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VacCare Offers Automatic Air Relief Safety Valve
VacCare (Simi Valley, CA) produces the Model AR300 automatic air-relief safety valve for use in…
Diamond Spas Manufactures Glass Walls for Pools, Spas
Diamond Spas (Frederick, CO) makes glass-wall systems for use with swimming pools and spas. Featuring…
2016/1.2, January 20 — Planting a Watergarden, Working Small, Lessons Learned and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS January 20, 2016 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
FlowVis Flow Meters from H2O Flow
H2O Flow (Sylvania, OH) has introduced the FlowVis Flow Meter, an affordable, reliable control device…
Laticrete Offers SpectraLock Dazzle Grout Additives
Laticrete (Bethany, CT) makes SpectraLock Dazzle to bring metallic and glow-in-the-dark enhancements to its SpectraLock…
Bicarb Start-Up ABCs
WaterShapes recently published a pair of my articles on techniques for filling newly plastered swimming pools with water and starting them on the path to a long, successful service life.   In the second of those articles (click here), the focus was on the bicarb start-up method and the effect this approach has on the establishment of a durable plaster, pebble or quartz finish.  But rather than being a step-by-step description of how the bicarb start-up works on site, the article was about
Smooth Ambition
Every once in a while, the stars align and we're given the opportunity to pursue and attain perfection in applying glass tile to a beautifully designed and built swimming pool and spa.  The project illustrated here is one such case:  Everything about it just snapped into place. First, we were asked to join the design team at an early stage, so we had a good level of input on how the pool was to be laid out and its interior surfaces formed; second, the watershapes fit
A Flying Start
I'm going to start the New Year by breaking a personal tradition - and I'm going to do it on a grand scale. As I've written in past first-of-the-year blogs, I'm not inclined to make New Year's resolutions for myself, mainly because when I made them in the distant past, it would generally take less than a
Santa’s Back!
As we acknowledged when we first spoke with him in 2010, the subject of this interview is known by many names in many places - Father Christmas, Père Noël, Kriss Kringle and Saint Nicholas, among others.  But in America, wide-eyed children of all ages mainly know him as Santa Claus.   Imagine our surprise
Swimming Pool Windows from Hammerhead International
Hammerhead International (Las Vegas, NV) makes acrylic panels for use in high-end residential and commercial…