Pools & Spas
As movable pool floors become more sophisticated and accessible, they are changing how designers and homeowners think about the role of the swimming pool. For Twinscape, their Hydrofloor technology is increasingly shaped by practical concerns: improving safety, reducing maintenance, conserving water, saving energy, and most of all, increasing the utility and value of precious square footage.
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Building adventure, preserving views, and creating a backyard full of experiences were the marching orders for this multifaceted Las Vegas desert oasis. As Terence Thornton explains, the project also came with its own venomous mascot.
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Desalination has always carried a stubborn tradeoff: produce precious freshwater from the sea, then figure out what to do with the concentrated brine left behind. Now, researchers have demonstrated a solar-powered approach that produces freshwater while turning dissolved salts into solid, recoverable minerals. Still in its early stages, the technology could redefine how we think about desalination, waste, and water scarcity. ...
CCEI has introduced its monitoring and dosing controllers in a sleek new, modern, white color design that blends into any pump room. CCEI’s pH & ORP controllers automatically manage pool water chemistry using the free Vigipool app. The Phileo pH and Oxeo ORP controllers monitor and dose pool water from and alert pool owners and service professionals when pool water falls out of balance. The dosing pump lights up in various colors to alert you of your pool’s pH and ORP levels.
Learn more here.
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Magic Plastics has introduced a newly redesigned version of its popular MagicVac pool and spa vacuum, now shipping in packaging just 38 inches long. The shorter carton means more units per pallet and shipment, reducing freight costs and saving warehouse space for dealers, distributors, and resellers without compromising performance. Operation is simple. Users cover the ergonomic air hole with a thumb, submerge the vacuum near the debris, and release. Water and debris rush into the clear, UV-stabilized chamber, and the built-in removable filter traps virtually all of it, including sand, pebbles, and even small rocks.
Learn more here.
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Watershape University expands Grant’s Grants to recognize the brave professionals who serve their communities and run toward danger when others are running away.
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Just a few streets from the Texas Gulf Coast, the city of Seabrook’s Pelican Bay aquatic complex presented a rare combination of engineering, regulatory and community challenges. Rebuilding the aging facility meant managing groundwater and storm-surge concerns while rethinking how the pools serve residents. The result is a $4.5 million transformation designed to withstand the coastal conditions and better serve the community.
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It’s one of the oldest existing lifeforms on the planet—blue-green algae. Treating bodies of water affected by “harmful algae blooms” or HABs, is an all-encompassing water treatment challenge, one that begins by understanding the opportunistic nature of these organisms and the constant nature of their threat to water quality, from pools to ponds to the world’s largest lakes.
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There’s a seasonal rhythm to pool service in the Northeast, an annual awakening and slumber that defines the business. For Long Island’s Julie Kazdin, winterizing 300-plus pools is a long, carefully choreographed process, one that defines the annual ebb and flow. As she explains here, the process begins long before the first pool is closed and ends with the first successful openings of spring.
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