Check out these faceted crystal solar string lights. They’re like beautiful, glittering diamond jewelry for your yard. Get the look from Frontgate.
Ambiance Looks We Love
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Tagged Ambiance, backyard, crystal, diamond, lights, outdoor, pool, solar strings, strings, yard
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Save $60 on PoolVac Classic
Save up to $60 on purchase of a Hayward PoolVac Classic automatic pool cleaner from April 9, 2012 through May 21, 2012. Visit your nearest Hayward dealer (find a dealer near you). Rebate exclusive offer for pool owners only.
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Tagged automatic pool cleaner, Hayward, PoolVac Classic, rebate
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Entertaining PoolSide to Perfection
Your invitation list is A List, the menu is set, your décor is perfection. You’ve even illuminated your pool and spa to match your theme. You’ve thought of everything, you’re ready. Almost.
The guests have started to arrive and they look gorgeous. The food, the music, the wine, the night is perfect. Almost… Your guests are mingling PoolSide and you can’t help but notice your one particularly hard-to-please neighbor has a funny look on her face. You know the look, the scrunched up face. Oh no, it is the shrimp? Is someone wearing the same dress as her? What?!
You did everything right, well almost. Your fabulous family and friends have arrived and everything is exceptional, except the smell. What is it? It’s Chlorine. Don’t let this happen to you. The smell of chlorine at your poolside dinner party can be a real mood killer. Ambiance isn’t just about the perfect party, lighting and guest list, it’s about the entire ambiance of your backyard and that includes your greatest sense – the sense of smell. So consider inviting salt chlorination to your next PoolSide gala, not only will your guest love you for it, but so will your pocketbook. Check out Hayward’s salt chlorinators to find out which one is right for you.
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Tagged Ambiance, chlorination, chlorine, entertaining, lighting, party, PoolSide, salt
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Ambiance Looks We Love
Check out these floating solar pool lights. They’re amazing – a beautiful addition to your pool, spa and garden.
Get the look from Master Craft.
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Tagged Ambiance, garden, looks, pool, solar, solar lights, spa
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Set the mood for Mother’s Day and save up to $75
Mother’s day is for pampering the special woman in your life. Why not make her a special dinner poolside with the perfect backdrop – the pool matching mom’s favorite color. Imaginea table set with linens and flowers to match. Gorgeous, mom with love it!
And consider giving mom the gift of relaxation and incredibly soft water with salt chlorination. You can save up to $75 while you’re at it. Save up to $75 on purchase of a Hayward salt chlorinator from April 9, 2012 through May 21, 2012. Visit your nearest Hayward dealer (find a dealer near you). Rebate exclusive offer for pool owners only.
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Let there be light!
For the millions of pool owners out there with inefficient, incandescent lights – we say let
there be light – LED light. New Universal ColorLogic® LED lighting from Hayward will transform your outdoor environment.
Universal ColorLogic lights are the first and only UL-listed lights to retrofit virtually any existing pool and spa with vibrant color. These automated, color-changing lights deliver beautiful rich colors – even those with just a single light. Have more lights? Universal ColorLogic will deliver even more brilliant, saturated color.
These highly energy-efficient, long-lasting lights are UL listed for installation in virtually all manufacturers’ niches, making them an ideal retrofit for pools limited by old white incandescent lights. They’re 100% brighter than any color LED pool light available, making them the first color lights that can properly light an existing pool with beautiful color. And the efficiency is amazing, pool owners can upgrade from incandescent lights and save as much as 86% on energy costs. They last 10 times longer, eliminating service calls for burned-out lights. There are no bulbs, filaments, color wheels or moving parts. Simply said, pool owners with white incandescent lights, can now switch to LEDs.
Universal ColorLogic lights will transform any outdoor environment with spectacular color. With the flip of a switch you can set your ambiance. Choose from 7 shows ranging from a soothing, intimate retreat to a pulsating nightclub-like experience. Capture any holiday with a choice of 10 fixed colors – Saint Patty’s Day green, Valentine’s red or Independence Day red, white and blue just for starters. With a Pro Logic controller you can choose from 101 colors for nearly endless options.
The key features of Hayward’s new Universal ColorLogic LED lighting system include:
- 100 percent brighter* than any color LED light
- Only LED pool and spa lights UL listed to be installed in virtually any pool or spa niche
- Illuminates most pools in vibrant color with a single light
- Uses up to 86 percent less energy than incandescent lights
- Breathtaking 10 fixed colors and 7 color-changing shows
- Lasts 10X longer than a standard light – no need for service
- Simple light switch control
So if you’re tired of plain old white lights or it you’ve wanted to switch to color LED, now you can with Hayward.
