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World's Largest Swimming Pool

I was just cruising the internet looking for interesting things about pools and came across this, the World's Largest Swimming Pool!

It is 3,324 ft. long and has an area of 19.77 acres!! It is located in Algarrobo, Chile. It took 5 years to build and
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Are You Giving Away The Store?



In these challenging economic times, our industry needs to rethink where our emphasis has been in the past and look at what other professionals do to create some new income streams for ourselves we have not considered. Notice I refer to us as “profes
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"The Checklist Manifesto"

I recently watched an interview with the author of a book called “The Checklist Manifesto” . More than a “to do” list, the checklist identifies all the steps and variables in a process to be checked.

Dr. Atul Gawande, a professor at Harvard Medical Sc

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Comments on the NPC Technical Manual

As we have mentioned in previous communications, we are concerned about the continued trend in the industry to micromanage some parts of the industry while rejecting even reasonable management of other, equally critical parts.As we meet with pool own
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SALES MANAGERS and TIME MANAGEMENT

In my opinion, the primary responsibility of the Sales Manager is to increase revenue. Regardless any internal or external conditions, he must increase revenue. Period.Since the Sales Manager achieves and succeeds through others, he must be able to h
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Wholesale supply dealers

I am requesting some help in locating new sources of supplys in the Arkansas area. Being new to the state i have only been able to find one dealer and they are really in need of some competion.I find im losing work because i cant be more competive wi
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Motor Efficiency

A couple of years ago, Pentair introduced a motor to the pool industry that is a great improvement in efficiency as compared to what we have been calling “energy efficient” motors. This motor is referred to as a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PM
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Roof Top Pool or Fountain Construction

Equipment and Hydraulics A roof top pool is much like any pool from the perspective of its hydraulic operation. The location of the equipment is the always of key importance and requires thought as to size and ease of access for maintenance. Equipmen
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Plaster Flaking or "Spalling"

When cement, aggregate (sand), and water are mixed to form pool plaster, about twice as much water is added as is needed to hydrate (harden) all of the cement. This is done because if the mix is too dry and thick, it is almost impossible to place and
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It's 2010, so now what?

If you're reading this then you have probably survived 2009. So now what? Are you in still in survival mode? Are you out there "Killing it and Dragging it home?"What worked in 2009 and will you continue that path for 2010?What didn't work in 2009 and
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