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Sometimes the Small Stuff is the Best Stuff

As I write this, I am at my daughter's house in Austin, Texas, and can see from where I sit one of my favorite pictures, a photo of my daughter as a lively child of about ten, floating on a raft in our home swimming pool with my Mom protectively by h
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Regs for cold makeup water

I received a call from a company in Ontario, Canada who is looking for regulations in both Canada and the U.S. as they relate to cold makeup water for pools. (In Ontario, the I believe is 20 liters per bather.)
His company has a product that preheats
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Rivers and Pools

If you go into the river this summer, be sure to wash your shorts before you go into your pool. As the river carries all kinds of Alergens that are not good for the balance of your pool water.

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White buildup on the deck of indoor pools


We have a problem with the indoor pools we deal with. Many develop a white hard residue. We have tried just about every chemical you can imagine. I don't think it is calcium, but dried up residue from the pool water which could entail the chemicals,
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Finding New Service Customers

Following up an old lead I got talking with a guy who had just started his own service company ... I saw he had recently signed up with PGN and we got to talking about all the "sharing" by the service folks. I asked how he was finding new accounts an
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Measuring Radius Corners

This is a general overview of how to calculate the 'corner' radius of an inground swimming pool. You may need to know the pools' corner radius if you are purchasing a new vinyl liner or winter swimming pool cover. Additionall you'll need to know the

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Just wanted to let everyone know there is an article in Aqua I wrote which gives a lot of advice on internet marketing based on lots of the information offered by Rex Richard, Brett Abbott and Mario Rosetti, this site and the Pool Genius Academy, and
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Research has begun.

I am pleased to announce that a 4 year research project into optimising sustainability, performance and public health protection in the design and operational life cycle of sports and leisure pool complexes has begun. The research, funded by EPRSC an

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