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Pacific Valor PoolsNew Member

Life on the road

Introduction – Pacific Valor Pool Services

Hello everyone, my name is Michael Camarena, owner of Pacific Valor Pool Services in San Diego. I’m a Certified Pool & Spa Operator (CPO), and my business focuses on providing reliable, professional weekly pool care. My services include skimming, brushing, vacuum sweeping, water chemistry balancing, and routine equipment checks to keep pools safe, clean, and ready to enjoy year-round.I also use Skimmer software, which helps me provide transparent service reports, photo documentation, and complete history tracking for each customer.I joined this network to connect with other pool professionals, share knowledge, and continue building best practices that raise the standard of service in our industry.Looking forward to collaborating and learning from you all!— Michael CamarenaPacific Valor Pool Services

20 hours ago

JustineThe Pool Deck Community Team

Ideas & inspiration for business owners

On demand access: The 5 Revenue Stages of Pool Business Growth

In this webinar, @Casey Graham shares a clear, proven roadmap for taking your business to the next level - whether that means staying lean and profitable, expanding to new markets, or building a company you can eventually sell. Drawing on his experience helping hundreds of pool service owners, Casey will guide you through:Defining your version of success Identifying exactly which stage your business is in Taking the right steps to move forward with confidenceThis session is designed to help you avoid getting stuck, break through common growth barriers, and build a business that works for you—so you can focus on what matters most.Whether you’re a solopreneur, small team, or steady operation looking to become a fully scaled company or a systematized industry, this webinar will give you a step-by-step playbook for successfully reaching your goals without burning out. If you haven’t read it yet, be sure to check out the ebook co-authored with Casey: From Skimming to Scaling: How To Build

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2 days ago

nikiacostaTeam Skimmer

News, trends & training

🚐✨ The Skimmer Roadshow is coming to town! ✨🏌️

We’re hitting the road and hosting an afternoon you won’t want to miss—education, networking, food, and fun at Topgolf locations across the country!🎟️ Free to attend:These events are the perfect chance to sharpen your skills, connect with fellow pool pros, and see how to get the most out of Skimmer.📌 What’s on deck:Feature Presentation: Streamlining Workflows & Driving Tech Accountability—learn how to get more out of Skimmer by leveraging our latest features and proven best practices. Interactive Q&A: Get your questions answered by the experts. Exclusive Sneak Peek: Be among the first to see what’s coming on our product roadmap.And of course… we’ll wrap it all up with dinner, drinks, and some swings at the bays. 🍔🍹⛳Come for the training, stay for the fun—and leave with new connections and insights to grow your business! Roadshow Dates: Atlanta: Thursday, October 2ndDallas: Tuesday, October 7thTampa: Tuesday, October 14thMiami: Thursday, October 16th Los Angeles: Tuesday, Oc

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2 days ago

Lauren BroomSkimmer Verified Partner

News, trends & training

🌊 Get Certified as a Pool Operator – From Anywhere! 🌊

🌊 Get Certified as a Pool Operator – From Anywhere! 🌊📅 Date: Saturday, September 14, 2025👨‍🏫 Instructor: Dan Waxman💻 Format: Virtual Fusion Hybrid (self-paced online + live Zoom review + online exam)Get your Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certification in a convenient one-day virtual class! Start with self-paced online learning, then join Dan Waxman live on Zoom for a review and proctored exam.✅ Learn from home✅ Official PHTA certification✅ Perfect for pool pros, HOA managers, and facility staff🔗 Register now:https://www.spacecoastpoolschool.com/event/september-14-2025-sat-1-day-virtual-fusion-cpo/📢 Spots fill up fast—reserve yours today!

3 days ago

alexTeam Skimmer

August in Skimmer: LaMotte integration®, new filters, work order improvements, reporting enhancements and more!

This month’s releases include the new LaMotte Spin Touch® integration, along with updates to work orders, reports, invoices, payments, onboarding and more. Here’s your full August roundup:LaMotte® IntegrationThe LaMotte® integration makes water testing in the field faster, easier, and smarter. With Bluetooth-enabled syncing, technicians can send results straight from a LaMotte® Spin Touch® (models 3580, 3581, and 3582) directly into the Skimmer app.Map Spin Touch readings to match your Skimmer setup Sync readings directly from the device into the Skimmer mobile app Easily see which readings came from Spin Touch in service history*Included in the Scaling Up and Skimmer for Enterprise tiers Work OrdersManaging work orders just got easier with a couple of key improvements:We’ve added new columns and filters for “Added By” and “Added On” in Finished Work Orders Improved scheduling by pre-populating 90 days of recurring work orders in advance InvoicesFinding the correct invoices is now quic

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5 days ago

alexTeam Skimmer

New updates to Quotes: Required payment method for approvals, attachments, bulk tools and more!

