Category: Environment

Soften your water and slash your budget with salt

Often, “being green” comes at a high-price. Luckily, when it comes to your swimming pool, you have many options available that will both lower costs and improve your water quality. With a few simple renovations you will reduce your bills, … Continue reading

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Technologies are making pools more efficient

Laying out by the pool is a summer decadence for sun worshipers. Now, it’s easier than ever to maintain backyard pools according to local pool supply sales experts. First, the most important maintenance measure for pool owners is monitoring the … Continue reading

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Saltwater right in your own backyard

The days when a dip in a backyard pool meant dry skin and the pungent chemical smell of chlorine are slowly disappearing, pool repairmen and installers say. Chlorine generators, which make the sanitizing chemical from salt and other solutions, are … Continue reading

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Eco swimming pond opens at Nestier, Hautes-Pyrenees

Swimming ponds are becoming very popular in Europe and a new one has just been opened at Nestier in the Hautes-Pyrenees. A swimming pond or natural swimming pool does not use chemicals to maintain the water condition, but instead a … Continue reading

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Technology Spotlight | iPhone App Helps Companies Manage Water Use

By Tilde Herrera SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In what it is calling an industry first, environmental software and consulting firm Locus Technologies unveiled a new iPhone application Monday designed to help companies collect water-related data in the field and instantly … Continue reading

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Earth Day 2011 | Green is the New Blue at American Pool

As the U.S. industry leader in swimming pool management, maintenance and construction, it is our responsibility to take charge and raise the standards by which we operate. We recognize that we can reduce our environmental impact, and that of our clients, by improving our operating practices and using more sustainable materials and equipment. The opportunity to reduce the burden on our local and regional environments is something that we take seriously and are committed to achieving. Continue reading

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Maryland Green Registry and American Pool continue partnership…

In February 2010, American Pool Enterprises, Inc was officially listed on the Maryland Green Registry. The Maryland Green Registry is a, voluntary program offering tips and resources to help organizations set and meet their own goals on the path to … Continue reading

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WEBINAR RECORDING AVAILABLE: Green-e, Saving Money and the Environment. Going Green in a Good Way!

GREEN- E – Salt chlorine generation and the electric savings inside your filter room: Motors, VFD’s, lights and timers. Presented by James Darke, President, American Pool Service Georgia CLICK HERE While the care and management of a commercial swimming pool … Continue reading

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New Research for Service Techs Working with Salt

The Independent Pool & Spa Service Association has commissioned new research geared specifically toward service technicians and salt chlorine generators. The research was performed by scientists at the National Pool Industry Research Center at California Polytechnic State University. “IPSSA has … Continue reading

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Salt Chlorination in 5 minutes

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