The Pool Tech Pro Quick Course

Perform a visual inspection, test and balance chemicals, vacuum, and verify pool equipment including the chlorinator, salt cell, sand filter, heat pump, and record results.

Discover how a residential pool operates, from the skimmer box and pump to the sand filter and salt cell that create chlorine, with heater options and a timer-controlled circulation.

Learn how to test pool water using a 4-in-1 kit, measuring chlorine, pH, alkalinity, calcium, salt, stabilizer, and phosphates, and adjust the chlorinator to keep water clear.

Never mix chemicals in a bucket and add powders into the running skimmer box. Pour liquids in front of the jets and wear PPE per MSDS.

Set up the pool vacuum by assembling the pole, hose, vacuum head, suction plate, and adapter, submerge the hose to purge air, and lock the plate before starting the pump.

Learn an efficient method to vacuum and brush a residential pool, sweep edge to edge in rows, use the vacuum on its side for edges, and backwash when finished.

Master the step-by-step cartridge filter cleaning: bleed pressure, remove and hose down the cartridge, reseat the seal and locator, grease seals, and verify full water flow after reassembly.

Learn to backwash a pool sand filter: switch to backwash, connect a waste hose, run the pump about a minute, observe the sight glass, then rinse before returning to filter.

Vacuum the pool to waste in rows to collect dirt and leaves after flocculant treatment. Backwash and rinse the filter, then put it back to filter to restore flow.