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Santa Clara Valley IPSSA Newsletter
Napredak Hall, 770 Montague Expway
Dinner at 6:30pm, Meeting at 7:30pm
Volume #23, Issue 6
Board of Directors Viral Patel – President (510) 376-8800 email:[email protected]
Mark Lyons – Vice President (408) 226-8223 John Calame – Treasurer (408) 929-8130 Eric Richardson – Secretary (408)590-9859 [email protected]
Newsletter Email– [email protected]
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IPSSA Contact Information Corporate Office: Vicky Lester www.ipssa.com 10842 Noel Street #107, Los Alamitos CA 90720 Phone 888-360-9505
IPSSA Financial Offices Cramer and Associates [email protected] Phones 916-863-3107 or 888-391-6012 Fax 916-863-3105
President's Message I would like to thank Steve McCoy,Eric & Dave from Pentair for giving a great presentation on their product line and sharing some new tools like the online cost calculator to figure out the energy savings by using the variable speed pumps, there are also videos on www.youtube.com which shows the energy savings by using the variable speed pumps, they also sponsored the Tritip and Chicken dinner in our July meeting. August meeting meal will be sponsored by Custom pool remodeling's Ken Lewis , he will also be giving a short presentat ion on various services they offer. Dave Kohtz from Aqua pool service will be giving a presentation on Pentair Suntouch controller and other Pentair products. So bring your questions and comments to the meeting so we c a n a l l l e a r n a f e w n e w t r i c k s . New Classified section for members to post new or used parts, trucks, tools, route for sale. This is free for Santa Clara IPSSA members. If you want to place an ad please email it to [email protected] and put classified in the subject. Ads must be submitted by the first of the month to be included in that months newsletter. Ads must be in word format and please include your contact info , no pictures. 2010 Chapter Picnic to Santa Cruz Beach Board Walk on Sunday August 29th 2010 Tickets will be available for sale at the August Meeting Prices are as follows for members and family. 2yrs to 5yrs :-- $ 10 each 6yrs to 12 yrs :-- $ 15 each 12 yrs and up :-- $20 each Please bring check or cash to purchase tickets at the meeting. Price includes lunch, unlimited soda, and all day of rides and discounted parking. Non members are welcome to attend at regular price of $ 45.00
Check out Santa Clara IPSSA Website at www.scvipssa.org Send us tips on improving the website and things you want to see done at chapter level (presentations, picnic, baseball etc) Attendance M e m b e r s : 3 5 Non-members: 8 C h a p t e r S u p p o r t e r s : 9 __________ Total 52 Chapter Funds Beginning balance $ 11,720.75 total in flow $ 672.17 total outflow $ 3174.40 ending balance $ 9218.52
Prize Winners and Loser: Pentair doanted two 3 way valves Monoarc brush donated 6 Pool brush Natural Chemistry donated three bottles of Phos Free Life save pool fence donated one T-shirt SCP donated $ 25 off next purchase at SCP Hasa Donated two San Jose Earthquakes tickets $40.00 (American Leak Det.) - Jimmy Nguyen Rob Ifflander won the chapter door prize of $300 Next drawing will be in August. Must be present to win, Prizes include $ 50.00 door prize from Chapter & $ 40 from American Leak detection plus many more. Do you know who the beneficiary is for your IPSSA life insurance policy, If you are not sure or you want to change the beneficiary then go the www.ipssa.com or call the financial office to get a form. IPSSA has some great training material for members and non-members . Basic training manual part-1 Chemicals Basic Training manual part-2 Equipment Pool Chlorination facts Intermediate training Manual Part-1 Chemicals Check with Mark Lyons for pricing and availability.
