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JANUARY 14, 2011
ISSUE:
• Epoxy dowelling, step-by-step
• The durability of pool and spa equipment
• A look at VGB-related safety programming
• Atlantic City show preview
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JANUARY 28, 2011
ISSUE:
• Americans with Disabilities Act update
• Dealing with pool equipment theft
• E-commerce issues
• Store design trends
• Gaining access to hot tub research
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FEBRUARY 11, 2011
ISSUE:
• The effect of changing water conditions on plaster
• Adams Pool Solutions takes its renovations international
• Creative sales/promo events
• The popularity of two-person hot tubs
• The impact of VGB on residential pools/spas
• Understanding enzymes
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FEBRUARY 25, 2011
ISSUE:
• Insulating pools & spas to boost energy efficiency
• Solar pool heating
• The trick to selling efficiency
• Hot tub research could help revive the market
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MARCH 11, 2011
ISSUE:
• Experts debate the minimum psi at which pool and spa shells should be applied
• The best tools for the job
• Setting prices for hot tubs
• Preventing stains in salt-chlorinated pools
• Western Pool & Spa Show preview
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MARCH 25, 2011
ISSUE:
• Tips on how to best present design concepts to consumers
• Internet pricing vs. independent service firms
• Pool pros who take their talents overseas
• Hot tubs from China
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APRIL 15, 2011
ISSUE:
• Selecting and installing pool/spa lifts
• Scoping out problems during a site visit
• Top 50 products for 2011
• Understanding algae
• Off-site spa promotions
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APRIL 29, 2011
ISSUE:
• How distributors have revamped their operations
• Motivating your sales staff
• Automatic pool cleaners
• Jerry Pasley & his passion for hot tubs
• Virtual education
• Becoming an aquatic energy auditor
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MAY 13, 2011
ISSUE:
50th Anniversary Issue
• A closer look at how the events of each decade shaped the industry — and this magazine
• Nancy Field shares her perspective on the industry, the magazine and the role her husband played in both
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MAY 27, 2011
ISSUE:
• Evaluating the Shoreline Pools / Lionetti case
• Tracking down ozonator problems
• Four challenging hot tub deliveries
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JUNE 10, 2011
ISSUE:
• Ensuring test kit accuracy
• Maximizing effectiveness of enewsletters
• A closer look at Zee Allred
• Women in the spa sector
• Sizing salt chlorinators
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JUNE 24, 2011
ISSUE:
• Maximizing the benefits of variable-speed pumps
• Gas heater troubleshooting checklist
• Filter maintenance
• Cover installations on vanishing-edge pools
• Award-winning spa retailers
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JULY 15, 2011
ISSUE:
2011 Masters of Design
• Concrete Pools
• Fiberglass Pools
• Vinyl-Liner Pools
• Waterfeatures
• Spas
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JULY 29, 2011
ISSUE:
• Understanding the Langelier Saturation Index
• Branding your company
• Saline technology
• Adapting to changing hot tub shoppers
• Fire table sales heat up
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AUGUST 12, 2011
ISSUE:
• Project profile: A tight desert backyard is transformed
• Pool start-up methods
• Attending home shows
• Improving your water chemistry analysis
• A look at top spascape designers
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AUGUST 26, 2011
ISSUE:
• 2011 Top 50 Builders List
• Handling the drain-cover recall
• Turning around the nation’s economy
• The impact of immigration
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
ISSUE:
• Fiberglass pool backfill: gravel v. sand
• Selecting heater options
• Spa dealers look beyond industry for staff
• Combining ozone and UV sanitation
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
ISSUE:
• Lighting for safety reasons
• Analyzing the industry’s reaction to the drain cover recall
• Thinking of automation throughout the design/ build process
• Events: Pool Industry Expo
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OCTOBER 14, 2011
ISSUE:
• Is the industry addressing its image problem?
• A closer look at a contemporary, multi-level poolscape
• Understanding electrolysis
• Spa service sector is growing
• Selling heater upgrades
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OCTOBER 28, 2011
ISSUE:
• Special Report: Drain covers
• Understanding liquid chemical feeders
• Meet Ryan Sessler of Watkins Mfg.
• Raving about aromatherapy crystals
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NOVEMBER 11, 2011
ISSUE:
• Industry pros discuss outside firms that have inspired them
• Events: International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo
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NOVEMBER 25, 2011
ISSUE:
• Advocates confront childhood drowning and parental responsibility
• The spa showroom redefined
• Recognizing and solving vinyl-liner stains
• Events: Canadian Pool & Spa Conference & Expo
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DECEMBER 16, 2011
ISSUE:
• State of the spa market
• Integrating spas into wood decks
• Troubleshooting spa jets and blowers
• Boosting sales with accessories, displays
• Understanding hydraulics to better select compliant drain covers
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DECEMBER 30, 2011
ISSUE:
• Win over government officials by following these guidelines
• Understanding electrolytic chlorine generation
• Details on algaecides: How they work and what types of algae they treat
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