Pools: Page 83

Underwater Art

Pool and spa service professionals, in particular, can relate to Danny Clark's story. A photographer in Houston, Clark was noticing a lot of photographers entering ...

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CPSC Changes VGB Rule

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted to reverse its earlier ruling on unblockable drains under VGB. Before the vote yesterday, an approved ...

Book Review: "International Award Winning Pools, Spas and Water Environments II"

Recently released by Schiffer Publishing, International Award Winning Pools, Spas & Water Environments II, by Virginia Martino, Joseph Vassallo and ...

Reminder: VGB Vote Tomorrow

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28, to reevaluate its current position that a pool with an unblockable drain cover does not require an additional level of protection. The CPSC will vote on and possibly revoke this interpretation.Since the Pool & Spa Safety Act (P&SSA) was enacted, there have been no U.S. entrapment fatalities and no serious injuries to justify implementing a costly new requirement.The unintended consequences of revoking this rule may increase the risk of drowning, thus conflicting with the intent of the law.This change will create confusion in the market with no net benefit.Lack of Scientific Support to Implement There have been no U.S. entrapment fatalities or serious injuries since the Pool & Spa Safety Act was enacted to justify implementing a costly new requirement. As a result, there is no scientific evidence to justify adding another level of protection when compliant unblockable drain covers have been used.Unintended Consequences May Increase Drowning Risk The unintended consequences of this change may increase the risk of drowning, thus conflicting with the intent of the P&SSA. The nation has suffered the most severe economic recession since the Great Depression. Though justified, the Pool & Spa Safety Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act have placed an additional burden on aquatic facilities during a financially vulnerable time. In addition, the CPSC issued a recall prior to the 2011 swim season that resulted in new resource challenges for facilities to comply with the P&SSA.Confusion with No Net Benefit The CPSC has funded several millions of dollars with contractors to create and disseminate educational materials to consumers, industry, and health officials. Changing the interpretation after all training contracts have ended will create confusion. Additional confusion may occur since there have been no serious injuries or deaths, suggesting that the proposed rule change would be ill-justified.

Doll Too Real For Pool

Last July at the Holmes Aquatic Center in University Park, Texas, a lifeguard told a mother she had to dress her daughter's lifelike doll in a bathing suit if she wanted to bring it back to the swimming pool because it was "creeping her out."

Explaining Chlorine Demand To Customers Requires Simple Approach

John Puetz, director of technology for Advantis Technologies, understands how difficult it is for dealers to convey complex information about pool chemical maintenance to ...

Free-Pool Deal Hot, But Not Hot Enough

Last March, Barrett, owner of North West Wholesale, a pool and hot tub company in Winnipeg, Manitoba, bet approximately $550,000, or the equivalent value of every pool ...

East River Pool Coming To New York?

Probably the most eco-friendly swim is in an ocean or river. Unfortunately, some bodies of water have been polluted to unsafe levels of contamination. However, a team of designers in New York, with the help of an international engineering firm, has a plan to overcome, or rather, filter out this mess.

Five Ways To Improve A Pool's Energy Efficiency

Here are a few energy-saving suggestions from industry veteran and owner of Poolscape in Ontario, Canada, Barry Justus. Justus is speaking this month to builders at the Pool & Spa Asia show in Bankok, Thailand, about green pools and green pool design and construction.

Can Moss Make Pools And Spas Cleaner?

If you're a service tech or a pool owner, a sentence that includes "swimming pool" and "peat bog" is ordinarily reason to panic. But an increasing number of people, searching for ...

The Greenest Pool In Canada

The owners of this travertine-tiled pool in the small community of Georgetown, Ontario, not far from Toronto, did not set out to commission Canada's Greenest Pool, but as the project evolved, that's exactly what they got.

Mobile Filtration Saves You From Having To Drain Pools To Lower TDS

Most pool service technicians are not aware that they have an alternative to draining pool water to lower TDS, calcium, salt and conditioner.

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