Category: Home Pools
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Five ways to make your pool more sustainable for Earth Day
Owning a swimming pool increases energy use, which costs money and resources. Here are five ways that you can save money and make your pool as sustainable as possible: Use alternative, renewable energy. Last week we highlighted a company that is using energy from underground computer servers to heat it’s pool. You can also opt for…
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Simplifying pool management with Clear Comfort
There is little difference in the way a Clear Comfort pool is maintained and the way a traditionally-chlorinated or salt-chlorinated pool is maintained. With Clear Comfort you have the opportunity to eliminate the requirement for maintaining residual chlorine, including the associated storage and handling of the chemical and the resulting chlorine disinfection byproducts that are…
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Pool covers: A quick way to save energy
If you want to ensure your pool is more sustainable, an easy place to start is with a pool cover.
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Chlorine toxicity in pools: causes, symptoms and solutions
People go to the hospital every year because of exposure to too much chlorine in their pools. Often, chlorine toxicity is the result of an error such as putting too much chlorine in the pool, mixing chlorine with other chemicals, or a chlorination system malfunction.
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Salt Pools: Fact and Fiction
Salt pool systems first hit the New Zealand pool market in 1972 and became popular in the United States in the early 1980s. Saltwater pools had a slow start because of skepticism of the new technology; however, after steady growth, saltwater pools have become popular with many pool builders, service providers and pool owners because…
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Does a pool add value to your home?
Does a pool add value to your home? The answer is that it depends. HouseLogic states that a pool is likely to add value to your home if the following apply: You live in a higher-end neighborhood and most of your neighbors have pools (in this case not having a pool might make your home…
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Comparing Pool Etiquette: The U.S. vs Europe
Before moving to Switzerland, I swam competitively in the United States for 16 years and then coached for six years. This took me to pools in 25 of the 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and Thailand. Now that I am living in Europe and coaching a club swim team, I have swum in…
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Which pool treatment method is right for you? [Infographic]
You want a home pool treatment solution that will protect our environment and your family from toxic chemicals, offer safe, effective water treatment and save you time and money. To help you narrow your options, we created a side-by-side comparison of five common pool treatment options. Health: By lowering chlorine levels in your pool you are lowering…