Always one of our favorite episodes, Frank and Jacque discuss how to deal with some of the insects and animals in and around your pool and equipment.

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00:00 introduction

07:25 Frank got bit by a dog

09:04 always look into your skimmer before you put your hand in.

10:00 Frank's injury resulting from a bullfrog in a skimmer.

11:00 skimmer baskets and attachments that allow you to empty the basket without getting your hand in the water. SkimPro, FlowSkim, and Skimmer Angel. Skim Pro and Flowskim allow flow through skimmer even when there is a lot of debris in the basket.

14:29 Frog Log, allows insects and small animals to exit the pool.

19:40 story of 3 baby opossums in a skimmer

20:50 The food chain for animals is a major cause of why different animals come to your backyard.

23:10 Cats do a great job keeping snakes away.

27:40 pool lights and other lights around the pool area will draw insects. Insects draw animals and other insects that eat those bugs. Animals follow their food.

29:22 plants and oils to keep snakes away. Cinnamon plant, onions, garlic, lemongrass, marigolds, mother-in-law's tongue

32:10 Mice and rats get in pool heater cabinets. 37:00 moth balls in heater cabinets, not in the burn chamber, will keep mice and rats from nesting. Rats and mice are very destructive.

33:15 rats in heater story.

35:40 use care and protection to protect yourself when cleaning up rat nests.

37:45 moth balls also repel lizards. lizards are known to short out circuit boards and jam up gears in heaters and control systems.

40:30 s.Make sure to use non-conductive and non-flammable wasp and insect sprays near electrical components.

41:20 wasp traps to catch and eliminate wasps.

44:40 keep ducks away from your pool. they track algae from natural water sources. Duck poop causes a lot of issues for water chemistry and plaster. Prevention: string things over the pool area, enzymes, Duck Off.

49:20 Raccoon poop is known to have deadly roundworm larvae in it that chlorine cannot kill. raccoons will pool in your pool. Bright motion sensor lights will help repel raccoons. Sprinklers may also help.

51:10 Flies, use fly traps. Do not leave food sources out. Fans in covered areas will help repel flies. They do not like wind.

52:45 Water Boatman and Backswimmers. Boatmen eat algae, back swimmers eat boatmen. eliminate algae and eliminate both

54:20 mosquitoes. bat and bird houses will help control mosquito and other insect issues.

56:40 Fire ants. get into electrical components and short them out. Take steps to control fire ants.

Frank and Jacque discuss many of the weather issues they have been facing with all of the severe weather this spring. High water level damage in equipment areas, wash-in into pools, stain treatment and prevention after flooding.

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00:00 Introduction

04:23 There are issues with servicing pools once per week, with weather impacting the condition of the pool a few times every week.

10:00 Water chemistry changes quickly with heavy rains and severe weather, and service techs cannot perform all duties with lightning in the area

11:00 Drainage can change over time around pools as turf and flower beds build up as slopes change.

20:10 How to treat a pool when you get oil in the pool. Enzymes

22:30 High water levels from severe storms around pool equipment are causing pump and other electrical equipment failures. Raise equipment or improve drainage around pool equipment.

31:00 Down spouts on gutters need to be directed away from pool equipment.

31:45 Drainage off the house from heavy rains can cause pumps to fail.

36:00 Surge protectors for pool equipment. As equipment becomes more expensive, you may want to protect it with surge protectors.

37:42 Run off into pools can cause heavy loads of soil and minerals into the pool. Once cleaned up, you need to treat staining quickly if not drained. Once metal stains are removed, those metals are in your pool water. The only way to remove the metals is CU Lator metal eliminator. Culator.com. Use coupon code DEEPEND44 for saving on on-line purchases.

41:10 Flocculants will remove particulates in the pool water and allow them to be removed with a vacuum to waste systems.

43:40 The sequestering agent and chelating agents break down over time with chlorine, allowing the metals to stain again. Remove the metals from the water while they are sequestered.

45:10 Fillfast from Culator.com

47:35 do not run muddy or filthy water through your filter without frequent cleaning.

Frank is solo in this episode and discusses some issues brought up in FB groups and listener questions. He dives deep into how much chlorine you should keep in your pool, the benefits of borates, and metal issues and how to prevent them.

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00:00 introduction

02:45 Dealing with the changing nature of each pool's chemistry.

05:35 Properly test, then calculate and add measured doses. The amount needed for chlorine varies from week to week.

06:00 How much chlorine is needed in your pool?

08:00 Without borates, calculate 7.5% of your CYA and adjust chlorine dosing to maintain your chorine at 7.5% of your CYA. With borates it is 5% of your CYA.

10:00 anytime your chlorine falls below the need amount, super chlorinate your pool (7-8 ppm) to handle that extra load, and increase your maintenance dose of chlorine.

13:30 Salt systems may need to increase the percentage of chlorine production and run times on the filter pump to keep up with chlorine demand.

21:30 Borates. Softens water, it's a natural clarifier, helps stabilize pH, and slows the growth of algae.

23:55 chlorine is more effective at lower pH, and CYA protects chlorine from UV rays better with a lower pH.

27:00 with borates in your pool at 40 to 50 ppm, you need to maintain a chlorine residual of 5% of your cya vs 7.5% without borates.

31:00 we found that running a little higher pH is the chlorine does not last as well. The higher pH affects the ability of cya to protect chlorine from UV rays.

33:10 pool staining. CU Lator removes metals from the water.

34:00 metal staining on plaster or pool surfaces means the metal in the water has gone out of solution. If the metal is on the surfaces of the pool structure, it is not in the water to be tested, though some may still be in solution.

36:00 Mineral purification systems, like BlueRay XL, do add metal to the water. You need to manage your metal levels when using these products. Regular testing of metals, and using CU Lator metal remover as needed.

38:00 Keeping LSI balanced is critical to prevent metal and calcium staining.