Prevent Holiday Drowning Spending time in and by the pool is a 4th of July tradition for many families. Unfortunately, the popularity of this activity coincides with an increase in drowning reports during this time of the year. PoolSafety.gov was created to educate...
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1 Million Pool and In-Ground Spa Drain Covers Recalled Due to Entrapment Hazard
Eight different manufacturers have recalled a total of almost 1 million pool and in-ground spa drain covers due to an incorrect rating. The flaw means these products are incapable of handling the flow of water for which they were originally rated. This poses a...
Worse than Second-Hand Smoke?
Here's a convincing argument for chlorine-free pools: Children who spent more than 100 hours swimming in chlorinated pools are up to six times at risk of having asthma and allergies as other teens. "There is little doubt that pool chlorine is an important factor...
Great-Looking Natural Swimming Pools
I've written about the growing popularity of chlorine-free swimming pools before. Now, TheDailyGreen.com has a photo collection of 23 breathtaking natural swimming pools to inspire you to join the movement. Natural pools, if maintained properly, use almost no...
The Foreclosure Mosquito Problem
A vexing problem with the foreclosure wave sweeping the nation is abandoned swimming pools are becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which can carry deadly diseases. Now many towns in foreclosure epicenters such as Florida, Arizona and California are turning to a...
Tapping the Power of the Summer Sun
Nothing goes hand in hand quite like sunlight and swimming pools. That's why this solar powered pool skimmer from Hammacher Schlemmer makes almost too much sense. Two solar panels power the device as it continuously paddles the pool, scooping up debris. This is one...
Great Swimming Pool Design
Click this link to see the coolest swimming pool I've ever seen. It's found on the 10th floor in a building being converted to a five-star hotel in Dallas. When this hotel opens, there's going to be a mile-long line of people waiting to swim in it. I wish that I could...
Size Limit: Your Imagination
If you want to build a vacation resort where the ocean water is cold and inhospitable, you'd better come up with something incredible to attract people. That's exactly what Chilean developer Fernando Fischmann did with his kilometer-long artificial lagoon. Equivalent...
Protect Your Pet
I've got a real soft spot in my heart for animals. So the thought of a family pet accidentally falling into a swimming pool and swimming around in circles trying to find a way out, until they start to tire and...well, it's tough to take. Dogs can't see pool steps and...
Chlorine-Free Swimming Pools
In the days of my youth, I must have spent half my waking summers either in a pool or lying beside one. I can only hope your childhood was as idyllic. But given the choice between swimming in a swimming pool or a clean pond, I'll take the pond every time. Now the New...