Next General Membership Meeting
Thursday, August 19, 2010
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Protecting Yourself Before the Lawsuit Service techs often ask how they can protect themselves before their customer makes a claim. Although it is difficult to defend a tech for damages he actually created, the following methods can provide a real ammunition for damages caused by another: (1) Keep a log including your weekly readings for sanitizer, pH, total alkalinity and calcium hardness. Your log will provide a valuable defense for claims that improper water chemistry resulted in plaster and equipment damage, as well as for claims that an inadequate level of sanitizer caused an illness; (2) Make a sketch of every new pool you take on account. The drawing should include areas of the pool displaying existing etching or stained plaster, delamination and/or calcification. This drawing should be dated and signed by your customer. You will be glad to have this drawing if your customer later decides to blame you for the damage. (3) Have a written service agreement with each customer outlining the frequency of service and what you will be providing. Items outside of routine maintenance, such as filter cleaning and heater maintenance should be listed as excluded services. (4) Never fill water without leaving your truck keys on the hose bib. Water claims often exceed $10,000, and in some cases are over $100,000. You won't have an overfill claim if you follow this rule. Your likelihood of success in a dispute will be far increased by following these few simple techniques. Article is taken from http://arrowinsuranceservice.blogspot.com/2010/06/protecting-yourself-before-lawsuit.html
Voice of The Industry The VGB Effect
By Ray Arouesty
Can Residential Pool Owners Be Held Responsible For Failing To Comply With VGB, And Are Ser-vice Techs At Risk If They Don’t Warn? The requirement to bring pools and spas into compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and
Spa Safety Act became effective more than a year ago. As we know, VGB mandates that all public pools and spas be equipped with unblockable suction outlets and/or secondary safety devices. However, little attention has been paid to the potential liability of residential pool or spa owners and the pool service technician’s duty, if any, to address the issue of residential anti-entrapment safety upgrades. The key question here is could a residential pool owner be held liable for failing to outfit his pool with anti-entrapment systems should tragedy strike? Is a pool service technician potentially liable as well for not informing his customer of the increased safety provided by the new technology?
Surprisingly, the answer to both questions is yes.
Commonly accepted legal principles say that a landowner will be liable for injury caused by his failure to exercise ordinary care. For example, the parents of a child entrapped in a non-compliant residential pool would argue that the pool owner didn’t exercise ordinary care because the entrapment was foreseeable and would have been prevented had the pool been upgraded with readily available anti-entrapment products. The pool service technician would likely be sued as well for failing to advise the homeowner of the availability of VGB-compliant equipment. The best approach for the service technician is to provide his residential customers written notification of the availability of VGB-compliant covers and SVRS products, and the safety benefits each offers. Doing so should satisfy the pool technician’s duty to warn and, at minimum, provide an i m p o r t a n t e l e m e n t t o h i s l e g a l d e f e n s e . Ultimately, society has an interest in preventing entrapments. The relatively low cost of anti-entrapment covers is not a financial burden to pool owners, and the slight burden placed on pool techs to warn of the potential dangers makes it more likely that the nation’s courts will move in this direction. www.arrowinsuranceservice.com If you would like to receive the Newsletter via Email please sign up at the meeting or send an email to me at [email protected] put newsletter in the subject. We will be sending newsletters via email only and it will be on our website www.scvipssa.org
Classified Section
TRUCK FOR SALE 1997 CHEVROLET C/K SERIES C3500 Cheyenne 2dr Regular Cab Asking price $ 4699 Jack's Pool Service cell 408-710-7469 1560 El Dorado Dr e-mail [email protected] Gilroy, CA 95020 408-842-7941 I also have a lot of pool supplies and parts 4 sale below wholesale. Heater gas valves, ignition modules, filter cartridges, pvc fittings, and spa/pool chemicals. E-mail me with your needs.
Pool Supply for sale Trident 250 sqft cartridge filter. Brand new , $ 250 Emerson Motor two speed 3/4 HP Brand new $ 100 Pentair Valve Acctuator, Brand new $ 75 Pentair Relay for Suntouch , Brand new $ 40 Used Hayward northstar 2 HP $ 100 Used Raypak RP 2100 digital control board Make an offer Used starite 1 HP pump 1.5 inch inlet & outlet $ 100 Contact Val 510 376 8800 Email [email protected]
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If you would like to receive the Newsletter via Email please
sign up at the meeting or send an email to me at sparkle-
[email protected] put newsletter in the subject.
