blog.poolcenter.comen-usCopyright 2010 POOLCENTER.com - Pool Blog5/23/2013 3:01:39 PM25http://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=6339January (6)2/4/2013 4:15:51 PMhttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=6343<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="ArticleHomePage_Body"><span class="ArticleHomePage_Body"><span class="small"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><img width="80" hspace="11" height="51" align="left" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/rfall/SHRINKING_OZONE_HOLE.jpg" alt="" />Did you know that the hole in the Ozone layer has been shrinking?&nbsp;Yes! </span></span></span></span>But! Since 2000, the Ozone layer has been slowly filling back in. Chlorinators caused the hole in the ozone layer, and ozonators are fixing it! Isn't that wonderful?</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /> </span></p>January (6)2/3/2013 11:04:08 AMhttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=6342<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><img width="50" hspace="11" height="50" align="left" alt="" src="getdocument.aspx?filename=pool-lift-sign.jpg" />One Year is up in One Week! All commercial pools (and spas) in operation during this time of year - must provide at least one means of entry for individuals with disabilities. This can be either a pool lift or a sloped entry, for use with an aquatic wheelchair.</span></p>January (6)1/24/2013 1:56:48 PMhttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=6341<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.poolcenter.com/chemicals_poolstor_natural_chemistry.htm"><img width="50" height="50" align="left" title="buy borates for pool" alt="foundation borates for your pool" src="http://www.poolcenter.com/s-w-m-foundation.jpg" /></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There are two ways to use borax in your pool, you can buy a product like Proteam Supreme, Bioguard Optimizer or Natural Chemistry's Foundation. </span>If you are using one of the boric acid products or your own borax pool treatment, you can test the levels of borates in your pool by using the AquaChek Borate Test Kit.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>January (6)1/21/2013 9:52:25 AMhttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=6340<p><img width="50" hspace="11" height="31" align="left" src="getdocument.aspx?filename=super-duper-dipper-green.jpg" alt="" />New Pool&nbsp;Toys for 2013 - top pool toys for today's pool owners. Fun new inflatables and pool noodle varieties you may have never seen!</p>January (6)1/17/2013 7:02:30 PMhttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=6338<p><span class="ArticlePage_Body"><span class="ArticlePage_Body"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><img width="60" hspace="10" height="52" align="left" src="http://blog.poolcenter.com/designdocuments/2010-Pool-Drowning-Statistics.jpg" alt="" />Will the toll of drownings in 2013 be less than 2012? We can hope that the trend continues - 2012 saw a decrease in the number of child drownings for the first time in several years. Nonetheless, drowning remains to be the leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 1-4, so there is more work to be done. </span></p> </span></span></p>January (6)1/4/2013 4:44:41 PM