Click on the coupon name under your location to download a printable pdf. Be sure to mention the coupon when you call for service and have a copy to present at the time of service.

• AZ: $10 Off Heater Inspection and Cleaning
• AZ: $25 Off New Variable Speed Motor
• AZ: $50 Off New Variable Speed Pump

• TX: $10 Off Parts for DE Teardown
• TX: $25 Off Drain and Chlorine Rinse

• CA: $50 Off New Variable Speed Pump
• CA: $25 Off New Variable Speed Motor

The words “water safety” most often bring to mind emergency preparedness and responsible behavior in and around swimming pools. There is no doubt that maintaining a clean and safe swimming pool and surrounding area, understanding the risks associated with owning a swimming pool, taking actions to prevent drowning, teaching children to swim, and becoming trained to respond in emergency situations are incredibly important when it comes to home swimming pool safety. But since most of us aren’t using our swimming pools right now, today I’d like to highlight a less-publicized but just-as-important kind of water safety: keeping infants and young children safe in the bathroom.

January is National Bath Safety Month. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages one to four years, and approximately 100 children under the age of five drown in bathtubs, buckets, or toilets each year. Drowning can occur in just seconds and in only TWO INCHES of water.

My mom often tells the story of finding me, as a toddler, stuck upside down inside my toy box. I had flipped forward onto my head while attempting to pull a stuffed animal from the bottom of the box, and there I remained – feet straight up in air – until my mom heard my cries for help and pulled me out. This scenario could just as easily have played out with a bathtub, bucket full of water, or toilet in place of the toy box, and with a much more devastating outcome.

Bathroom drowning, just like home swimming pool drowning, is preventable. The American Red Cross has compiled a great deal of valuable information on keeping infants and children safe in and around water in your home (links below), but here are a few of the most important and potentially life-saving recommendations:
- Empty bathtubs and buckets immediately after use, and use safety locks on toilets.
- Never leave infants or young children unattended in or near water.
- Never trust an older child to supervise a younger child, or trust a bath seat to keep an infant safe.
- Never allow children to roughhouse in the bathtub.

For more information on Water Safety in Your Home, click here, and for more information on Watching Children Around Water, click here.

Read original posting on redcrosschat.org

In the New Year, we look forward to providing the best service to all of our customers. We like to make the swimming pool experience both enjoyable and stress-free. Be on the lookout for our monthly customer coupons and be sure to consider our online payment system as well.

Poolman makes a resolution every year to improve their customer experience and services. Here’s to 2012 – may it be your pool’s best year yet.

Happy New Year!

Industry representatives are trying to persuade the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to reverse a recent decision involving the federal pool and spa safety law.

In September, CPSC narrowed the definition of an unblockable drain in the VGB Act. Previously, a drain was considered unblockable as long as the cover met certain measurements and flow requirements. The latest decision restricted the meaning further, stating that the sump also must meet dimensional criteria.

Because of the recent ruling, drains that have fallen out of the unblockable category (those with sumps measuring 18-by-23-inches or smaller) now are considered single blockable outlets, and must be split or receive backups. CPSC said these retrofits must occur by May 28, 2012, but allowed a comment period to receive input on the deadline.

In response, the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals issued an alert asking its members to write letters to CPSC, as well as to the congressional subcommittee overseeing the agency and individual legislators who sponsored VGB as a bill.

Additionally, drain cover producer Worldwide Sports hired a lobbyist to submit a letter on its behalf as well as other interested parties. The letter went to Gib Mullan, chief counsel of the House Subcommittee overseeing the CPSC.

“Hopefully, they’ll get enough safety-based information to either do an oversight hearing or send another letter to the commission,” said Walt Sanders, vice president of law and government affairs at Alexandria, Va.-based Van Fleet Associates, who wrote the letter.

The letter suggested the CPSC ruling was vulnerable to having an injunction placed against it because no public comment period was allowed. It went on to cite a case where a similar CPSC decision was reversed in court.

Continue reading at http://www.poolspanews.com/2011/122/122n_cpsc.html

Poolman feels the giving spirit this holiday season (Image by digitalart)

The holidays are a time for us to reflect on the multitude of blessings we have been bestowed, but more importantly it is a time for giving to those who are less fortunate.

Every holiday season, Poolman works with a local church and sponsors at least one needy family in the south Phoenix area, providing them with such necessities as appliances and beds and even toys to help children enjoy the magic of the season. This season we are sponsoring two families, one of which we have been fortunate enough to sponsor for three years. This connection has fostered a special relationship between Poolman and the children and their parents.

Last holiday season, we were able to donate a bicycle to one of these children – a nine-year-old boy. Making this donation more special was the fact that we were able to meet the boy’s father outside and hide the bike in a shed to save it for Santa. And while this little act of Christmas love is heartwarming, the families involved still need a lot of help.

This year, this family has requested another bed; the entire family (both parents and four children) are still sleeping in a bunk bed set that we purchased for them two years ago. The second family is also in need of beds as both parents and all three children currently sleep on the floor. And though poverty like this is heartbreaking, we can all do our part to alleviate the problem by donating to those in need.

The joy in an underprivileged child’s eyes when he receives a gift from Santa is the truest expression of the holiday spirit. Being able to provide such joy is certainly a very humbling and rewarding experience for all of us at Poolman.

All food that is collected will be donated to St. Catherine’s Church to be distributed during the holidays.

If you would like to participate, please leave any non-perishable food on/near your skimmer on your regular service day for our technician to pick up.

Thank you in advance for your contribution!

By Anthea Gerrie 18 October, 2011

Swimming is fun. Swimming in a pool that ranks among the most beautiful things you’ve ever seen … that’s unforgettable.

Whether you want the tropical environs of Bali or a gold-plated pool in the Himalayas, there are swimming pools out there that are destinations in their own right.

 

1. Alila Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia

 

This spectacular cliff-top infinity pool appears to float in space. The scary-looking cage at the end is actually a user-friendly cabana designed for gazing out over the horizon in comfort.

Wonder why the water is empty? Lovely as this 50-meter beauty is, guests are probably using one of the private pools that come with each of the 84 villas.

Alila Villas Uluwatu, Jl Belimbing Sari,Banjar Tambiyak, Desa Pecatu, Bali, Indonesia; +62 361 848 2166; www.alilahotels.com/uluwatu

See the other 14 amazing pools here.

Originally posted at http://www.cnngo.com/.

We will be starting your annual water hardness test on your pool water within the next month.

If your calcium hardness is at a level that requires draining of your pool you will be notified.

We recommend pools above 700 ppm be drained to help reduce over saturation, which could lead to staining, calcium build-up on tiles, water features and rolled bond beams.

If your pool is stained, or the water line or tile has a white calcium build-up and you would like us to clean one or both, please call 480-991-7970 to schedule an appointment or contact us via our online form.

This pertains to Arizona customers only.

There is a chance that the o’rings or the gasket has gone bad in your valve. If this is the case, you may need to shut the equipment off and replace them.

If you find your pool is slowing losing water, you may have a leak. Often it’s is hard to detect a leak, so we recommend doing the bucket test to see if your pool is losing water.

If you have any questions or need someone to take a look at your pool, please contact Poolman for helpful advice and quality service.