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.
Pentair to report pool business as its own unit in 2023
Until recently, Pentair operated with two units: an industrial and flow technologies unit, and a water solutions unit, which included its pool business.
Pentair releases Corporate Responsibility Report
Pentair, a leading provider of water treatment and sustainable solutions, published its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report, highlighting progress against Social Responsibility Strategic Targets set last year to advance the positive impact its business has on people and the planet. Built on delivering sustainable products and solutions that use fewer resources and transform waste into value,…
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?
Managing Your Pool is a Breeze with Connected Products
Smart home devices have been around for quite some time but connected product options may be even more beneficial than you imagined when it comes to operating and maintaining your pool. From monitoring water chemistry to spot cleaning your spa, leveraging connected products and pool automation solutions make operating and maintaining your pool a breeze. Connectivity gives you the ability to monitor and control…
Pleatco Filtration being sold to Pentair
Align Capital Partners, the company that currently owns Pleatco Filtration, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Pleatco to Pentair plc. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Pleatco is a leading aftermarket-focused manufacturer of highly engineered clean air and pool and spa water filtration technologies that helps protect people, processes and the environment. ACP acquired Pleatco…
A Texas-size Problem
As difficult as it was to find certain essential supplies early in the pandemic, pool pros might dare say now that it’s even harder to find pool equipment. “It’s just like toilet paper — once one person starts buying it, they start stocking up on it,” says Jon Krawczyk, owner of Superior Pools of Southwest…
Variable-Speed Pumps Save Energy and Pool Maintenance Hassle
New Department of Energy (DOE) regulation means more pool owners will soon be switching to variable-speed (VS) pumps as their single-speed pool pumps fall out of compliance. Pool owners may be unaware of the real benefits that come along with implementing a VS pump over a single-speed pump. Because single-speed pumps are the least expensive…
Energy Audit for Commercial Pools
*Sponsored Content brought to you by Pentair Having experienced significant revenue loss over this past season due to the coronavirus pandemic, commercial aquatic facilities are looking for ways to reduce their operating costs when they are able to reopen. In order to help these aquatic facilities survive, pool professionals need to proactively do an aquatic…
Upgrade Motivation
*Sponsored Content brought to you by Pentair When it comes to successfully upselling variable-speed pumps, pool professionals need to understand their customer as well as the technology they’re selling. “Oftentimes, especially with new salespeople, there’s a tendency to go straight to all the wonderful features and benefits of the product,” says James Roberts, aftermarket upsell…
New Pentair products
Designed for small, in-ground pools up to 33 feet long, the Prowler 917 from Pentair provides powerful cleaning. Like all Pentair robotic cleaners, the Prowler 917 is powered independently by low-voltage electricity and doesn’t rely on a pool pump. Key features for the Prowler 917 include a high-speed scrubbing brush with wall-climbing abilities; quick, easy…
Heat Pump Myths
For a pool company, heat pumps offer a great profit margin.