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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 ...

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Borates: Once Per Year

L.A. Spas' Robert Durrua Talks Tubs Talks About The Hot Tub Industry

Robert Durrua started in the backyard business in late 1984, working as a sales manager for a family owned pool and spa business in New Jersey. "I sold hot tubs and aboveground pools, and in the evening ran the inground pool appointments," he recalls. "I had two part-time schoolteachers working for me on the weekends that sold for me, so I was a 20-something kid that was managing people twice my age. That was a learning experience for me!"

Watkins Sells Millionth Hot Tub

Watkins Manufacturing, a Masco company, recently manufactured its millionth hot tub, a milestone it claims to be the first to reach. The company used the occasion to recognize its employees’ “significant and ongoing commitment to excellence” with celebrations at its manufacturing plants in California and Mexico. The company is also making a donation to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, which is honoring four Californian first responders at its national commemoration later this month.

Spa Enclosure A Key Component In Today's Better Backyards

The relationship between spas and the structures that surround them dates back to ancient societies. Today spa enclosures remain a key component in providing ...

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 ...

October 2011 Portable Spa Product Focus

Check out these fabulous soakers. Whether your customers are looking for a high-end spa with seating for eight, or just a little hot tub for two, the wide selection of great spa models that follows will give you plenty from which to choose.

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 ...

New Pool And Spa Products For October 2011

AQUA takes a look at some new and updated spa and pool products from industry suppliers.

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