SOLUTIONS
Well-Grounded in Electrical Safety
‘Do you really know the difference between grounding and bonding?’ asks pool designer and builder Paolo Benedetti. The answer, he says, is likely to be no — which is why he has written a two-part feature to explain the distinction. In the first installment, he discusses a number of components that help prevent electrical hazards. [more]
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LESSONS LEARNED
Installing Spa-Side Controls Properly
In the latest installment of his series, Scott Cohen relates a case in which a pool leaked every time the adjoining spa was activated. The problem, says Cohen: ‘Whoever installed the spa’s controller forgot to seal the connection to the PVC pipe. This potentially dangerous situation could easily have been avoided with just a few drops of silicone sealant.’ [more]
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| WOMAN IN BIZARRE SWIMMING-POOL-FOR-MURDER CONSPIRACY PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT [more] |
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INTERVIEW
How Pool Builders Can Avoid Being Sued
In addition to being owner of Questar Pools in Escondido, Calif., and a founder of The Genesis 3 Design Group, Skip Phillips has served as an expert witness in more than 300 lawsuits involving pool construction. With that vast experience under his belt, Phillips reveals how pool builders can lower the risk of winding up in court. [more]
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BOOK NOTES
The Color of Uniqueness
Book reviewer Mike Farley looks at Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin, a best-selling author ‘well-known for challenging the conventional thinking that constrains many businesses.’ One of Godin’s important messages, according to Farley: ‘To be truly successful…we need to vest our products, services and ourselves with qualities that are unique.’ [more]
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JOIN THE DIALOGUE
NM: Doing the Right Thing?
In the last issue of WaterShapes EXTRA!, we asked our readers what they thought of the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog offering of a $1.5 million “pool sculpture” by glass artist Dale Chihuly. The question we posed: At a time when so many people are experiencing severe economic hardships, is it in bad taste? Click here to see the responses we received.
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AQUAFIN
(Elkton, MD) offers 2K/M, a cementitious, acrylic-emulsion-based, highly flexible protective coating and waterproofing barrier for a variety of watershaping and decking applications. The solvent-free, two-component material is resistant to water, moisture and abrasion and can be used as a stand-alone product or may be overcoated with flexible or rigid mortars or coatings for uniform appearance. [more]
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MACALITE EQUIPMENT
(Phoenix, AZ) offers mortar and plaster mixers and pumps for pool plaster, masonry, stucco and related applications, along with an extensive line of tools including booster pumps, manifolds, trowels, hoses, spike plates, step-forming tools, wheelbarrows, brushes and more. The company also stocks a complete inventory of replacement parts for mixers and pumps. [more]
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SCOTTSDALE FIRE & WATER DESIGNS
(Scottsdale, AZ) offers a fire-and-water pot with four water-delivery spillways. The core fountain structure is 36 inches square with a 24- square-inch firebox mounted in the middle, and there are copper stabilizing rods at all four corners. The units are available in copper, stainless steel and powder-coated steel and include water and grounding connections. [more]
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WATERWAY PLASTICS
(Oxnard, CA) offers PowerSeat, a three-jet manifold designed for installation in gunite spas. The easy-to-install, moderately priced, pre-plumbed system features one two-inch spigot connection for water and an inch-and-a-half slip fitting for the air connection to power all three jets, which are designed to accommodate the company’s wide array of Poly Storm and Power Storm jets. [more]
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