After reading about the negative effects of chloramines, we’re guessing you’re wondering how to get rid of them. This is kind of a good news/bad news scenario. The bad news is that if you notice signs of chloramines in a public pool, there’s probably not much you can do. But if you have your own backyard swimming pool, thankfully, there are steps you can take to reduce the incidence of chloramines … [Read More...] about How To Reduce the Incidence of Chloramines in Your Pool
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Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 3
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Pool Chemicals: What You Should Know
Having your own home swimming pool provides endless opportunities for enjoyment! However, if you do not maintain your swimming pool, your enjoyment will be short-lived. Poor pool management practices can not only shorten the life of your pool, but they can also make each swim less enjoyable and potentially cause irritation or illness. As a result, … Continue about Pool Chemicals: What You Should Know
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When it comes to pool parties, a little forethought may go a long way toward keeping things running smoothly. Here are a few additional ideas to consider for your next outdoor pool get-together. Play Music Related to Your Theme Music might help to make your gathering more exciting. To fit with your pirate theme, choose swashbuckling tunes … Continue about Tips for Planning Unforgettable Pool Parties, Part 2
Tips for Planning Unforgettable Pool Parties, Part 1
One of the most enjoyable aspects of owning a swimming pool is the opportunity to organize numerous pool parties. Your backyard sanctuary will become the focal point for generating life-long memories with your friends and family. Here are a few pointers to help ensure that your upcoming pool party is a splashing success. Invite Your Guests … Continue about Tips for Planning Unforgettable Pool Parties, Part 1
The Heart of Your Home Automation System: Transceivers
If you've read earlier entries about our starter kits, lamp modules, A/V equipment integration, wireless controllers, and decorator wall switches, you'll note that they all have one thing in common: the transceiver. The command signals which you send through your wireless controller must be connected into your home's wiring through some kind of … Continue about The Heart of Your Home Automation System: Transceivers
Be in the Know About Smart Pool Features
Smart pool features may have once been for only those who absolutely love having the latest and greatest technology, but not anymore! Today’s pool automation is intuitive and reasonably priced. If you have no imagination for basic benefits and setup for pool automation, you’ll want to take a look at this previous post. In this edition, we’ll be … Continue about Be in the Know About Smart Pool Features
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Just like home automation, pool automation was once for only the extremely cutting-edge or computer geeks; but today, even the least tech-savvy among us are growing accustomed to managing our lives with our smartphones. But you don’t need to be that person in order to enjoy the benefits of pool automation. Founder of Swim University®, Matt … Continue about Be in the Know About Pool Automation
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Having a backyard swimming pool will, no doubt, increase the coolness quotient of your space — both in temperature and in style. But in the heat of the summer, you may want to increase the coolness factor even more. In our first post in this series, we looked at a few key ways to keep cool: shade sails, a mechanical evaporative chiller, and a … Continue about How To Keep Cool by the Pool, Part 2
How To Keep Cool by the Pool, Part 1
Your backyard swimming pool has so much potential to help refresh you during the heat of summer. But depending on your yard and the climate in which you live, once your swimming pool water is exposed to the daytime sunlight, the water can definitely become a bit warmer than the cool, refreshing temperature you desire. Not only will keeping your … Continue about How To Keep Cool by the Pool, Part 1
Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 4
In our previous post, we discussed some key characteristics to look for in a pool contractor and details to make sure to get included in your contract. We also mentioned record keeping and the fact that once you’ve laid the groundwork for communication with your pool contractor, you want to be proactive about setting expectations and determining … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 4