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Whether you are looking to buy a hot tub or spa or you already own one, this book will provide you with all the
information you need to know. Inside these pages, you will find countless tricks and tools of the trade, as well as a
directory of Web sites and manufacturers that sell low-cost replacement parts. This book is a source for easy-to-understand
instructions for installation and repair and much, much more. Whether you have a spa or hot tub for personal use or you are
a business in the health care industry, this book will be your ultimate resource for buying, installing, and caring for
your spa. The author's vast knowledge on the topic makes this book an engaging read that will simultaneously teach you
everything you need to know.
Biographical Note:
Dan J. Hardy was born August 16, 1953, in Hereford, TX. His background in pool maintenance began on his dad's country
club in Clovis, NM, in 1976. Ten years later, he opened his own business delivering and setting up spas and doing pool
work at pre-manufactured homes in Albuquerque, NM. He moved to Ocala, FL, in 1998 and opened Dan's Perfect Pool Service,
Pool Palace, Mount View Enterprises, LLC, and then D & C Enterprises. In 2006 he Joined Rick Lorick Construction to train
pool and service technicians to maintain high end pools, performing mechanical service and repair. He has had worked on
many fabulous pools for celebrities in Ocala including John Travolta and Kelly Preston; Terri Jones-Thayer, former Miss
World and Revlon's perfect Charlie girl; and Brock Marion, a former Dallas Cowboy. "I also get to rub shoulders with Ricky
'The Rocket' Nattiel, former Denver Bronco, on occasion at the office," Dan said. Dan graduated from Boys Ranch High School
in 1971, Boys Ranch Texas near Amarillo and from General Motors Technical School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1972. He
attended Amarillo Vocational College for Auto Mechanics and studied mechanical engineering at Tacoma Community College,
Tacoma, WA. Besides a career as a pool professional, Dan is a licensed Realtor