Salt Water Chlorination Secrets 1972-2021
Who Invented Salt Water Chlorination? By PENNY SWIFT It is widely accepted that salt water chlorination is an Australian invention. But some say the invention stems from New Zealand. This…
Who Invented Salt Water Chlorination? By PENNY SWIFT It is widely accepted that salt water chlorination is an Australian invention. But some say the invention stems from New Zealand. This…
When Poly Phoenix glass fiber pool manufacturers were asked to transport a 40ft x 20ft (12m x 6m) swimming pool to Matemo Island off northern Moçambique, last year they accepted…
These are the 5 Key points to a Healthy, Clean Water Management. These outlines, in simple terms, are the steps necessary to ensure that your swimming pool has healthy, clean…
How to Do Your Spring Pool Opening In many parts of the world, including North America and the United Kingdom, pool owners must close their swimming pools during the fall…
Special Water Features That Will Give Your Pool the Edge Main picture above: A huge rockery constructed along one side of a large gunite swimming pool adds interest to otherwise clean lines…
As if inspired by the sea, a salt water chlorinator helps keep this stunning rim flow swimming pool fresh and sparkling clean all year round. Hand packed concrete construction lined…
Choosing the Right Pool Surrounds Swimming pool surrounds have become a design factor that can alter the look of any pool area. Not so long ago, many pool builders offered…
Above: Engineered genius upwards. The seemingly simple design of this rimflow swimming pool belies the fact that it is suspended over 7 m (23 ft) high pylons. Why Pool Builders Structure…
Gather Some Thermal Warmth for Your Pool When winter’s cold, icy “hands” grip the country, the benefits of using a thermal cover to maintain the temperature of the water in…
A fiberglass pool that is ideal for any smaller property. A New Pool – Decisions Decisions… Making the Right Choice Having taken the plunge and decided to build a new…
A beautiful well balanced healthy clean pool ready for fun. A pool that is properly maintained with the right balance of chemicals will always be a source of relaxation and…
Above: Pretty plain. Simplicity is the key to successful landscaping around your pool. Here the pool has been positioned close to a wall enclosing the pool area and timber decking used…
10 Minutes a Week is all it Takes to Keep Your Swimming Pool Water Clean with a Test Kit To the new pool owner, terminology like pH, calcium hardness, total…
Dare To Be Different and Make Have a Different Pool Color Instead of the usual blue-hued swimming pool, introduce a different pool color on the inside and allow nature to…
Huge Hotel Swimming Pool Makeover in Just Four Days The pool at the elite Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai was built in 2001 and finished using Cemcrete’s PoolCrete, a brilliant product that…
With a Lap Pools It’s the length that counts. A 10 m x 2 m, single-depth gunite pool, fits perfectly into a long, narrow garden. Constructed by Suburban Pools, the…
7 Tips to Ensure Your Hot Spa is Always Ready to Give You a Soothing Soak Studies show that most people wish they had more time in the day to relax. Unwinding…
Safely in the Swim: How I had my Baby Drownproofed by Penny Swift Drownproofing Babies! Many mothers consider their babies and small children to be natural water babies. I know…
An Australian Invention Worth It’s Salt This article has been updated in a new article, Who Invented Salt Water Chlorination? By PENNY SWIFT It all began in Len David’s garden shed….
Choose Your Spa Tub & Pool Heating Options Although swimming pools generally contain cold water which may or may not be heated, a hot water spa will always contain heated…
The Secrets of Solar Heating For Your Pool In a country where the sun shines long and hot, it makes sense to exploit the natural heat of the sun, not…
Gracious living. Good looking and built for every season, this indoor pool is warmed with a heat pump. Constructed from handpacked concrete, it features a simple, yet stunning inlay of…
Starting Up a New Swimming Pool – 7 Hints Owning a new swimming pool can be a daunting experience. For months you pondered over what to build and who was…
Swimming Pool Emergency: the 8 Steps to Follow With a pool emergency the old adage, better safe than sorry is one that swimming pool owners should always remember. Precautions are always essential,…
Avoid Sunburn and the Risk of Skin Cancer The burning issue every summer is finding ways to protect our skin from the damaging rays of the sun. In a nutshell this…
Modern Pool – Perfection on Pylons When Ian and Sally Merrington found an old rundown property in Camps Bay on Cape Town’s Atlantic coastline, they immediately knew they could transform…
Above: Not exactly your everyday backyard, but a stunning pool created around and incorporating two huge boulders that were already on site. Swimming Pool Designs for Your Backyard If you…
Above: A small, streamlined swimming pool built using gunite Gunite Pools May be Built in Every Shape and Size If you are going to be building a new swimming pool,…
Swimming Pool Construction Methods for your First Pool A swimming pool is high on the wish list of most new homeowners, even though building a pool can be a daunting task….