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"How Low Can You Go?" A Reader Responds

I love the fact that you call things as they are ("Pool Limbo: How Low Can You Go?" posted on Eric Herman's blog Aug. 8). I actually had a guy call me the other day and tell me that he saw a clip on CNN stating that pools are now selling for 50 percent less than last year. I was thinking that I will find whoever is selling pools this cheap and get him to build the pools for me and I will make the difference. Think about it, I could make a killing.

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When It Comes To Pool Lighting, Think Safety First

Any discussion about water and electrical lighting really must include the all-important topic of safety. Just as devices such as electric motors and in-pool lights must be grounded and steel structures bonded, so too lighting around bodies of water be installed following basic safety guidelines.

Slot Drains Eliminate Entrapment Risk And Unsightly Floor Drains

For the past several years, aquatic designer and pioneer, Skip Phillips, has grappled with the challenge of making suction and return fittings disappear. Now, in ...

Capturing The Texture Of Moving Water With Lighting

Armed with years of experience bringing outdoor spaces to life after the sun goes down, landscape lighting specialist Mike Gambino urges homeowners already investing in beautiful exterior environments to extend the hours of enjoyment with the addition of well-designed lighting systems.

Lighting And Aquatic Features Go Hand In Hand

Armed with years of experience bringing outdoor spaces to life after the sun goes down, landscape lighting specialist Mike Gambino urges homeowners already ...

Little Croc Creates Little Chaos, But Giant Python Clears The Pool

Swimmers were surprised, though not particularly frightened, to find a small crocodile in a public swimming pool in the city of Darwin, Australia, early in September. Lifeguard Tim Dupe, who retrieved the creature as oblivious bathers swam around it, said he initially thought it was a rubber toy. But the 16-inch freshwater crocodile was real, and was snapping its jaws when Dupe fished it out. A rubber band soon fixed that problem.

World's 10 Coolest Hotel Pools

The pools were selected for their outstanding visual appeal and the imagination used in their creation.

Guitar-Shaped Pool Rocks Canadian Backyard

Garry McBurney thought he wanted a hot tub when he walked into Aqua-Tech headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but was singing a very different tune when he ...

Beating Pool Drain Entrapment With Proper Plumbing

With the summer of 2011 and the great drain recall in the rear-view mirror, issues surrounding suction-entrapment accidents continue to challenge the pool and spa ...

November 2011 AQUA Choice Winner: Achieving Ultimate Poolscape Proportion In Coppell, Texas

This Texas-sized ranch deserved an outdoor environment that would truly reflect the wide open spaces and rugged Western charm of the home and property. The end ...

An Extreme Solution

Custom aquatic design often means unraveling a host of tricky technical problems, explains Jamison C. Ori of Chicago's Rosebrook Pools. And when it comes to ...

Villa Lante: Lessons of Ages

For those who believe that aquatic design began with the swimming pools of the 20th Century, think again, says landscape architect and educator Mark Holden, an artist ...

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