Inground Pools - Aboveground Pools - Watergardens

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Swimming Pools
Private pools are on average 16 feet  by 32 feet  to 20 feet by 40 feet. Home pools can be permanently built-in, or be assembled above ground and disassembled after summer. Outdoor pools in backyards or gardens started to become popular in the 1950s in regions with warm summer climates.

Construction methods for private pools vary greatly. The main types of in-ground pools are concrete, vinyl liner, and fiberglass. Above-ground pools, also called on-ground pools are usually cheaper to build. They are especially popular in places where ground freezing makes excavation difficult and threatens damage to the pool structure.

Inexpensive temporary PVC pools can be bought in supermarkets and taken down after summer. They are used mostly outdoors in yards, are typically shallow, and often their sides that are inflated with air to stay rigid. When finished, the water and air can be let out and this type of pool can be folded up for convenient storage. They are regarded in the swimming pool industry as "splasher" pools intended for cooling off and amusing toddlers and children, not for swimming.

Hot Tubs and Spas
Spa pools are heated pools used for relaxation and sometimes for therapy. A spa is also called a "jacuzzi" in USA since the word became a generic after plumbing component manufacturer Jacuzzi introduced the "Spa Whirlpool" in 1968. They are sold in spa stores, pool shops, department stores, the Internet, and catalog sales books.

Home spas are usually made from heat-extruded acrylic sheet Perspex, often colored in marble look-alike patterns. They are typically 3 ft 6 in deep, restricted by the availability of the raw sheet sizes. There is often a mid-depth seating or lounging system, and contoured lounger style reclining seats are common and can include various jet nozzles such as massage or pulsating.

Due to their family-oriented nature, home spas are normally operated from 36°C to 39°C. Many pools are incorporated in a redwood or simulated wood surround, and are termed "portable" as they may be placed on a patio rather than sunken into a permanent location. Some portable spas are shallow and narrow enough to fit sideways through a standard door and be used inside a room.

Exercise Pools
In the last two decades, a new style of pool has gained popularity. These consist of a small pool in which the swimmer swims in place, either against the push of an artificially generated water current or against the pull of restraining devices. These pools have several names, such as swim spas, swimming machines, or swim systems. They are all examples of different modes of resistance swimming.

Infinity Pools
An infinity pool, also called a negative edge or vanishing edge pool, is a swimming pool that  produces a visual effect of water extending to the horizon, vanishing, or extending to "infinity". Often, the water appears to fall into an ocean, lake, bay, or other similar body of water. The effect is best captured in a pool where the liner is painted to match the body of water it is "falling" into.

Pool Safety
Strict pool fencing laws for private swimming pools require pool areas to be isolated so that unauthorized children younger than six years cannot enter. Many countries require a similar level of protection for the children residing in or visiting the house, although there is no general consensus between states or countries on the requirements to fence private swimming pools, and in many places they are not required at all, particularly in rural settings.

Pool Maintenance
Swimming pool water must be maintained at low levels of bacteria and viruses. Pumps and mechanical filters are often used to filter such pathogens out of the water. Chemical disinfectants, such as hypochlorous acid, sodium hypochlorite (household bleach), bromine or mineral sanitizers, are used to make the water inhospitable to pathogens.

Pool Winterization
In areas which reach freezing temperature, it is important to close a pool properly. This varies greatly between inground and aboveground pools. By taking steps to properly secure the pool, it lessens the likelihood that the superstructure will be damaged or compromised by freezing water.

Pool Covers
Swimming pool heating costs can be significantly reduced by using a pool cover. Use of a pool cover also can help reduce the size of a solar pool heating system, which can save money. Outdoor pools gain heat from the sun, absorbing 75%–85% of the solar energy striking the pool surface. Vinyl covers consist of a heavier material and have a longer life expectancy than bubble covers.

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