How Does a Pool Maintenance Business Owner Spend a Workday?

Introduction

A pool maintenance business owner is mostly on the road traveling from home to home to maintain pools for people who do not wish to do their own pool maintenance. He usually has a company truck to carry chemicals and equipment for cleaning pools.

Beginning the Workday

If the pool maintenance business owner has enough employees to do all of the traveling, he will go into the office and check messages. He will return phone calls to people, setting up appointments, verifying a cancellation and dealing with customer service in general. If he has his own route, he will then make sure his truck is loaded with enough chemicals and the proper equipment for the jobs on his daily route.

During the Workday

If the pool maintenance business owner does not have his own route, he will complete all administrative tasks that may need to be done. Many of them are not daily tasks, but they must be completed at some point during the week. He will inventory chemicals, make sure the equipment for the employees is in good working order, and order chemicals and equipment as needed. If he has his own route, he will complete the route, then return to the office to complete the inventory tasks.

If the pool maintenance business owner has his own route, he will stop at each account on his route and clean the pools and refill any chemicals that need to be refilled. He will also backwash pools (flush a certain amount of water out and put fresh water in), clean hot tubs and Jacuzzis and clean the tile around the pool. If the account needs a filter replaced, he will replace the filter for the pool pump. If not, he will clean the filter for the pool pump.

Administrative

The pool maintenance business owner will also prepare payroll, update employee benefits and prepare sales reports and sales tax reports for the day. He may also complete paperwork for employee reviews.

Conclusion

Once a pool maintenance business owner has completed his route, he will fill the truck up with gas and rinse off all of the equipment and the truck, so that the chlorine will not disintegrate any of the metal, including the truck bed. He may make a cursory visit to a new account to complete any paperwork and contracts needed, so he can put that account on his route or on another employee's route.