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FAQ - Swimming Pool Main Drains

  What is swimming pool suction entrapment?   There are five forms of suction entrapment. They're easy, yet essential to understand to "get" this whole issue. 1. Body entrapment (a section of the torso...

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Beware of Pool Drains!

Two children entrapped on swimming pool drains. One dies. Beware of drains in swimming pools. Another death from drain suction entrapment occurred, this time in Kentucky. A 14-year-old girl became...

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Build a game pool that is deep in the middle providing no unfair advantages for a friendly game of volleyball.  Your swimming pool installer can install sleves in the deck during construction to accommodate a volley ball net.80

Swimming Pool Accessories - Pool Design Options

I work as a design consultant for a swimming pool contractor in Florida, and I thought it might be fun to share some of the super cool ideas I have rolling around in my head. I like the pool to look and feel...

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Hayward is one of the manufacturers that offer automatic, in-line salt chlorination systems78

Salt Chlorination for Swimming Pools & Spas

Rather than traditional liquid or tablet chlorine, a salt chlorinator is a chlorine generator that takes salt water, and through electrolysis, seperates the chlorine from the chemical compuond. It then...

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Why Choose a Fiberglass Swimming Pool

The concept of using fiberglass to build a pool is not new. Fiberglass has been used in boat construction for many many years, and these pools are similarly fabricated. Fiberglass is lightweight and...

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Hayward Pro Grid D.E. Filter77

How To Clean Your Pool Filter

There are several different types of pool filters available . Many above ground swimming pools come with a sand filter, while the more common options for in-ground pools are cartridge or D.E. filters. No...

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Maintaining Your Swiming Pool

The two biggest elements of good pool maintenance are proper filtration, and a good chemical treatment program. Chlorine, pH, total alkalinity, calcium hardness, and stabilizer are all important factors in...

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Backyard Landscaping Ideas71

Do You Have an In-ground Pool in Your Backyard and Need Good Landscaping Ideas?

If you have just had an in-ground pool installed in your backyard and you and your family are looking forward to spending many great days in the summer sun, then you may find yourself in need of some great...

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In Ground Pool Cleaner

If you are looking for an in ground pool cleaner, you may have been confused by the range of choices that are available to you. There are lots of different products on offer, many of them are quite different...

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Early Swimming Pool, Bath, England81

Swimming Pools

Swimming pools have come a long way! Today's backyard above ground pool is the latest version of a tradition which goes back thousands of years. The ancient Romans brought swimming pool sized public baths...

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