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Tagged automated, Automation, Color, color-changing, ColorLogic, Hayward, LED, light, low voltage, niche, party, shows, themes, UL, universal
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Cinco De Mayo is almost here!
Cinco De Mayo is almost here – check out these great authentic Mexican recipes from Marcela Valladolid courtesy of the Food Network.
Chicken Tostadas
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 8 tostadas
- 1 cup refried beans, warmed
- 4 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 2 cups finely shredded lettuce
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced into rings
- 8 radishes, thinly sliced
- 1 cup crumbled queso fresco or mild feta cheese
- Mexican sour cream or regular sour cream, for drizzling
- Fresh Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa, recipe follows
Directions
Spread the tostadas with the refried beans. Top with the chicken, lettuce, onion rings, radishes, and cheese. Drizzle with sour cream, top with a dollop of salsa, and serve.
- Fresh Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa
- 8 ounces tomatillos, husked, rinsed and coarsely chopped
- 1 avocado, halved, pitted and peeled
- 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 serrano chile
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Combine the tomatillos, avocado, cilantro, chile, and lemon juice in a blender and puree until smooth. Season the salsa with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer to a serving bowl, cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours or until ready to use.
Fast Fruit Delight with Coffee
Total Time: 12 min
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur (recommended: Kahlua)
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
- 3 cups mixed berries or chopped seasonal fruit
- Vanilla cookies (recommended: Marias) for garnish, optional
Directions
Mix the coffee liqueur and condensed milk in a small bowl. Set aside.
Put 2 to 3 scoops of ice cream in each parfait glass. Scatter the berries or fruit evenly over the ice cream and drizzle with the coffee liqueur mixture. Garnish with a vanilla cookie, if desired, and serve immediately.
Win a FREE Hayward® Robotic Pool Cleaner!
Hayward Facebook Fans, want a chance to win a FREE robotic pool cleaner?
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TigerShark QC Sweepstakes ends August 30th, 2012 – enter daily.
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It’s May Day, time to celebrate the end of Winter and welcome Spring. It’s time to get outdoors!
Extending living spaces outdoors is a hot trend in architecture, design and for all of us do-it-yourselfers. We want destinations where we can kick back and unwind, create memories and entertain family and friends. Beautiful spring nights spent lounging and entertaining poolside should bring you comfort, relaxation and even a little thrill! This month we’ll focus on ways to help you create gorgeous backyard retreats with ambiance – with great ideas for different lifestyles and budgets. We’ll help you create the backyard paradise you’ve dreamt about.
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Tagged Ambiance, backyard, do it yourself, entertaining, living spaces
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How often you should test your water.
How often you should test your water.
Balancing your pool’s water shouldn’t be too difficult – if you stay on top of it that is. Your water is constantly changing, year round. Everything from weather, swimmers, pets, pesticides, to you name it can and will affect your water.
How often you test your water depends on how heavily your pool is used and what you are testing for. During the height of the season when your bather load is high, test chlorine and pH levels 2 to 3 times a week. Also test it immediately after a heavy rain, big pool party, pets swim or you fertilize your lawn and plants. Test for total Alkalinity, TDS and Calcium Hardness once a month.
Accepted levels for balanced pool or spa water.
| Pool | Spa | |||
| Total Alkalinity | ||||
| Plaster | 80-120 ppm | 80-120 ppm | ||
| Vinyl | 100-150 ppm | 100-150 ppm | ||
| PH | 7.2-7.6 | 7.2-7.6 | ||
| Bromine | 2-4 ppm | 3-5 ppm | ||
| Chlorine | ||||
| Total | 1.0-3.0 ppm | 2.0-4.0 ppm | ||
| Free | 1.0-3.0 ppm | 2.0-4.0 ppm | ||
| Cyanuric Acid | 30-100 ppm | 30-100 ppm | ||
| Calcium Hardness | ||||
| Plaster | 200-400 ppm | 200-400 ppm | ||
| Vinyl | 175-300 ppm | 175-300 ppm | ||
| TDS | < 2000 ppm | < 2000 ppm | ||
| Copper | < 0.3 ppm | < 0.1 ppm | ||
| Iron | < 0.3 ppm | < 0.1 ppm |
If you want to have your water professionally tested and evaluated, plug your zip code in our dealer locater to find someone in your area.
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Tagged balance, Bromine, Calcium Hardness, chemistry, chlorine, Cyanuric acid, pH, pool balance, pool water chemistry, pool water testing, TDS, test, Total Alkalinity, water, Water chemistry, water testing
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