Products
The Outdoor Plus line of Fire Towers includes an array of fire features that take up no more than two-feet of floor or deck space. The small foot print is coupled with varying heights and sculptural designs. Each unit is handmade from materials including galvanized or corten steel with a variety of finishes. They include propane storage and many designs require no fire glass. No assembly is required. Read more here.
Thermory USA’s barrel saunas are larger than standard barrel saunas. With a diameter of more than seven feet, the interior is designed for a greater height for standing and deeper benches for laying down. Plus, thermal modification ensures the wood is never too hot to sit on, the company says. Read more here.
Fox Pools now offers pool builders the patented X-Brace technology that provides 100% support of the pool walls and pool deck without concern for internal or external pressures, the company says. The X-Brace structure is bolted to the pool panels using heavy-duty, corrosion resistant bolts. The X-Brace uses a simple system of steel rods and “S” hooks that anchor the brace and wall panel to the ground so the pool can be backfilled with or without water in the pool. Read more here.
S.R. Smith provides the Artisan Series Hand Rail is a patented, designer-inspired curved shape rail designed to provide a custom look for any pool environment. The series of rails are made to easily retrofit into an existing Figure 4 setting. In addition to the standard polished stainless-steel finish, Artisan Series Pool Rails may be available with powder-coated white, taupe and rock gray. For details, click here.
AQUA & More, a division of Renolit, now offers a new designer membrane called ‘Touch-Authentic’ created to imitate the look of marble stone. The liner features brown hues and blends with stone coping and deck treatments. The 80-mil reinforced membrane is an ideal product to completely encapsulate and renovate leaking or deteriorated pools, the company says. It features textured, slip-resistant finish for steps and shallow areas. For details, click here.
Automatic Pool Covers, Inc. now offers eight different color options for its automatic pool covers including colors to match backyard décor. With pools often being visible throughout the home, consumers are looking for an automatic pool cover that matches the home’s aesthetic. Designer colors such as charcoal gray have become extremely popular, the company says. Read More
Oxium Water Technologies introduces MicroGlass, a plaster treatment product that penetrates pool plaster matrix by up to half an inch, and chemically converts and displaces the soft, vulnerable calcium hydroxide with small but significantly harder glass-like silicates. By removing most of the calcium hydroxide, and filling most of the voids and capillaries, the application greatly minimizes the chemical interactions between the plaster and the pool water. Read More
Pentair offers GloBrite lights, color changing LED fixtures that generate five fixed colors; with seven preprogrammed light shows. The fixtures are compatible with the IntelliTouch and EasyTouch Control Systems, they can also be used with an optional Color Sync Controller for Pentair Color LED Pool Lights. They do not require grounding or bonding and they consume far less energy that halogen or incandescent lights. Read More
AquaStar (Ventura, Calif.) manufacturers a complete line of anti-entrapment suction outlets made to VGB-certified specifications. All components meet or exceed ANSI/APSP 16-2011 and NSF/ANSI 50 2009a national standards and ASTM G154 UV testing exposure. Sumps are manufactured from strong PVC, drain covers are manufactured from UV resistant polymers.
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Pentair (Cary, N.C.) makes the BioShield Commercial UV disinfection system, designed to eliminate problems with waterborne pathogens and chloramine formation. The system is made of Schedule 80 solvent-welded PVC, available in standard sizes up to 2,335 gpm and are NSF 50 certified. The low-pressure, high-output UV lamps offer up to 12,000 hours of continuous operation.
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