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Vinyl Liner Repair
After several years your liner can lose its elasticity, causing it to be more susceptible to tearing. Accelerators of this loss of elasticity include improper water balance and sun damage. Sun damage is tough to avoid, but many times improper water balance could have been avoided, causing your liner to last longer. Tearing many times occurs when the liner is punctured by a sharp object such as a pool ladder without proper installed ladder bumpers, sharp toys, or by use of the telescoping pole without a tool attached. Try to avoid these problems from occurring. Repair of Vinyl Liner Many times these tears can be repaired. It has been our experience that vinyl liners that are damaged in the corners of the pool or another…
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Watch Those Snakes!
In the pool business, we are fairly accustomed to dealing with animals in swimming pools-mice, rats, frogs, crawfish, turtles, armadillos, and even an occasional skunk. In addition, we sometimes have to deal with snakes in swimming pools. Several of our service technicians have some very humorous snake stories, but they can also be dangerous. We once had an employee injured dealing with a snake-not being bitten by it but trying to get away from it. He fell and injured his knee in an attempt to leave the area of the snake-obviously in a hurry! We are also aware of another service technician in the area that had a snake incident. As he was cleaning the pool, he reached down into the skimmer basket to remove…
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How to Select a Swimming Instructor
Most of us remember when we learned to swim, and the experience that we had in swimming lessons. Most of us experienced the same things: fear, lack of confidence, swallowing water, coughing, etc. I can remember the swimming lessons that I took as a young child like it was yesterday. I took my lessons at the Civic Center Pool (that is what I have always called the City of Denton pool off of Bell Avenue) and I remember staying after my lesson and watching the Denton Swim Team practice wondering if I would ever be as good a swimmer as they were. Well, that day never came, but I did learn how to swim. I look back on that experience as a very good one,…
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The History of Swimming Pools in the United States
Several years ago while attending a swimming pool convention in Fort Myers, Florida, I had an afternoon off and decided to visit the Edison Estate in Fort Myers. Edison was an extremely talented, hard working individual who really made a contribution that is still being felt today. While I really enjoyed looking at his inventions and his estate, I was most fascinated by his swimming pool. With the modern equipment that we have today, this would have been a simple pool to build, but the physical labor that must have gone into building this pool in the early 1900’s is amazing. I began to wonder about the history of swimming pools. I know that they began as public baths and have been around for as…
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Outdoor Living
An Outdoor Living Area serves as natural gathering place that draws people together. More and more homeowners are beginning to create “outdoor living areas” in their backyards. While pools were once the focal point and often still are, outdoor living areas are increasing in popularity. The weather in the north Texas area, especially in the spring & fall, is very conducive to being outdoors. Whether it is a large gathering of friends or a relaxing evening with the family, outdoor living areas seem to serve as a natural gathering area that draws people together. If you are considering an outdoor living area, it is important that you do some thoughtful planning prior to coming up with a final design. Proper planning will save you from…
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Drowning Prevention
It happens every year. People are drowning in lakes and swimming pools in the metroplex and beyond. The American Heart Association provides the following as some basic steps to prevent drowning: Supervise children who are near water (including bathtubs and swimming pools) at all times. Be sure that home swimming pools are completely surrounded by fences. Be sure that children wear life vests. It is sad, but even when safety procedures such as these are followed, accidents can happen. Would you know what to in a submersion (near-drowning) situation? Hopefully you will never be put in that situation, but what if you are? We believe that it is very important that we all learn CPR, but especially pool owners. The American Heart Association has gone…
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Creating the Complete Backyard
Homeowners are now looking beyond the pool to create a backyard environment by adding other elements. There is a growing trend in outdoor living, cooking, & entertaining. Today’s backyard possibilities are virtually endless and can include many features, depending on the size of the backyard and the interests of the homeowner. Backyards have really become an extension of the home. Following are a few of the features that are being implemented into today’s backyard. Landscaping Creative landscaping and a variety of plants can dress up any backyard and can make the “ordinary” backyard a thing of beauty. Landscaping can be installed fairly inexpensively and is probably one of the best values in creating the ultimate backyard. Water Features Although there are many beautiful backyards that…
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