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Updated Wireless Handheld Remote from Hayward
Hayward Pool Products (Elizabeth, NJ) has unveiled AquaPod 2.0, a wireless, handheld remote that now…
Color Light Streams from S.R. Smith
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) manufactures Color Light Streams, a line including laminar jets, star-floor systems…
ClearWater Tech Releases CD30nx Ozone Generator
ClearWater Tech (San Luis Obispo, CA) has added the CD30nx ozone generator for commercial and…
The Necessity of Restraint
'Everywhere you turn these days,' wrote David Tisherman to start his Details column in August 2005, 'you see watershapers tackling projects that would have been unthinkable even a few years ago.'   'With this broadening list of possibilities, however, . . . [t]he industry's like a teenager with a fresh driver's license:  just because he or she knows how doesn't necessarily mean that
Water Woes
'I've expended lots of ink,' wrote Bruce Zaretsky in opening his On the Level column in WaterShapes' June 2010 edition, 'extolling the virtues of good water management.  . . .  And this all makes sense, given both the needs of our society and the fact that we who read and write for WaterShapes all derive some portion of our livings from the work we
Zodiac Pool Systems Releases AquaLink Z4 Controller
Zodiac Pool Systems (Vista, CA) has launched the new Aqualink Z4, a pool/spa control system…
Animated Fountain Jets from Aquatronic Water Attractions
Aquatronic Water Attractions (Istanbul, Turkey) manufactures AquaRobo, a fountain jet system that features a movement…
2014/10.2, October 22 — Mastering Concrete, Polishing Streams, Mining Client Ideas and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS October 22, 2014 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Spillway Finesse
As the process of installing this beautiful little pond moves toward its conclusion, we find as always that we have lots of smallish details to consider - including the important task of creating a great look with the waterfall's spillway. This step may not take the strength or persistence or grand vision of some of the project phases covered to date in this video series, but I can assure you it takes both care and finesse - especially
Keys to Consistency
Professionals often seek ways to distinguish themselves in their chosen fields of endeavor.  For watershapers and others who work in design- and construction-related disciplines, one prized distinction is consistency when it comes to drawings:  It’s something that makes them easier to work with and more valued as collaborators.   Indeed, established firms repeatedly use the same drafting conventions, project after project, to a point where their plans become known and well-regarded for being easy to understand – and their projects much easier to