Our Tool Shed is a resource library designed for professionals working within all aspects of park maintenance. We continually research best maintenance practices from all industries to gather videos, articles, templates, and websites and store them in one place for our members. We spend the time to sift through the noise and provide you with valuable information when you need it, so you can focus on developing solutions. If there is something you need but cannot find, reach out and share your specific needs.
How To Clean Out Your Pool Pump Basket
Swimming Pool Tips, Reviews & How To - SPL
Emptying your pump basket is essential in maintaining your pool as leavers and debris will enter the pump basket through vacuuming your pool, an automatic cleaner or through the skimmer area of the pool.
How To: Replace the Bearings in a Pool Pump Motor - Part I
Inyo Pools
This guide is broken up into two parts. Part I shows you a step by step approach to removing the bearings of your pool pump motor.
How To: Replace the Bearings in a Pool Pump Motor - Part 2
Inyo Pools
This guide is broken up into two parts. Part II shows you how to replace the bearings and reassemble the motor. Although this guide is specific to the Hayward Super Pump Motor, many steps are applicable to other brands of motors.
How to Fix Pool Pump Capacitor
Mark Fauntleroy
This video shows a DIY (by an amateur) diagnosis of a pool pump problem and the replacement of a failing capacitor on the pump motor.
Commercial Piping Prefab Comparison: PEX, Copper and Steel
Uponor North America
Watch this video to see the differences and similarities of prefabbing commercial plumbing and hydronic piping systems with PEX, copper and steel.
Practical Tips to Recruiting & Retaining Skilled Workers
PHCC Educational Foundation
Webinar focusing on HR in trades.
Maintenance Agreements - The Contractor's Golden Goose!
PHCC Educational Foundation
Maintenance agreements are literally the foundation stone for profitable growth in the 21st Century! During this webinar learn why maintenance agreements are good for you, as well as your customer.
Innovations in Drain Cleaning
PHCC Educational Foundation
Professional drain maintenance is an essential service to offer your customers for many reasons, and having the right tools for the job is critical to success.
OSHA Confined Spaces - Your Toolbox
PHCC Educational Foundation
Although practicing safe habits and protocols on the job comes with our territory, a recent OSHA ruling includes attics and crawlspaces as confined spaces in many cases. This will require new processes and on the job techniques to address the confined space hazards. This means more training and new routines, and may require some new tools. We will focus this session on thermal and atmospheric hazards.
Basic Trail Maintenance
PublicResourceOrg
Basic Trail Maintenance - USDA Forest Service Learn the basics of trail maintenance and how to select the right tool for each task.
Surface Water Control Techniques for Trail Maintenance
PublicResourceOrg
Learn routine maintenance to prevent water erosion on trails.
How To Maintain And Build Mountain Bike Trails
Global Mountain Bike Network
Learn how to maintain mountain bike trails and how to build new ones with the help of this guide.
Mountain Bike Trail Maintenance
MTB MAG
Mountain bike trail maintenance techniques. Some simple improvements we chose to do can be seen in the video!
How To Build a Concrete Pad
Lowe's Home Improvement
Watch to learn how to pour a concrete pad from prepping the site to building a form, pouring the concrete and finishing.
How to Patch Concrete
The Home Depot
This video demonstrates how to repair chipped concrete using Top n' Bond.
