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How 'No' Can Help You Build Your Dreams

The customer is always right — except when they're wrong. Here's why saying "no" can push your career forward.

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Borates: Once Per Year

Haviland

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

How to Read Pump & System Curves

If you find yourself somewhat mystified by pump curves and performance charts, or if you need to train someone about hydraulic efficiency, here’s a brief primer to get you started.

Project Profile: Country Comfort

In this restrained design, water, stone and flora do all the visual work. The result: a poolscape that looks like it's been there forever.

The Fiberglass Revolution

Peter Gibson explains why he thinks fiberglass is the flat-out best material to use in a pool project. Do you agree?

Since 1990, Peter Gibson, owner of GRC coatings in Santa Rosa, Calif. has served as a fiberglass consultant to the pool industry.

The Submarine Pool Cover

This cover functions as a safety cover, solar cover and automatic cover — all in one. We have the details as well as a product video.

A Pool - From the Printer?

One architect is planning to build an entire home, pool and pool house with a 3-D printer. Crazy, or the wave of the future?

Why Vinyl Designers Could Be the Next Big Thing

Customers are increasingly looking for a pool that's unique and tailor made for them. And for many, that means vinyl.

A Perfect Oasis

An artist installed a small swimming pool in the middle of the Mojave Desert. How do you get to it? Get the GPS coordinates and find it on your own.

Reflecting The Florida Sunshine

In Florida, the aquatic lifestyle reigns supreme. For renown pool builder Brian Van Bower, Florida is more than his home state — it's a state of mind that leaves an impression in each and every project.

Filtering In The Drought

In three crucial markets — California, Arizona and Texas — drought conditions have reached a new level of urgency. Industry professionals need to consider the effect different filtration methods have on pool water usage.

Put It In "Drive"

Adding a VFD is a straightforward upgrade? to your equipment room? and provides big savings in energy usage, maintenance and replacement costs.

Stonework In Progress

This pool builder combines creative pebble techniques and stone mosaics to create one-of-a-kind pools that double as works of art.

This set of wedding cake steps takes on the appearance of rock candy with its hand-laid stone mosaic finish. (Photos courtesy of Owens Pools & Spas)

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