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Fluidra Shifts to Energy-Efficient LED Lighting
Fluidra, a global company offering a range of products and services for residential and commercial pools, has announced its plans to exceed new Department of Energy lighting regulations by no longer manufacturing incandescent lights. The new energy regulations, which apply to pool lights with a lumen range between 310-3,300 lumens or roughly 25-300 watts for…
Polaris Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Polaris, a top brand in automatic pool cleaning, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. A division of Fluidra, Polaris, which is credited with inventing the first automatic pool cleaner, introduced the pressure-side cleaner to the market in 1973. Since then, Polaris continues to focus on developing smarter solutions that deliver more effective and efficient cleaning in…
Wayne’s World
Wayne Ivusich starts a new act Early in Wayne Ivusich’s long career at Taylor Water Technologies, Wade Beebe, the company’s vice president, took him aside and said, “Wayne, one of the goals I have for you is to become well known in the industry.” Thirty years later, Ivusich received Pool Nation’s Robert Lowry Lifetime Achievement…
Lessons in Lifting
Pool lifts are designed to lower a seated person in or out of the water, which can be helpful for someone who lacks the mobility to climb a ladder or steps.
Step Into Swim meets 2022 fundraising goal
On Jan. 25, the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance’s Step Into Swim initiative expressed gratitude toward its sponsors for helping the organization reach its goal of raising $750,000 in 2022.Ongoing partnerships with key program supporters Fluidra, Hayward Holdings Inc. and Heritage Pool Supply Group, helped Step Into Swim provide grants to more than 60 facilities…
What’s in Store for In-Floor?
Builders and manufacturers offer is an automatic in-floor cleaning system, which can preserve a pool’s aesthetics with barely visible hardware while also providing low-maintenance upkeep.
New president announced at Fluidra
Pool and wellness equipment manufacturer Fluidra has named Lennie Rhoades as the new president of Fluidra North America. In October, Rhoades took over the position from Troy Franzen, who retired after a 12-year tenure with the company. Franzen lead the North American group through several big changes, including merging Zodiac/Jandy with Fluidra; guiding the company…
Polaris releases its first robotic cleaners for commercial
The new VORTRAX robotic cleaners from Polaris, a Fluidra brand, are its first designed for light commercial use. The VORTRAX 30iQ and VORTRAX 25iQ are suitable for small to medium commercial pools such as hotel, motel, apartment complex and condo pools. The VORTRAX cleaners assess the pool size, shape and material in order to efficiently…
Polaris announces new above-ground pool equipment
nia-based manufacturer of pool equipment Fluidra, has announced a new line of above-ground pool equipment products.
Jandy TrueDose chemical feeder from Fluidra
Fluidra introduces the new Jandy TruDose Chemical Controller — engineered to automatically keep pool water consistently balanced. Using advanced pH and ORP sensing technologies, TruDose constantly monitors levels as water flows through the pool’s plumbing. If pH is high, the built-in peristaltic pump dispenses enough muriatic acid to bring levels down to a desired setpoint,…
Crystal Clear
Pool pros and manufacturers alike attest to the benefits and challenges posed by different filters and filter media, but how do they choose which ones to use and recommend?