Nature’s Care Offers New Phosphate Remover

Nature’s Care new PhosAway MAX is a highly concentrated phosphate remover that is 2.5 times stronger than the leading national brands. This product removes phosphate from pool water while helping to maintain water clarity, reduce pool water maintenance and clean water lines without foam. It is available in one-quart bottles and made in the United…

New Products from NC Brands

NC Brands, maker of Natural Chemistry and SeaKlear branded water treatment products, is offering its dealers a free test kit designed to test for phosphates in pool water that comes with a color chart, test tube vial and 100 tests for quick, accurate test results. Any qualifying dealers who purchase either Natural Chemistry or SeaKlear…

CCEI-Pool Releases New Pool Light Transformer

CCEI-Pool USA’s new Pool Light 12-13-14V-AC Safety AC Transformer is designed specifically to power pool and spa lights. In order to guarantee a safe installation, the transformer has two compartments keeping the primary and secondary light connections independent. The transformer is equipped with an on/off switch and offers a resettable circuit breaker to protect the…

PSP Expo Accepting Entries for Million Dollar Pool Challenge

Organizers of the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo are now accepting entries for the 2019 Million Dollar Pool Design Challenge. The competition is designed to give pool and landscape designers, builders and outdoor living architects a real-world scenario from which to deliver innovative design solutions without the restraints of a budget. The challenge…

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Hayward Moves Majority of its Products Offline

In a groundbreaking move, Hayward Pool Products is shifting how its products go to market. It’s moving more than 900 SKUs into the company’s Expert Line, making them unavailable for online sale and increasing their warranty. The prices for the 20% of products not moved to the Expert Line, staying in what Hayward calls its…

New 24/7 Drowning Detection System from Coral

Coral Coral Detection Systems, a manufacturer of pool safety devices, unveiled a drowning detection system for residential swimming pools. The solar-powered Coral Manta 3000 uses artificial intelligence technology, an underwater video camera and an advanced algorithm to analyze the underwater scene to detect risk of drowning 24/7. The product’s development, which started in 2014, has…

Manufacturers Receive ENERGY STAR Awards

Manufacturers Receive ENERGY STAR Awards

Pentair received a 2019 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR. This honor marks the sixth year that Pentair has garnered recognition for its energy efficiency achievements. Accomplishments listed on the ENERGY STAR website for Pentair include: Hayward Industries, Inc. was also awarded…

Sutro Connect Partners with LaMotte

Sutro Connect, the maker of Smart Water Monitoring technology, announced a partnership with LaMotte, a long-standing water testing equipment manufacturer. The partnership will include Sutro Connect leaning on LaMotte’s reagents to power their Sutro Smart Monitor cartridge and LaMotte having access to Sutro Connect’s IoT platform. “LaMotte is the gold standard for water testing,” says…

Pleatco Acquires Two Filtration Companies

Pleatco, LLC, manufacturer of cartridge filters for the pool and spa industry (an Align Capital Partners portfolio company) announced the closure of the acquisition of APEL International filtration, manufacturer of pleated filter cartridges, pleated bags, and other filtration products for mission-critical industrial air applications, and Milton MPF Engineered Filters, producer of industrial air filtration products…

Pool & Hot Tub Alliance Officially Launches

Visitors to apsp.org and nspf.org will find a new logo at the header of these webpages. The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance officially launched April 1, unifying the National Swimming Pool Foundation and the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals. The new organization operates with PHTA as the umbrella, leading industry-wide advocacy, alliances and promotions….