Making Clear Even Clearer
Think your pool water is clear? It might be possible to make it even clearer, and I speak from experience. A couple of years ago I had the chance to try a 30 Day Clear Blue Cube on my own pool, and I became...
When You Think You’re Early, You Might Already be Late
I’m in the middle of my 16th year here at Eastgate Pools and I’ve seen every kind of season you can imagine. When the housing market crashed, there was a significant reduction of pool sales in the industry. Lending institutions tightened their requirements and...
Salt system advantages
Most customers have heard of a salt system by now. The decision whether or not get one can be tough. Out of our last roughly 500 pools, all but 1 has gone with salt. The reason our sales guys push so hard to get...
My Favorite Eastgate Employee.
My favorite inground cleaner is the Aquabot Z-2. Cleans the average pool in 2-3 hours and doesn’t use your filtration system, it has its own filter. It also cleans the water line a big plus in my book. The control box has a timer...
Competitors Above Ground Sales Presentation
Our main competitor has used the same Above Ground pool presentation for a very long time. We talk to a lot of customers and we got to know what they have been told and know the question that will be asked before the words...
Suction Side Cleaner Stop Working?
Suction side automatic pool cleaners, Kreepy Krauly, Zap Vac, Dirt Demon just to name a few, do a really nice job keeping inground pools and above ground pools clean. However, we occasionally receive customer inquiries about a cleaner that just isn’t moving. Since a...
Simple Spa is THE Spa Solution…Solution
For a few years now we have been predominantly putting new spa customers on our Simple Spa program. I won’t get into every detail of the program, but I thought it important to elaborate on the one component that most frequently gets ignored. The...
Mesh cover? Open your pool early.
The advantage to opening a pool earlier, rather than later is that it is much easier to grow algae in a warmer pool. As the temperature increases outside and the water temperature starts warming, algae is starting to thrive. If it is left untreated,...
Value VS. Cost
I think this is something that we have forgotten in the grand scheme of life, that there is a difference between the two. If I need a tool that I plan on using once or twice for a specific project then I will buy...