From Pool & Spa Warehouse
Everyone has heard an anecdotal story or two about swimming pools. These myths can not only be misleading, but they can actually be dangerous to one's health if they are misconstrued. This post from The Pool and Spa Warehouse lists some of these commonly misleading and potentially dangerous myths, and presents the truth about them to set the record straight.
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From Yahoo Homes
Swimming Pool owners have a special attachment to the outdoors. They love using their pool and their outdoor living space, which is why they took the plunge and installed the swimming pool in the first place. What new swimming pool owners sometimes don't fully comprehend is the increased costs that are associated with ownership. The costs of electricity, gas, and water are sometimes a big surprise to some new owners. Some owners are looking to alternative technologies to help mitigate the costs of ownership. This post from Yahoo Homes gives some great tips on one such technology, Solar power.
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From Pool and Patio via About.com
The Consumer Product Safety Commission's "Pool Safely" campaign is the largest swimming pool safety awareness campaign in the history of the world. The movement began after the passage of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act was passed, and has grown into a powerful safety awareness force. The keys to the movement, according to this post from About.com's Pool and Patio site, is that simple, layered steps will undoubtedly save lives. Common sense and layers of protection can make the difference between a safe, health environment, or a unmitigated diaster.
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How to Fix Cloudy Pool Water From Swim University Its happened to every inground swimming pool owner: Cloudy water. Nobody likes to swim in murky, somewhat opaque pools. A refreshing and fulfilling swimming pool experience is predicated on clean, clear,...
From Gizmodo
After Water, It's the most widely used material on our planet. Ton for ton, says this article from Gizmodo, concrete is used by humans more than steel, wood, plastics, and aluminum combined. The supply and use of concrete is a $100,000,000,000 industry. What is amazing is that most people don't really understand what concrete really is. This post explains the volcanic origins of concrete, how it was prevalent in the ancient world and then forgotten, and how it's rediscovery and evolution is doing more to shape our physical world than any other material on Earth.
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A Pool Floatie That Explodes From Your Wrist Like a Jack-in-the-Box From Gizmodo Drownings in inground swimming pools and natural bodies of water claim thousands of lives every year. Antequated technologies like pool floaties have significant flaws that don't necessarily...
From About Home Pool and Patio
We all know the smell: It harkens one back to their youth at the local swim center or YMCA. The pungent smell of an "overchlorinated" pool. Additionally, one remembers burning eyes, itchy skin, and crunchy hair. What most people fail to understand, unfortunately, is that this situation is not an "overchlorinated" pool, but one that is actually devoid of active chlorine. This post by About Home explains this dangerous situation which is a very common misconception about how swimming pool chemistry works.
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From APSP
There is nothing that can ruin a perfect summer day around one's inground swimming pool like swarming pests. While bees don't transmit diseases like mosquitoes and ticks, they can certainly provide a sting that will ruin one's day at the swimming pool. This post from the APSP gives some great tips on how to repel and control these pests that are actually beneficial to one's garden, but not to a fun day around the swimming pool.
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From Stylish Eve
Modern inground swimming pool designs feature clean lines, uniformity, balance, symetry, and in some cases, sophisticated edge treatments. Not every home or design taste calls for a modern swimming pool design, but when the right home and landscape meets a skilled modern swimming pool designer, the results can be sublime. This post from Stylish Eve presents a dozen examples of when this confluence occurred with spectacular results.
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INSURANCE QUESTIONS WITH POOL OWNERSHIP From Swimmingpool.com It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of swimming pool ownership. Once the project is complete, the furniture is set, and the kids are splashing around the pool, the first thing...