We will be sending newsletters via email only and it will be
on our website www.scvipssa.org
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CHAPTER SUPPORTERS CONTACT PHONE PRODUCT LINE
ADAMS POOL PLASTERING BOB SCHUMAN 925 828 3100 POOL & SPA REMODELING
ADVANTIS TECHNOLOGIES MARK RIEKEN 707 373 9377 POOL & SPA CHEMICALS
AMERICAN LEAK DETECTION BILL WEBB 408 729 5325 LEAK DETECTION
AQUASTAR POOL PRODUCTS JACK WOHLER 916 835 7099 MANUFACTURER POL EQUIPMENT
BABY BARRIER BEN FISCALINI 408 806 2223 POOL SAFETY FENCE
BHG SALES BEN GARGLE 714 982 8856 MANUFACTURER REP
BLAKE SALES RON EGER 630 970 3233 MANUFACTURERS REP BURKETT'S POOL PLASTERING SHELLY BISHOP 408 569 0042 POOL REMODELING
CALAME'S TILE CLEANING JOHN CALAME 408 691 0148 TILE CLEANING
CHEM QUIP INC. CHRIS SANDERS 510 887 7946 DISTRIBUTOR
COMMERCIAL POOL SYSTEM STEVE DUNN 925 938 7665 POOL EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTOR
CUSTOM POOL REMODELING KEN 209 496 1311 POOL REMODELING
EASY CARE POOL PRODUCTS BRIAN REZAC 559 999 1592 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER
ELM DISTRIBUTION JOHN 916 342-0782 DISTRIBUTOR OF SOLAR PANELS
GENERAL POOL & SPA SUPPLY JOE VAUGHN 800 722 7946 DISTRIBUTOR
GULL INDUSTRIES MIKE KENNEDY 408 293 3523 SOLAR PANEL MANUFACTURER
HASA, INC. GABE TALESE 650 243 1962 POOL & SPA CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER
HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. DAVID LAGRIMAS 209 202 2637 POOL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
L & L LINES INC LIZA LEAS 602 705 9240 MANUFACTURERS REP LIFE SAVER POOL FENCE MARK HINKLE 408 779 7922 REMOVABLE POOL FENCE
MONOARC BRUSH EVERETT FULLER / PATRICK STORM 714 318 4000 POOL BRUSH MANUFACTURER
NATURAL CHEMISTRY PAT SMITH 707 775 5517 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER
ORENDA TECHNOLOGIES INC. PATRICK STORM 928 522 0194 POOL & SPA CHEMICALS
OREQ DAVID WHITE 800 420 3255 MANUFACTURER POOL EQUIPMENT
PARAMOUNT POOL & SPA JOHN ANDERSON 925 595 7516 MANUFACTURER POOL EQUIPMENT
PENTAIR POOL PRODUCTS STEVE MCCOY 415 892 2774 MANUFACTURER POOL EQUIPMENT
PEP MARINA GONZALES 925 260 3628 DISTRIBUTOR POOL COVERS, INC. CHERYL 707 864 6674 SWIMMING POOL SAFETY COVERS
POOL RX TALI HILLER 949 635 5854 POOL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER
POOLVERGNUEGEN DIETER RIEF 707 566 0400 MANUFACTURER POOL CLEANERS
PURITY POOL PRODUCTS RICH GROSS 530 472 3298 MANUFACTURER POOL EQUIPMENT
PWP STAN 408 432 9700 DISTRIBUTOR
RAYPAK INC. MIKE MILLER 916 715 3470 POOL HEATER MANUFACTURER
RECREATION SALES KIRK WISSBAUM 503 804 9303 MANUFACTURERS REP
SALES LINK, INC. TY PEARCE 559 217 6483 MANUFACTURER REP
SCP DISTRIBUTORS STEVE STRAUSS 408 327 4900 DISTRIBUTOR
SCUBA POOL REPAIR DREW ANDERSON 408 866 1945 UNDERWATER REPAIRS
SUNTREK INDUSTRIES, INC. STEVE REESE 408 210 2383 SOLAR POOL HEATING, ELECTRICITY, HOT WATER.
SWIMCO BOB RAYMOND 408 378 2607 MOTOR REPAIR
UNITED CHEMICAL CORP. JACKI HAMILTON 805 521 1011 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER
ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS, INC. PAUL JOHNSON 510 918 8381 MANUFACTURER POOL EQUIPMENT
Santa Clara Valley IPSSA 38221 Eggers Common Fremont, CA 94536