On today's episode Mike Farley is joined by guest Hunter Gary of H2 Outdoor Living from Middle Tennessee, to discuss how Hunter entered pool design and launched his design firm three years ago and a newer build/GC arm. They focus on why detailed construction and hydraulic plans matter to prevent costly, hard-to-fix underground plumbing problems and to ensure apples-to-apples bidding. The epsiode outline homeowner red flags and checkpoints, including clean, well-laid-out equipment pads, photo documentation, flow meters, and builders who can explain pump curves and turnover rates. They emphasize larger plumbing, variable-speed pumps, cartridge filters, proper circulation, quieter systems, safety/entrapment avoidance, Venturi skimmers, in-floor returns/cleaning, and correct design of perimeter overflows and vanishing-edge basins, including surge capacity and filtration/sanitation.
00:00 Podcast intro
01:17 Meet Hunter Gary
02:07 How He Started
03:44 From Service to Design
07:41 Million Dollar Challenge
08:43 Launching His Company
10:20 Design Process Explained
12:41 Why Working Drawings Matter
15:41 Hydraulics Intro
17:54 Equipment Pad Clues
20:14 Photos and Hydraulic Plans
24:40 Circulation and Filtration
29:23 Pipe Sizing and Efficiency
34:15 Noise and Suction Lines
36:58 Pumps for Water Features
39:58 Turnover and Flow Meters
41:11 Flow Meters and Turnover
42:35 Venturi Skimmers Explained
43:49 Main Drains vs Skimmers
44:51 Service Knowledge Pitfalls
48:12 Hydraulics Are Just Math
50:22 Perimeter Overflow Returns
52:51 In Floor Circulation Systems
54:31 Vanishing Edge Basin Design
58:17 Equipment Pad and Expansion
59:40 Elevation and Split Equipment
01:01:29 Entrapment Safety and Drains
01:04:20 Budgeting and Spare Lines
01:08:27 Personal Q and A Wrap Up
01:12:06 Final Thanks and Mission
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