Polaris Introduces the 9550 Sport Robotic Pool Cleaner
Polaris, a division of Zodiac Pool Systems (Vista, CA) has added the 9550 Sport model…
Copper Fire/Water Bowls from Hearth Products Controls
Hearth Products Controls (Kettering, OH) offers Copper Fire and Water Bowls that are deep enough…
MistAMERICA Introduces Mist360 System
MistAMERICA (Scottsdale, AZ) has announced the availability of Mist360, a mist generator integrated with a…
Outdoor Shower Co. Offers Free-Standing System
Outdoor Shower Co. (Dallas, GA) manufactures Cap-Imber Fatboy, a free-standing, stainless steel, hot/cold shower system…
Broadcast Merit
Up until recently, I'd watched in frustration as watershaping failed to gain any significant traction on television.  Sure, pools and hot tubs and fountains and ponds have been featured components in more broadcast series than I can count, but what I've really wanted is a good show about watershapes, how they're
#14: Cannon Jets
These days, it seems like just about every homeowner wants to get something special with their pools and spas.  More often than not, that means some form of water in transit, whether it's a cool spillway, a vanishing edge, a bubbler on a thermal shelf - or, as in the case highlighted here, some sort of jet that will
The Other Orlando Attraction
The first time I saw it, the water of the Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain had been turned off for servicing.  In that inert condition and with tiny figures creeping over its greenish surface, it looked to me as though a squat flying saucer had dropped in to slurp up water from Lake
Add a Spa, Save a Home
Not long ago, I received a call from a young electronics entrepreneur who asked me to come and meet with him about the possibility of adding a swimming pool or spa to his multi-million-dollar hilltop property. The home had been built in the early 1960s, he told me, and he'd just completed a major remodeling project.  He also indicated that he knew I was expensive, but that he'd already met with a number of other contractors and wanted to
Ripples #98
The 'Facekini' Becomes a Big Hit With Chinese Female Swimmers  
The Aquatic Quiz #8
USA Swimming Shows Support forHigh School Swimmer with Leukemia