Pool service vacation coverage.
Pool routes need weekly service. Algae blooms in 5 days. Solo pool techs face the same vacation challenge as landscapers — but with chemistry stakes. Here's how to take vacation without returning to a green pool.
Pool routes need weekly service. Algae blooms in 5 days. Solo pool techs face the same vacation challenge as landscapers — but with chemistry stakes. Here's how to take vacation without returning to a green pool.
Off-season vacation (October-March in most US regions) is the easy answer for pool service. In-season vacation requires either (1) a covering pool tech with route handoff or (2) double-service the week before so accounts have 10 days of treatment instead of 7. Most peak-season pools can hold 10 days; few can hold 14. Don't go beyond 10 in-season without covering coverage.
October through March in most US regions, pools are closed or low-maintenance. Take vacation then.
If you're in Florida / Arizona / Southern California, off-season is shorter — mid-December through mid-February.
Most pools can hold 10 days of unmaintained chemistry without algae bloom. Beyond 10 days, you risk green pools and angry customers.
Plan trips of 10 days or less in-season, with double-service the week before. Anything longer needs covering coverage.
Reciprocal arrangement with another local pool company. They run your route at agreed price-per-stop; you reciprocate when they vacation.
Critical: covering tech needs:
2 weeks out: notify all route accounts of the vacation dates and either (a) advanced service date if you're double-up'ing, or (b) covering tech name if they're handling the route.
Customer asks about service date? Routes to covering tech. 14 days free.
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