Pool Chasers Podcast · Greg & Justin, Swimming Pool

Pentair: Level Up Your Operation with Automation Featuring Remote Monitoring with Israel Saari

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The conversation opens loose and friendly. Israel Sari talks through his role leading Pentair's digital work, which covers cloud connected products, the Pentair Pool app, and remote monitoring. He says he has been with Pentair about four years and has about 18 years in the pool industry, including earlier work around brands like BioGuard and Clorox Pool. From there, the episode gets practical. Remote monitoring is the center of the conversation because it solves a real jobsite problem. After a build, the builder can leave the property but still keep an eye on the system during those first weeks or months. That changes the handoff. Instead of hoping the startup goes smoothly, the builder can tell the homeowner the pool is still being watched and adjusted when needed. The adjustments are everyday pool work, not sci-fi. Schedules, flow, heater settings, and similar settings can usually be handled remotely when the system supports them, which cuts down on drive-outs for small fixes. Israel also makes the sales case. Monitoring gives a builder a way to offer extra confidence after handoff, almost like a VIP list for pools that need closer attention. The service side is just as clear. If an alarm comes in for drive temperature, low salt, or another issue, the company can plan the visit, decide what matters first, and sometimes get ahead of the problem before the homeowner notices. That is where the episode has its strongest point: remote access is useful because it can reduce truck rolls, protect trust, and speed up issue resolution. The hosts keep it casual through the close. The future talk gets playful, with glasses as an interface and hand gestures changing pump speed or schedules. They still bring it back to the present: the current tools already help. Israel thanks the hosts, they joke about not needing to talk to the product manager, and the door stays open for another conversation.

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Connected pool service is framed as practical: fewer truck rolls, faster fixes, and more trust after handoff.

Pentair frames connected pools around the work that happens after install. Israel Sari lays out the practical side: watching systems remotely, changing schedules and heater settings from afar, and cutting down on truck rolls.

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You want a vendor-led case for remote monitoring without the brochure speak.

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