Poor Water Flow in Swimming Pool Might be a Dirty Filter

Poor Water Flow in Swimming Pool Might be a Dirty Filter We often get calls from people saying it doesn’t look like the water in their pool is “alive” anymore. They tell me about how they used to be able to see the water rippling on the surface, or how their waterfall used to flow out a few inches from the Read More

Ozone Water Treatment. Is it Just a Fad?

Ozone Water Treatment. Is it Just a Fad? Ozone is natural as oxygen, and naturally occurring. Ozone has been around since the beginning of time. Also called tri-atomic oxygen, ozone is a molecule consisting of three atoms of oxygen, formed when oxygen molecules are broken apart and rejoined again. The “ozone layer” in the stratosphere that seems to Read More

Lightning Strike Injures 5 at Discovery Cove – Real Life Pool Safety Tip

Lightning Strike Injures 5 at Discovery Cove – Real Life Pool Safety Tip Remember being a kid and getting mad when the mean ol’ grown ups would kick you out of the swimming pool during a thunderstorm? Well, in Orlando, it was an every day occurrence. Turns out, those grown ups knew what they were talking about. When you see lightning, you need Read More

Amoebas in Swimming Pools? Not Likely.

Amoebas in Swimming Pools? Not Likely. With the recent news of a 16-year-old girl dying after she was infected by an amoeba in Brevard County, we have received a ton of calls from all over Orlando asking about the threat of amoebas in local swimming pools. The simple answer is, there is almost no threat of Read More

Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up Here’s a quick-and-easy run down of the posts from this week….you know, in case you missed them. ‘Foot Stickers’: Water Safety in Hiding – An entirely new type of shoe to wear around a pool – if you dare. 7 Interesting Swimming Pools – Technically, there are only 6 pools Read More

Pool Safely – The Online Game

Pool Safely – The Online Game Hey, guess what….it’s still Water Safety month! Today we’re sharing a “game” (we use that term very loosely) based on water safety that your kids can play. The National Drowning Prevention Alliance has created the game with the goal of having your kids help you, the parent, find and correct Read More

Water Safety With a Twist – of Lime

Water Safety With a Twist – of Lime Yep, it’s still Water Safety month, and we’re still talking water safety here – though today is arguably one of the most hypocritical posts you’ll ever see here. Let me clarify… Most hotels or resorts have a rule of No Glassware near the swimming pool. Broken glass on a pool Read More

7 Interesting Swimming Pools

7 Interesting Swimming Pools Yes, it’s Water Safety Month, but we’ve decided to take a day off and just show you a few interesting swimming pools (and one swimming pool related picture). Ever feel like mowing your pool? Wish I’d thought of this as a kid… It’s not fancy, but I want to go Read More

‘Foot Stickers’: Water Safety in Hiding

‘Foot Stickers’: Water Safety in Hiding Speaking from experience, swimming pool decks can get very slippery when they get wet. As we continue our Water Safety theme this month, we want to share with you a new shoe with a minimalistic design..that just might save your butt (literally) while on the pool deck. The Footsticker is Read More

Nemours Doctor Discusses Health Risks in Florida’s Waters

Nemours Doctor Discusses Health Risks in Florida’s Waters May is National Water Safety Month, so all month we’ll be discussing this topic. We’re starting off the month featuring an article written by Catherine Lamprecht, M.D. She’s a doctor with Nemours in Lake Nona, and has great information to share. Playing it Safe in Florida’s Waters The health risks Read More
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