Category: Health
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The Luxury Look: How to Make Your Pool Staycation Worthy
This summer, you can avoid traveling costs, hassles and time by spending your vacation time at home. Instead of investing in a one week vacation, turn your backyard into the perfect staycation destination that you can enjoy year-round. Here are three pool trends that’ll make your backyard worthy of a staycation: 1. Underwater lighting…
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How to overcome Aquaphobia
On average about nine people die from drowning in non-boat related incidents every day in the United States, according the National Safety Council. Parents can keep children safe by always having a supervisor watch them when they’re in or around water, whether that’s a pool, lake, river or bathtub. As children get older, swimming lessons can help them feel…
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Are you making these 5 pool maintenance mistakes?
If you stick to a regular routine, maintaining clean, clear pool water can be easy. However, if your break your pool maintenance routine or don’t plan ahead for extra water care after pool parties – it’ll cost you time and money. Here are five common pool maintenance mistakes and how you can avoid them: 1. Not…
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5 Ways Hotels Can Improve Guest Experience (and Save Money)
Constantly evolving amenities and technologies available, make hospitality one of the most competitive industries. To set themselves apart from competitors – hotels need to implement tools that will enhance guest satisfaction and loyalty, while also improving their bottom line. Here are five ways hotels can gain guest loyalty and cut costs. 1. Self check in In…
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Five Ways to Improve Your Commercial Pool This Summer
Water clarity and quality is essential to patron loyalty and a facility’s reputation. This summer, take your facility to the next level with efficient, cost-effective and simple operational enhancements. Here are five pool improvements that will please your customers, staff and management. 1. Controlling Chemicals Bather load drives the need for higher chemical…
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Crypto Caution: CDC warns pool operators and swimmers
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Cryptosporidium parvum outbreaks linked to swimming pools and water playgrounds have doubled from 2014 to 2016 in the United States, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by Centers for Disease Control. Commonly referred to as “Crypto,” this parasitic infection is transmitted by swimmers ingesting contaminated pool water. In 2016, the CDC got…
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How to prep your pool for a Memorial Day party
With Memorial Day just around the corner, pool owners have the perfect opportunity to plan their first pool party of the summer. If you closed your pool for winter, opening your pool can seem like an overwhelming process and many pool owners don’t know where to start. If your pool has been winterized or hasn’t…
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Secondary Sanitation: A civic responsibility for aquatic professionals
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention developed the Model Aquatic Health Code to educate state and local authorities on safe and healthy best pool practices. With the MAHC, the CDC aims to decrease the amount of recreational water illness (RWI) outbreaks in public pools using traditional chlorine sanitation. MAHC recommends both primary and secondary disinfection…