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Move it or lose it – the key to a healthy pool

If you want to understand the key to good health and great performance watch an athlete warm up. First, they’ll jog round a track several times to raise their heartbeat to increase the rate in which their blood circulates through the body. Then they’ll stretch to push more blood into the various muscles groups, ensuring the flow reaches every corner of their body. Finally, they’ll take it to the next level by doing a series of half and three-quarter-paced sprints,
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Efficient Pool Maintenance: Don’t Waste Energy Cleaning Your Pool

On July 11, 1817 the German inventor Baron Karl von Drais climbed aboard a crude wooden construction (it had two wheels, a stick for steering and a dip for a seat), dug in his heels and pushed himself along a Manheim street. While it sounds like something out of The Flintstones the baron’s short journey it’s one of the most important events in the history of technology. It was the first recorded bike ride. (more…)
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A pool cleaner that goes where others don’t

Backyard pools are no longer an afterthought, a late-in-the-day addition in response to a growing family or an evol ving lifestyle. They’re now an integral element of the overall design of a home. And the dominant style of these gorgeous architecturally designed pools are clean lines and sharp angles. From tiny plunge pools tucked into a modest outdoor area through to spectacular pools perched on cliff edges, designer pools are all edges and angles, which look stunning but can be
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How Kreepy Krauly’s Vortex harnesses the energy of water

In one of the most famous moments in movie history a tornado sucks up the family home of Kansas farm girl Dorothy (Judy Garland) and sends it spinning off to the Land of Oz. While The Wizard of Oz is a Technicolor fantasy the American Mid-West is routinely ripped apart by tornadoes, with objects many times heavier than Dorothy’s house (planes, trains, automobiles) tossed around like toothpicks. (more…)
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Dogs In Your Pool, Is It Safe? Should You Let Them Enjoy It Too?

Your dog, furry baby or man/lady’s best friend, although one of the family, can bring in approximately 3 times the ‘dirt’ or other particles that a human brings into the pool. In their fur dirt, oil and faecal matter (that’s right… POO) can be trapped and then ‘washed’ into your beautiful sparkling pool. This means more chlorine/sanitising agents will be required to ensure your pool stays healthy and clean. Should You Let Your Dogs Swim In The Pool? When it
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