Florida Pool Industry Internship Program

01/27/2026

Intern Jake McCown tackles a quick drip on his pool route, Jake has nearly 100 acounts and is transitioning from CPO to pool servicing licensed contractor.

01/05/2026

2026 is here and intern Jake McCown back at it and half way to getting his 1000 hrs for the State CPC Certified Contractor Exam.
Taking a long look at an installation that the contractor ignored some fundamentals that allows this system to trap water and not drain back eliminating the freeze protection which is causing damage to the panels.
This system should not of been engineered and installed this way in addition to how it was installed without popping chalk lines or measuring up from the drip ease for propper tilt and drain back feature.

12/17/2025

Solar blanket and reel installation for intern Jake McCown.

12/09/2025

Another heater installation for intern Jake McCown at an air BB.
Jake is now 7 months into his 12 month program.

12/03/2025

Solar training for Jake McCown in Gainesville. Feed/return, bypass, isolation valves and drain bibs for winterization.

11/29/2025

Our company has been recognized by Marion County as a top 5 pool contractor. Thanks Marion County and our customers for this recognition!

11/28/2025

11/20/2025

Tech and marketing training for intern Jake McCown from Horner and AquaCal/Pool Pilot.
Covering a few topics, inverter heaters, salt syatems and chemical feeders.

11/20/2025

Day 3 of solar 101 for intern Jake McCown. Solar reroof project.

11/20/2025

Day two of a three day course for Jake McCown on solar pool heating 101.
We have a couple jobs on the board and these installations will be informative for him when he get licensed. This one is much like the last, replacement of failed panels and ageing components.

10/26/2025

Rebar clearance to soil is important to prevent corrosion.

Bars pressed against forms will have ZERO clearance once the forms are removed.

This violates ACI 318 and the building codes.

The solution in the image below, would have been to turn the bar tips down. Then the vertical ends could have been blocked off of the forms.

Inspect your steel in cross section to endure it will remain clear of the soil, once the forms are stripped.