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Author: Janek

Janek is a talented professional photographer and designer who has had more than 45 printed books published, and has contributed to many more. Born in the United Kingdom, he has lived in South Africa for most of his life, and has a wealth of experience that spans a wide range of different media types and styles. He quit a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry to follow his heart, working first for daily newspapers, and then on magazines, photographing everything from wildlife to exclusive elegant homes, pools and gardens. Self employed since the 1980s, he launched his first give away advertising-powered publication, Home Care, which had a circulation of 100,000 copies and was distributed free in metropolitan areas. He was co-publisher of a national swimming pool publication for eight years where he gained a wealth of knowledge about pools and spas, which he can now pass on to the visitors to poolsprofessor.com. Into the 21st century, Janek’s focus has changed, and today he builds websites, including several of his own and is co-owner of Pools Professor.
Why Chlorine is Your Best Pool Sanitizer 24/7

Why Chlorine is Your Best Pool Sanitizer 24/7

Free available chlorine kills bacteria in pool water fast, protecting swimmers from infection. Chlorine is available in many forms: granules, liquid, tablets, or via automatic chlorinators. There are other important…

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4 Reasons Why The Ph Level Is Important For Your Swimming Pool

4 Reasons Why The Ph Level Is Important For Your Swimming Pool

Why Is the Ph Level Important for your Swimming Pool? The Ph level of your swimming pool is one thing you definitely need to keep a close eye on. Each…

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Guest Blogs Welcome

Guest Blogs Welcome

We welcome guest blogs on The Pools Professor! Posts do need to be home improvement related but anything on the environment that we live in will be welcomed. We would…

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Pool Winterizing is Important – 6 tips

Pool Winterizing is Important – 6 tips

Winterizing your Swimming Pool For many people having a swimming pool is something they can only enjoy at certain times of the year. It may be too cold for most…

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Save Energy & Save Your Environment in 2021

Save Energy & Save Your Environment in 2021

Save energy to save money Typical mid-income households spend $100 to $200 on electricity every month using between 750 and 1,000 units or kilowatt-hours (kWh). Source: http://www.eia.gov/electricity/ Most households could…

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This Pool Design Is As Solid As a Rock

This Pool Design Is As Solid As a Rock

Pool Design – Between a Rock & A Hard Place You could say that this swimming pool design produces tranquility between a rock and a hard place. Built on a…

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Make the Best of Your Pool View + 12 Examples

Make the Best of Your Pool View + 12 Examples

Main Picture Above: This award winning pool shows the impact a view can make. But to get maximum use of your pool, exposure to the sun is even more important….

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How to Understand Pool Terminology

How to Understand Pool Terminology

Pool-Speak – Pool Terminology 101 What Those Words & Phrases Mean. Does pool terminology sound like gobbledygook to you when you are discussing anything about your pool or spa with…

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Pool Lights Will Lighting Up Your Life – 6 bright Ideas

Pool Lights Will Lighting Up Your Life – 6 bright Ideas

Picture above: Pool lights combined with lights in and outside the house to create a dramatic effect. Get Your Pool Lights On. Underwater pool lights are installed as part of…

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Troubleshooting Your Hot Tub Spa – 8 Tips

Troubleshooting Your Hot Tub Spa – 8 Tips

Troubleshooting For Hot Tub Spas Have a problem with your hot tub spa? Our table gives you a list of possible problems plus descriptions, with causes. It also offers solution…

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Top 4 Ways To Maintain Your Pool Cleaner

Top 4 Ways To Maintain Your Pool Cleaner

4 Tips For Year Round Automatic Pool Cleaner Maintainenance Your Pool Cleaner is one of the most important items in your pool. Most people do not realize that a swimming…

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Pool Owners Save Water – 4 Myths

Pool Owners Save Water – 4 Myths

4 Ways How to Save Water and Avoid Costly Water Bills This Summer It pays pool owners to save water. Not only will you be doing your bit for conservation,…

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Expressing Views in Australia

Expressing Views in Australia

Australia Pools – “Expressing Views” The best designed swimming pools become part of the home, enabling users to both enjoy the aesthetics of their design and revel in the enjoyment…

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Swim to Keep Healthy – 4 tips

Swim to Keep Healthy – 4 tips

Keep Swimming to Keep Healthy Including exercise in our daily activities helps prevent heart disease and assists in our management of stress. In recent years, more and more people have realized…

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Keep Your Pool Covered – 3 Good Reasons

Keep Your Pool Covered – 3 Good Reasons

Roldeck the Rolls Royce of pool covers worldwide Keeping You and Your Pool Safely Covered Kathryn Alexander talks to Caryn Formby about pool safety and PowerPlastic’s solid safety covers, and…

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Unsurpassed Swimming Pool Style – 5 Reasons

Unsurpassed Swimming Pool Style – 5 Reasons

Elegant and Stylish Pools Deserve Elegant and Stylish Pool Covers Swimming pool style can be seen at the NSPI Pool Awards that takes place annually, showing the South African public…

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A Pool Cover For Trend-Setting Swimming Pools

A Pool Cover For Trend-Setting Swimming Pools

The swimming pool at Fancourt is covered with an imported white Roldeck pool cover. They are also available in grey, blue, black and a translucent material. Automatic Pool Covers From…

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Save Energy And Cover-up Your Pool

Save Energy And Cover-up Your Pool

A blue thermal cover is rolled out over the water while the pool is not in use. These covers will heat pool water by 6º–8º C ( 42º-46.4º F) and…

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Save Energy – 6 Ways To Save

Save Energy – 6 Ways To Save

Roll-up stations are recommended for larger swimming pools, so that when the pool is in use, the thermal cover can be rolled up and stored neatly at one end of…

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Water Babies Learn to Swim

Water Babies Learn to Swim

Let Your Child Learn to Swim Safely By Gillian Düsterwald Many tears ago, people were intrigued to hear of babies falling into water, then floating on their backs, their lives…

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7 Ideas On How To Keep a Clean Pool

7 Ideas On How To Keep a Clean Pool

A beautiful sparkling clean pool ready for fun. A properly maintained pool will always be a source of relaxation and pleasure. This stunning pool was constructed using the handpacked concrete…

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Pool With the Best Views in Hollywood – 10 Pix

Pool With the Best Views in Hollywood – 10 Pix

This Pool Certainly Has The Best Views In Hollywood Undoubtedly a pool that boasts some of the best views in Hollywood, this stunning design is located in Holmby Hills, Los…

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Soak Your Cares Away in a Hot Water Spa – 6 Ideas

Soak Your Cares Away in a Hot Water Spa – 6 Ideas

Above: The best of both worlds. Natural hot springs are channeled into a series of handpacked concrete pools; a ramp at one end of the pool allows bathers safe and…

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A Clean Pool With 3 Easy Troubleshooting Tips

A Clean Pool With 3 Easy Troubleshooting Tips

3 Top Tips for Maintaining a Sparkling Clean Pool Information Supplied by BioGuard – USA, SA, Australia  Eye and Skin Irritations and that Horrible Chlorine Smell This is a sure way…

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Look After Your Hot Tub Spa Water – 9 Checks

Look After Your Hot Tub Spa Water – 9 Checks

Your Hot Tub Spa Water is Easy to Look After Thinking of installing or building a hot water tub spa? If so, you’ll be pleased to find out that hot…

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Keep Fit in the Water With Pool Aerobics

Keep Fit in the Water With Pool Aerobics

Above: A pool aerobics class in action (Featured image above courtesy Wikipedia.) An Easy Pool Aerobic Exercise Program to Follow in Your Pool Water exercises, or pool aerobics are one…

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