We’ve added new improvements to Quotes that help you move faster, get paid sooner, and keep your workflow clean and simple. Whether you're sending one quote a week or dozens a day, these new features give you more control, clarity, and less busywork. 1. Require a payment method before a quote approval. No more chasing down cards or wondering if a customer is serious. Now, you can ensure a quote isn’t approved until a valid payment method is on file. That means fewer delays, fewer headaches, and faster payments. If you’re using Skimmer Billing and Quotes together, go to “Settings” and turn on “Quote Approval” and make sure you click on “Save” to start locking in serious customers right away.Note: Once you turn this feature on, it will apply to all quotes you send to customers without a payment method, but you can still override if needed. 2. Attach photos, videos and PDFs to your quotesNow you can show, not just tell. Include rich media like photos or videos of the pool, equipment bro

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5 days ago

Coach LeslieSkimmer Verified Partner

Ideas & inspiration for business owners

More ideas for finding great workers in a tight job market!

I received a phone call this week from an employer who is struggling with finding the right employees in today’s job market. I was thinking about some of the suggestions that I shared with him, and I wanted to pass my advice onto all of you! TAKE ON A POSITIVE MINDSET Good people are out there. You will find awesome candidates. If you have this mind-set, you will take more effective and empowered actions than the leader who believes all the good people are taken and no one is out there. Be the kind of leader who finds employees in unique, easy and effortless ways. Though you may have had a position open for a long time, don’t resort to hiring just anyone. You have an obligation to your current staff to hire someone who fits your culture and the job position. Doing otherwise can stir employee Take a moment to consider your ideal employee. Hire more people who fit those qualifications and speak to those ideal qualities in your job listing. MORE QUICK TIPS... Use local job-servi

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9 days ago

BBG Pool ServicesGeneral Member

Ideas & inspiration for business owners

Pool Gallons on new customers

Hi Everyone - is there a pool app out there that can give you the gallon capacity of a current pool when looking to take on a new customer (maybe just an address to punch in to get the figure) - I understand how to calculate from the CPO course I just completed, but thought there may be a quicker way to get the figure - I’m sure alot of these pool owners don’t even know their gallon capacity or they think they do and the figure is incorrect - Just trying to save time and be accurate….. Thank you all in advance - hope you’re having a good work summer - brutally warm down here in SW Florida right now - take care and invest in some “poweraid” when it’s on sale…. Cheers from the rookie “Big Steve - BBG Pool Services”

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10 days ago

alexTeam Skimmer

Skimmer + LaMotte Spin Touch Integration is Here!

You can now connect your LaMotte Spin Touch device* directly to Skimmer to sync water test results into the app instantly. This integration* makes it easier for techs to capture fast, accurate testing results on the job, and for admins to see exactly where those numbers came from in the service record. It’s all about streamlining your workflow and cutting down the time spent on manual entry. Watch the video below to see how you can easily set it up and use it: What does this integration mean for your team:You can auto-import test results in seconds during a stop, which means less time tapping and more time working. Test results come straight from the device into Skimmer, no misreads or bad data. Each reading is marked to show whether it came from a device or was entered manually, allowing you to maintain accuracy in your reporting and preserve data integrity. You can override a reading if needed, and Skimmer will note the change in the service record.*The LaMotte integration is include

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10 days ago

mikeamatulliSkimmer Verified Partner

Ideas & inspiration for business owners

Is Your Brand As Strong As You Think?

Becoming a well-known brand is key in business, and even more important if you want Google to know who you are and recommend you on the first page. In this 8min training I wanted to share exactly how you can audit your own brand name. If you take a look you’ll learn the following:how strong your brand really is what a strong brand looks like in Google’s eyes how to take the first few actionable steps to building your brand online

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12 days ago

Coach LeslieSkimmer Verified Partner

Ideas & inspiration for business owners

Are looking for ideas to find great workers in a tight job market?

Many owners and leaders are struggling with finding good workers right now, let alone great workers. I wanted to post a couple of quick ideas to jump start this conversation. I would love to hear from you, in terms of ideas/solutions that have worked for you in your local job market. Please share so all can benefit! People attract like-minded people. Ask your good and great employees if they know anyone who would be interested in working for your business. Advertise to your client/customer email list. Talk to your customers and have your employees mention job listings to customers. Post a fun and engaging sign at your business (using a colorful chalkboard or dry erase board) increasing the possibility of attracting a customer who already believes in your company’s products and services. Overly general, “warm body” job descriptions return just that. Use descriptions conveying excitement about the big things your business is up to, the amazing staff who work there and the fun aspec

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16 days ago

JustineThe Pool Deck Community Team

Ideas & inspiration for business owners

🚨Get your FREE ebook to help you reach the next stage of growth 🚨

Running a pool company is tough, and scaling it without burning out is even tougher. That’s why we partnered with @Casey Graham, a seasoned entrepreneur who built, scaled, and sold a high-growth pool business, to create this ebook. It will give you the inside scoop on his strategies and plans for each growth stage to guide you and, most importantly, help clarify what you want to achieve. Without a clear vision for your business and a stage-specific strategy, you risk working longer hours for smaller margins, getting stuck in ‘survival mode,’ and building a company you don’t enjoy running. You’re not alone, and there’s a better way forward!After speaking with over 1,000 pool company owners, reviewing hundreds of financials, and mapping real-world growth journeys, Casey Graham was inspired to write this ebook. He created a 5-stage roadmap to help other pool service owners succeed. In From Skimming to Scaling, you’ll learn: The Owner’s Intent: Define what success looks like for you T

