OFF, and check the valves before quoting a heater.
Episode 2 · October 5, 2026 · 24 min
ORP Controllers: When to Trust the Screen
An ORP controller reads how hard the chlorine is working, in millivolts, not how much is in the water. High pH and high stabilizer both lower the reading, and a worn probe can stick on a perfect number while the pool runs out of chlorine. Erin explains the mechanism, the order to check things at the pad, and what to log.
Episode 1 · September 29, 2026 · 29 min
Pool Stains, Filter Pressure, Pumps, Heaters, and Hiring
Erin walks pool route operators through six things to use at the pad this week: the vitamin C stain test, the two-minute walk-around with a clean-pressure baseline, vacuum-to-waste and filter repair-or-replace rules, pump priming and variable-speed calls, and heater lockouts and solar. It ends with how to write a tech job posting and score interviews so your next hire stays.
