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Avoid Opening Pools to Copper Stains

It's pool opening time in many parts of North America. What a drag to pull off the cover and find a copper stain known as purple haze.

The thin but distinct purple line in this photo is copper cyanurate, or purple haze

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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.

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Mario Rossetti: Selling Value Over Price

Developing and providing a value presentation takes time and effort. It is an art.

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Quiz: Is Your Family Business Prepared for Transition?

When the time comes for a new generation to take control of your family business, will the process go smoothly? Find out with this quiz.

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Solving Our Labor Shortage

The landscape design industry has a conference designed to attract young people to the profession. Could the pool and spa industry do something similar?

Neave Group Outdoor Solutions (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) recently attended the National Association of Landscape professionals Collegiate Landscape Competition in Utah, where they met tomorrow’s leaders in landscape design. Could the pool and spa industry benefit from a similar event?

Pool Houses: Ship Shape!

This company makes luxe pool houses from an unexpected material.

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In Memoriam: Don Burns, Former CPSA Executive Director

Don Burns, former executive director of SPEC (now known as CPSA), passed away early Tuesday morning from heart complications.

Manufacturer News

Sponsored Video: S.R.Smith TrueTread Diving Board Series

S.R.Smith is reinventing the diving board category with a unique, patent-pending design: the TrueTread Diving Board Series.

Cozy Up: 2017 Outdoor Living Product Focus

A look at what's new and popular in all corners of the backyard.

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3 Dealers on Why They Sell Tubs — and Skip Pools

Spa dealers explain the benefits of specializing in the hot tub market.

A look inside the showroom at AJ Spa & Hot Tubs. AJ Spa boasts an 8,000 square-foot showroom with four spa lines: Sundance Spas, Signature Spas, Nordic Spas and Life’s Great.

Pools on the Airwaves

Pool builder Michael Miller brings his profession to radio with his weekly program, Backyard Bay.

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Dining By Design

Outdoor living expert Scott Cohen shares his strategy for designing outdoor kitchens: Focus on what's on the menu.

Images courtesy of Scott Cohen.

Design Inspiration: 6 Takes on the Outdoor Room

There’s endless ways to create and style an outdoor room. Here, a Houzz expert looks at six different examples that range in style influence, color scheme and mood.

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