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18 days ago

BBG Pool ServicesGeneral Member

News, trends & training

Pool Chemicals

Hi Folks - getting ready to launch my new pool service here in Nokomis, Florida - September 1, 2025 - crossing over from 38 years of the lawn & Landscape maintenance industry - learning the pool chemicals is the most difficult aspect - what podcasts can I watch to gather information about this - or where can I gain knowledge of the chemical situation to maintain good balance in pools and troubleshoot water problems - just completed my CPO course last weekend which helped, but still a long way to go….

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19 days ago

nikiacostaTeam Skimmer

Ideas & inspiration for business owners

Between Two Stops Podcast: Breaking Growth Barriers with Kyle Peter of Nevergreen Pools

What does it really take to scale a service business from 12 pools to 1,300?On the latest episode of Between Two Stops, we sat down with @KPeter, founder of Nevergreen Pools, who shares the gritty, unfiltered truth about growing his pool service empire.Kyle opens up about:💡 Breakthrough growth milestones (and the bumps along the way)📊 The power of data-driven decisions & route acquisitions⚡ How Skimmer’s billing solution helped streamline operations🛠️ Why systematizing everything is non-negotiable👥 Hiring the right people at the right time📉 Why margins sometimes shrink before they grow🌐 The changing landscape of pool service marketing, AI, and the importance of reviewsWhether you’re scaling your own pool business or just love a great entrepreneurial story, this episode is a must-listen. Listen and subscribe! The episode is available on your favorite podcast platform! 🎧 Audio: betweentwostops.com▶️ Video: Watch on YouTube

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20 days ago

Garrett_BrevikGeneral Member

Ideas & inspiration for business owners

pool pro chem costs

Hey Skimmer Community,I’m in Beaumont, California, planning a career change by purchasing a pool route next year. I’m researching costs and profit potential, leaning toward a service-plus-chemicals pricing model, and exploring products like PoolRx, BlueRay XL, and Orenda enzymes. As a newbie, I need help understanding wholesale chemical pricing (since many distributors only sell to established pros) and how to integrate these specialty products effectively. Your insights would mean the world!Here’s what I’m curious about:• Wholesale Pricing: How do you find typical wholesale prices for chemicals like liquid chlorine, Cal hypo tablets, pH balancers, or algaecides? Are there beginner-friendly suppliers in Beaumont/Southern California or online options for new pros getting licensed? What’s a ballpark monthly chemical cost for a 10,000–15,000-gallon residential pool?• Service+Chem Billing: How do you bill for the service-plus-chemicals model? Do you itemize service and chemicals separate

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22 days ago

sharonburchSkimmer Verified Partner

Ideas & inspiration for business owners

Should you use Automated Payout Syncing with QuickBooks? YES!!! Here's why and how...

Thank you, Skimmer! Automated Payout Syncing with QuickBooks is a game changer! Skimmer's new payout syncing update automatically syncs with QuickBooks, creating both an invoice and payment record AND creating a bank deposit that reconciles with the payout. The reconciliation is 98% done for you! So, how do you set it up?Set up the QuickBooks integrations settings as shown below or in the video above.Payout syncing setup in Skimmer Choose 'undeposited funds' for payment deposit account in QuickBooks for the Skimmer Payouts Choose ‘banking/credit card merchant fees’ expense account in QuickBooks for the skimmer payout feesHere’s why: 💳 Online Payment Processing Skimmer uses Stripe for processing online credit/debit card payments Stripe takes a fee for processing credit cards, debit cards, and ACH online The new payout syncing feature helps reconcile the difference between invoice amount and actual deposit Example: Customer pays $100 - $2 processing fee = you receive $98 🏦 Quick

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23 days ago

JustineThe Pool Deck Community Team

News, trends & training

🎉 Giveaway Time! Win a LaMotte® Spin Touch® 3581 🎉

To celebrate our brand-new integration with LaMotte® Spin Touch®, we’re giving away TWO FREE Mobile WaterLink® Spin Touch® Model 3581 devices to two lucky pros! 💧 Why it matters: Skimmer now syncs automatically with LaMotte® Spin Touch® models (3580, 3581, and 3582). This means your techs can test water and have verified results pull straight into the Skimmer app via Bluetooth with no typing required. No typos. No missed readings. Just fast, accurate results logged instantly. 🧪 What you get with Skimmer + Spin Touch®:Save time: Auto-import test results in seconds Eliminate errors: Say goodbye to manual entry Trust your data: Every reading is accurate and tagged in the service record 🚨 How to enter 🚨Just click here to enter before September 14, 2025. We’ll draw two winners on September 15, 2025, and ship the Spin Touch® device to the winning pros.

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