Market demand has prompted National Swimming Pool Foundation, the leading educators for those who care for pools and spas, to develop BASIC online courses to quickly get retail, builder, distributor and manufacturer employees up to speed on the basic
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Industry leaders stepped up with donations exceeding $41,000.
In just a few months since the Step Into Swim™ Campaign was launched, a group of visionary pool, spa, and aquatic leaders have stepped forward to donate more than $41,000, reports Thomas M.
Some in the pool industry believe that calcium “naturally” releases from a new swimming plaster (cement-based) surface while it cures (hydrates) and hardens under water. And then that causes the calcium hardness (CH) of the pool water to increase 50
This note was written by Tom Lachocki, NSPF CEO to our friends across the pond! Hear Hear!!!
Congratulations to London and Great Britain for your role in hosting an extraordinary Olympic Games. Getting such a theatrical and imaginative introduction to
I wanted to chime in on the Chloramine debate.
Every time I hear about another gadget that is supposed to lower or eliminate chloramines, and improve bather comfort, I always replay an old "Poolman's Proverb":
"IF YOU SMELL IT, YOURE NOT ADDING ENOUGH"
I am always surprised out how few builders and retailers have attended the World Aquatic Health Conference. There is SO much for our industry members to gain by attending. This year, it's in Norfolk,VA, close for many to drive to.
And lot's new this y
Your creativity is needed to produce short videos to touch people’s emotions to encourage people to learn to swim. The Winning videos will be used to promote the Step Into Swim™ Campaign to raise funds to donate to organizations that create more swim
If you thought a swimming pool was just a body of water in a backyard somewhere, think again! They are so much more complex than that, and what’s even more complex, is the swimmers themselves who use these pools.
Take a look at our latest infographic
That's what industry members are urged to do by National Swimming Pool Foundation CEO Tom Lachocki - We're asking everyone in industry to Step Up and Give $10 to Step Into Swim Campaign. Ten dollars is not a lot to ask -- and if you take that one ste
Have you noticed that some lights can have water in them and not trip the GFCI? If the light has a built in transformer, then this could happen. This video explains why.
Summer time is unfortunately when we see an uptick in RWIs around the country. And also it is unfortunate that RWIs are on the rise in general. For this reason, the National Swimming Pool Foundation invested a great deal of time to produce the first
I'm preparing today to chair APSP in November. You may already know we are deeply involved in strategic planning, searching for our CEO's successor in 18 months, and trying to become more relevant to the swimming pool / recreational water industry as
Does any one have any experiance with an ionization system on a high bather load commercial pool. I would like to hear from the group on this subject
Today, an exciting new initiative was announced by National Swimming Pool Foundation. A 10-year campaign, Step Into Swim, was launched, in an effort to improve health, reduce healthcare costs, and reduce drowning. The campaign will initially partner
I was called out to a MasterTemp pool heater that was knocking and shutting off after running for just a couple of minutes. I assumed I might have to replace the unitherm governor, but found that the header was plugged with flakes of white scale whic
The fact that “plaster dust” forms in newly plastered swimming pools when filled with balanced tap water is evidence that balanced pool water can “attack” (meaning “is aggressive to”) and dissolve certain cement compounds from a pool plaster surface.
Very new to the renovation gig. Just kinda rolling with equipment repairs, deck repairs and pool resurfacing, and new tile.
I was on a leak detection service call today and the best fix here is resurfacing the pool. I asked her how she felt about hav
As we are all becoming aware of the importance of energy conservation many steps are being taken by the government and also the swimming pool industry to become more “green”. This gives the consumer a greater efficiency in heating and a
Last week National Swimming Pool Foundation launched yet another course in Spanish, the Aquatic Risk Management online training. This is one in a series of products available in Spanish from NSPF, in addition to the Spanish twin of it's website.
Here
Just sent out our the latest news on the 2012 World Aquatic Health Conference in Norfolk this October. We're excited about the lineup of seminars and have 27 new speakers this year. There is no other educational conference that offers the diversity o
