We have recently been asked to repair two pools built by another contractor that have serious leaks.

One pool has a raised spill over spa that water is leaking through the peblle finish and at the spill over stone and getting behind its brick veneer b

I am formally from the UK and have a meeting with a client here on the west coast of canada . I have not yet had the oppotunity to have an involvement with a timber structure with large wall spans of glass and am looking for any advice with environme

The Australasian pool and spa trade show has made a successul move into Asia with the first SPLASH! Asia show held in Singapore. For more: http://splashmagazine.com.au/2011/05/12/splash-asia-succeeds-in-singapore/

According to my sources, today is National Nutty Fudge Day. Have you celebrated yet!?

Why, you ask? Why would anyone care to celebrate National Nutty Fudge Day? Well, aside from the license to eat as much fudge as you can stomach, a really great reas

This is written for builders, remodelers, and pool plastering contractors who are interested in providing a long-lasting and pleasingly aesthetic pool plaster finish, especially colored plaster.

Recent studies by onBalance have determined that plaster

If I was visiting your store trying to sell you on our line of liquid pool covers and I said, "We've been manufacturing them for 20 years," would you care? No; that's a platitude.  

What if I said, "We're very professional, and we'll got the extra mi

Do you read Pool & Spa Marketing? It is a trade magazine based in Canada, and it really has some fantastic articles. I find that, for a trade magazine, they really focus on good writing and strong, informative articles. Each issue is huge - and packe

I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book called The Pool Safety Resource, available on Amazon or Borders website.

I wrote the book to help parents identify the risks their pool presents to their family and how they can mitigate those r

Spring is in the air...FINALLY......for us in Northern Alberta where is has been a long, cold winter.

Summer is fast upon us.  I am a new Pool Genius member and also new to blogging so forgive me if my blog is too long.  I am still trying to learn th

Anybody have any experience with keeping Mallard Ducks out of a residential pool?

Got a customer with 2 mallards starting to call the pool their own.  I really could use some helpful suggestions on how to break them of that habit.  Any Ideas?  Please

Do liquid blankets really work?

I am looking for someone with real life experience with the different brands of liquid pool blanket.

Do the work?

Which one works best ?

Which one is most cost beneficial?

Any experiences in the upper part of US would be a

Every now and then I am faced with a horribly frustrating situation where it seems that there is no acceptable solution. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, I either find that the person on the other end of whatever conundrum may be happening

i have a customer with a problem with the hangers securing the large feed lines to their pool slide ( @a 12" feed )people walking up steps with wet swimsuits drip on hangers . causing them to rust and break . anyone have a solution for a vender that

      Does anyone have stories ( true) or knowledge of damage to people or equipment that were the result of improper valve closure. I occasionally hear stories at my supplier but have not had any first hand experience. I would appreciate any feed b

Less than 100 pool people in the WORLD have won a GAVA Award.
What a great way to become a celebrity!

By Brett Lloyd Abbott, MYM Austin Inc.

I was heart-broken a few weeks ago when I read Mike Farley's article in the March issue of Watershapes Magazine.

I wanted to take this time to say goodbye to everyone, and thank Rex for such an awesome website.  As of today SolarAttic and I came to an agreement which resulted in me stepping down as VP of Sales & Marketing.   It has been a great opportunity and

Vinyl covered steps have been a slip concern since they were first installed before there were any other options like plastic, or fiberglass models. With recent trends consumers are looking for vinyl pools which look more like concrete pools. So more

Anybody know the requirement for deck tile placement in Philly?  Customer of ours, using a non pool guy to pour a deck up there.  He is pleading with me to give him this answer

How far from pool edge to deck tile need to be placed?  Within 18"?  or i

I like to keep up on industry events and information, so I am on all sorts of mailing lists from trade magazines, industry blogs and other such sources. I am constantly reading.

Today I read an article that has me VERY concerned. I received the alway