DEPARTMENTS - Service Industry News

July 30, 2021

DEPARTMENTS

Can You Top This?……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 Pool Reflections…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18 Not On My Watch……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 20 Calendar……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 21 Show ‘N’ Tell …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 22 Educational Opportunities…………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 Classified………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24

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Pool pump motor enforcement delayed

Motorsaffectedincludethoseunder0.5and those between .5 and 5 total horse power

May 14, 2026

By Marcelle Dibrell The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance declared a significant win with the U.S. Department of Energy this May after securing “compliance reli...

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Are there any alternatives to chlorine?

May 14, 2026

For more than a century, one word has defined swimming pool sanitation: Chlorine. It is familiar, effective, relatively inexpensive, and — when manage...

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Child freed after finger lodged in pool

May 14, 2026

A10-year-old girl was rescuedApril 28 after her finger became trapped in a small opening in a swimming pool at Beacon High School in Beacon, New York,...

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Chlorine gas release sends 1 to hospital

May 14, 2026

A chlorine gas release in mid-March forced an evacuation at a medical rehabilitation facility in Middletown, a central Connecticut city about 15 miles...

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Keep a residual sanitizer to prevent disease

May 14, 2026

If sanitizers are designed to prevent disease, why do outbreaks still occur in professionally maintained pools? The primary purpose of chlorine — and ...

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Lincoln Memorial pool undergoing repairs

May 14, 2026

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — one of the most recognizable water features in the United States — is undergoing repairs ahead of the Fourth of...