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Historic Restoration Tour: Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial

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Borates: Once Per Year

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Once per year, Haviland reminds you that borates help maintain ideal water quality – and only need to be tested and reapplied once per year.

Borates: Once Per Year

Historic Restoration Tour: "Hey Rookie" Pool

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Historic Restorations

What's it like to explore the inner workings of the Neptune Pool? Or the pool at Robinson Gardens? Senior Editor Eric Herman got an up-close look at four historic pools in the L.A. area — take a look at what he saw.

The Learning Curve - In the Pool Business and In Life

The power of having, and being, a mentor.

Me, on the right, with Jack Roberts, one of my mentors who gave me the opportunity to start building gunite pools.

Getting 'TechSmart' for Heater Repair (and Beyond)

So your customer's pool heater is broken and you're not sure what's wrong. With this troubleshooting app from Pentair, repairs at the job site just got a lot easier.

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Why We Love Reclaimed Materials

Incorporating reclaimed materials breathes new life into your projects.

Pictured is an example of a project that truly embraced reclaimed materials. In particular, note the porthole we included (below). All photos courtesy of Al Curtis.

APCs: Cleaning Up In The Backyard

Automatic pool cleaners save precious time on the job — time that can be sent making more money.

Automatic pool cleaners boost a service tech's productivity in the backyard, which directly leads to revenue growth

Splash Pads: Fountains of Youth

A fixture in commercial projects, splash pads are now found in more residential settings than ever.

Photos courtesy Rain Deck | www.raindeck.com

Pattern Pleasures: Vinyl Liners Product Roundup

We take a close look at 2015's vinyl liner patterns.

Selling Variable Speed

A service pro explains how he gets more customers on the variable-speed bandwagon.

Principles and Methods

In this month's edition of AQUA Architecture you'll find a terrific project profile by my good friends Sheri and Roger Soares, owners of HydroScapes, a custom design/build firm in Scottsdale, Ariz. Like just about all the stories we run in this section, there are some useful ideas that can be taken away and adapted to your own business.

The Science of Starving Algae

Phosphate removers are increasingly popular as a way to fight algae. But how do they work, exactly?

photo of a pool showing algae growth

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