Pool Service Business
Build a residential pool maintenance and repair route that holds its margin and is worth owning
About this course
This course teaches the contract pricing, water chemistry, route density, and repair upselling that separate a profitable pool route from a tired side hustle. You will set monthly weekly-service prices off your real cost per stop and a target stop margin, then defend that price against the lowball competitor who is quietly losing money. You will learn to balance pH, total alkalinity, calcium hardness, cyanuric acid, and chlorine using the Langelier Saturation Index so your water is correct and your chemical spend drops. You will plan routes by ZIP cluster and drive time so you bill more stops per windshield hour, and you will price the high-margin extras (filter cleans, pump and motor swaps, salt-cell replacement, and green-to-clean jobs) that lift the average account. By the end you can quote a monthly contract in minutes, dose water correctly the first time, run a dense route, and build the repair and recurring revenue that makes the business worth owning.
Curriculum
Module 1: The Pool Route Business and the Weekly Service Visit
- Why the route is the assetPreview
- Your truck, tools, and chemical kit🔒
- The repeatable weekly service visit🔒
Module 2: Water Chemistry and Chemical Cost Control
- The five numbers of balanced water🔒
- Dosing right the first time with the LSI🔒
- Chemical cost per pool and safe handling🔒
Module 3: Pricing Monthly Contracts and Building Route Density
- Pricing the monthly service contract🔒
- Route density and stops per day🔒
- Billing, retention, and the right software🔒
Module 4: Repairs, Green-Pool Recovery, and Scaling the Route
- Equipment repair as the profit engine🔒
- Green-to-clean recovery jobs🔒
- Hiring, more trucks, and the path beyond solo🔒