Pools: Page 27

Get the Best Out of Your Test

Interactions at the water testing station generate both goodwill and good data. Learn how to best use this customer information.

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Swimming Like a Rockstar

Hard Rock Hotels' most recent expansion takes the iconic rock-n'-roll style to the ultimate pool lover's level.

Photo courtesy Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

Three Commercial Pool Crossovers

These major technologies have made the transition from commercial to residential, with room to grow in the next decade.

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Welcome to Dad's DIY Waterpark

A construction worker spent his extra time in lockdown revamping a backyard pool into a makeshift waterpark.

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Metamorphosis

A "basic" pool remodel is transformed into a stunning nighttime retreat using the existing landscape and the magic of light.

All photos courtesy Kirk Bianchi

Pool-Sharing Platform Takes a Swim in the Shark Tank

Bunim Laskin pitched his pool-sharing company Swimply on Shark Tank. Essentially, his platform is like an Airbnb for swimming pools.

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Manufacturer News

Reaching Into the Backyard

Latham Pool Products has undergone a complete rebrand centered on the backyard lifestyle.

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Svarbova's Swimming Pools

Photographer Maria Svarbova's largest exhibition of work to date, the “Swimming Pool” collection, feels increasingly relevant today.

Literature Inspires New Underwater Art Experience

The Essex Book Festival's newest event “The Drowned World” promises festival goers an aquatic ordeal unlike anything else.

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Growing Up, Helping Others

“Goggles for Guppies” is a non-profit that collects swimming gear for financially challenged communities.

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Sodium Hypochlorite, AKA "Liquid Chlorine"

Information on the characteristics, effects and proper application of sodium hypochlorite, otherwise known as bleach.

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The Effects of Increasing pH in Pool/Spa Water

In the April issue of AQUA, the members of onBalance (Que Hales, Doug Latta and Kim Skinner) wrote a piece arguing that, for pool and spa water, a hard upper pH limit of 8.0 is overly restrictive. They claimed there should not be a wasteful mandate for closing down swimming pools when the pH is 8.0 to 8.5. We received this very well-considered response from commercial aquatics consultant Richard Young:

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