In the early 90’s, I started coming across – and fixing – extremely rare pool maintenance problems no one else had been able to crack. They were like puzzles to me, and I started realizing that I was on a different playing field.
I remember being called to one house near where I live, where the pool owner was pretty distraught. The
second he poured shock into the water, it would turn into what looked like black sand on the bottom of the pool. The owner had scrubbed and brushed, and it would not come off, and he had called several pool companies. Nobody knew what to do.
I had seen nothing like it.
I recalled thinking “what would turn shock
black?” and concluded that the only thing it could be was some sort of metal – magnesium, iron, something – interacting with the shock and separating into the water. So I got some Metal Free and poured 2 quarts (!!) into the pool. I waited 2 days, backwashed the filter, and there was my answer – a solid stream of rusting water coming out! I
shocked the pool again, no black looking sand on the bottom!! Problem solved!
That was one of the earliest moments when I realized I could do something that no one else could. And somewhere around that time people started calling me “Mike the Pool Doctor.” The term stuck, and I’ve been known as that ever since.
By the mid-90’s, I noticed I was helping my clients
save an average of 20-40% on chemicals. There was no secret – I just knew what worked and what didn’t. So when I went out to see my clients’ pools, I didn’t need to guess at anything - I fixed it the first time. Right then and there.
By the early 2000’s, I was mastering the complexities of 45,000 - 55,000 gallon swimming pools. Huge prospects – from hotels, casinos, and apartment complexes,– were calling me saying “No one else can fix this. Can you help?”
And those clients have stuck with me for 20+ years.
All of these early experiences were building blocks for mastering my craft and becoming a true pool care expert. And some odd years later, I’m still at it – fixing pools, saving clients money, and helping them avoid huge problems ahead of time.
It’s in my blood, and it’s still something I love to do.
So I created these online pool video tutorials to help people do exactly that – to learn everything about their pools that they need to know. I’m talking about things like basic maintenance, fixing green pools, identifying problems before they turn into costly repairs, and everything else in between.
I learned almost all of my knowledge by simple trial and error, talking with other experts, and experience. And I’m hoping I can pass that information off to you in easy, step-by-step fashion.
If you have any questions along the way, or maybe want further clarity on a certain explanation, I’m just one click away. Our Facebook Group is set up so customers can ask specific questions and get my expert advice on their issue, and to supplement what’s explained in the videos.
If I’ve learned one thing over the years, it’s that everyone wants to go swimming in their pool whenever they want. After all, it’s their pool. But keeping it ready and clean to do just that takes a bit of knowledge and skill.
My job is to help you never worry about your pool again.