Category Archives: Pool Accessories

Outdoor Entertaining, Pool Accessories, Pool Fun

Create an At-Home Water Park to Save Money and Hassle

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Crowded Water Park

Water parks may be fun for kids, but parents often cringe when water park season comes along.  Admission fees, locker rental, food costs, long lines, and that marathon of a walk to and from the car make a day at the water park feel like a wallet-emptying hassle.

More and more, homeowners are choosing to create their own water park in the backyard swimming pool.  The first place most people start is with a water park-worthy slide.  Pool Slides come in all shapes and sizes, but finding the right one for your family is simply a matter of knowing what they like.  Does your family prefer a water slide with twists and turns?  Or, do they like one that shoots them straight down like a rocket into the water?  Once you determine their preferences, selecting a slide should be easy.

At-home water parks are great fun for everyone.  Parents can relax at the poolside without shelling out lots of money for the privilege to do so, and kids can enjoy hours of fun and excitement without having to wait in long lines.  It’s a completely win/win situation.

G-Force 360 Degree Pool Slide   Aqua Blast Slide

Environmentally Friendly Ideas, Innovative Solutions, Pool Accessories, Pool and Spa Equipment, Pool and Spa Maintenance

50 Hottest Pool Products of the Season List Released

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Pool and Spa News has released their annual list of the 50 hottest products this season for your pool and spa. Below is an excerpt of their list. 2011 is shaping up to be an exciting season for pool and spa owners! You won’t want to wait to get your hands on these!

  • Insta-Link Home Advanced Iphone App – This water quality program allows Iphone users to photo scan test strips to prevent questions about variations in color. The program returns customized chemical recommendations in seconds, helping pool owners get their pool chemicals balanced in almost no time.
  • Eco-Friendly floats – Several companies are producing floats that are made from reprocessed vinyl and packaged in recycled cardboard. This is a great product for environmentally friendly pool owners who are looking for a product with less impact on the environment.
  • Direct Command Pool Cleaner – As one of the few robotic pool cleaners to make the list, the Direct Command is a breakthrough.  It comes with a hand-held remote, which makes it easy for pool owners to spot clean their pool quickly and efficiently. It is also more affordable than comparable robotic cleaners, making it a great buy for any pool owner. Both its cleaning path and debris bag are larger than most robotic cleaners on the market. This lightweight new addition to the market is already claiming its place as an industry leader.
  • Natural Pools – Chemical-free pools have taken a new turn with in ground pools that are being filtered through plants rooted in the system and other biological filters. These pools are eco-friendly and completely safe for swimmers. The “organic watershapes” are cleaner and clearer than lakes or ponds, but do not use the traditional harsh chemicals or filters of swimming pools, making them more efficient.
  • Solar Powered Pool Filter – Many people already harness the sun’s power to heat their pools. Now, you can use solar power to CLEAN your pool. It is 100% natural and efficient, using no electricity. As the cleaner floats freely around the pool, water is filtered through cartridges to purify water. They are lightweight and easy to remove from the pool for swimming. Since some pool filters can cost up to $100 a month to operate, these filters can save you hundreds of dollars each pool season.
Innovative Solutions, Pool Accessories

Ergonomic Chair Takes Pain Out of Poolside Lounging

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Ergo Lounger Spa Chair

Enjoying a warm and relaxing afternoon lounging by the pool is impossible if you can’t get comfortable.  Unfortunately, not all lounge chairs are created equal.  Reclining fully on a typical lounge chair is uncomfortable, and even downright painful, for many people — especially when positioned face down.  Back pain and neck pain are the result of a lounge chair’s poor body support.

The Ergo Lounger Spa is a therapeutic lounge chair that can be enjoyed poolside or in any outdoor livingFace Pillow area.  The Ergo Lounger offers neck and back support so that your body is supported in any position, whether sitting straight up or fully reclined.  The comfortable head support doubles as a face pillow when you wish to lie face down.  The face pillow has a hole in the center, similar to that on a massage table, so you can enjoy reading or dozing without straining your neck.

The point of a lounge chair is to offer relaxation, but most lounge chairs aren’t designed to properly support the body.  As a result, they don’t provide adequate comfort and can actually exacerbate existing aches and pains.  Finding true relaxation in a lounge chair means finding the right lounge chair.  For many people, the Ergo Lounger Spa chair offers the ideal solution.

Innovative Solutions, Pool Accessories, Pool Opening

Solar Pool Covers Open Pools Sooner

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Solar Pool Cover
When you finally get to open your pool this summer, waiting for it to warm up can be almost unbearable. You have waited the long fall and winter months to be able to enjoy your pool again and want it to warm up quickly. Using the sun’s warmth, you can quickly raise the temperature in your above ground pool 10-15 degrees with a solar pool cover. Solar covers are a perfect way to swim sooner and extend your pool season longer. They also cut chemical evaporation by up to 95%, saving you money! Clear and light blue solar blankets capture warmth and help it penetrate the water, heating it quickly and thoroughly. They are an affordable solution to traditional pool heater. While solar covers are easy to apply and remove on their own, you can make this process completely effortless with solar pool cover reel. You simply turn the crank to roll and store your solar cover when not in use. Solar covers and reels are the perfect (and easy way) to warm your pool for earlier swimming.

 

Outdoor Entertaining, Pool Accessories

Poolside Luxury Provides an Instant Getaway

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Poolside Chaise Lounge
Longing for the days of summer in these cold winter months, I have already began imagining lounging by the pool. In my mind, I am in a tropical locale on a plush, luxurious lounge chair soaking up the sun and relaxing all my stress away. Sounds wonderful, huh? Escaping to an island getaway might not be possible for you, but bringing luxury to your own poolside is! The Calle All Weather Poolside Chaise Lounge will make you feel like a million bucks no matter where you are. Its contouring curves offer superior comfort and Sunbrella cushions are both sun and water-resistant for years of heavy-duty, year-round use. Even the bronze and cocoa color scheme highlight the epitome of quality and taste. This chair is a simple way to turn your pool side into the getaway of your dreams.