In response to the recent article "Members of Congress Protest VGB", we would like to make the following comments:

"As an industry participant, I agree there needs to be a uniform interpretation of the VGB Act not only on the federal level but also in local municipalities. I did some digging and found the following information on regulations.gov concerning the interpretation of "Unblockable Drain"

As we recognize main drains to be a possible danger, should we not consider the absence of main drains all together? On residential pools this is already being done on the polymer inground pools we sell online at propools.com through the use of an Aqua Genie Skimmer/Return.

We have installed the Aqua Genie systems locally on our pools and insist they still maintain proper water circulation for proper filtration and sanitization. Since we have installed them with great success is a primary reason for also selling them online."

More Information on the VGB Act - http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/FOIA/FOIA10/brief/vgb.pdf

This is the time of year where a lot of people really start thinking about next swim season and trying to decide whether or not they should tackle Installing an Inground Swimming Pool on their own or not.  There are conceptually two types of inground swimming pools.  First, is an inground swimming pool with a plaster finish and the second, is an inground swimming pool with a vinyl liner.  The plaster finish pool are not of the Do-It-Yourself type.  The Vinyl Liner Inground Swimming Pool IS a Do-It-Yourself type project.  Once you know this, the next thing to learn about is what the installation process entails.  Propools.com sells two types of Inground Swimming Pools for Vinyl Liners. 

First, and most popular is a Steel Wall Inground Swimming Pool. The "Steel Wall" refers to the wall material behind the vinyl liner.  We offer a photographic journey of steel wall pool construction.  Would you like to embark on that journey?  Yes  or  No.
Second is a newer style called a Polymer Wall Inground Swimming Pool.  Just like the "Steel Wall" pools, the "Polymer Wall" refers to the wall material behind the vinyl liner. We offer a photographic journey of polymer wall pool construction.  Would you like to embark on that journey?  Yes  or  No.

If you have any questions about swimming pool construction, please feel free to give us a call and we would be glad to speak with you.  Toll-Free 888-352-7582

We talk with more people everyday about above ground pools, inground pools and swimming pool accessories. This is not atypical for the swimming pool industry as it is truly a seasonal business.

We’ve worked with our suppliers and have exciting new product lines for the 2010 swimming pool season. Along with the new product lines come, in many instances reduced prices.

Our goal is to be able to bring to everyone with a backyard quality, affordable above ground pools and inground pools at or below wholesale pricing levels. These products could be considered a discount pool but a discount pool does not mean lower quality, but rather greater value as we pass on the discounts we receive.

To start your research process on discount pools, please select the type of pool you prefer:

1. Above Ground Pools
2. Inground Pools

Steel Wall Inground Pools

Polymer Wall Inground Pools

3. Onground Pools

If you already have a swimming pool and are looking for some good accessories, we’ve got plenty of them. We have pool accessories for above ground pools and pool accessories inground pools.

The question always comes up on how do I do this or how do I do that. We’ve got the manufacturer’s product manuals and brochures all over the website.  Sometimes this information isn’t enough. 

If you were to look at the in ground pool photographic journey you would see a whole bunch of pictures showing the process of a pool we built. We take those pictures add information about what is going on in the picture and I think there’s a greater foundation for understanding.

Lately, we’ve been explaining to people over the phone, how to measure the corner radius of their in ground or onground pool. So, we kinda kicked ourselves in the butt and said “Why not put this on the web?”. We’ve been selling these safety covers for years and have always found it to be rather nice to talk with the customers about certain mechanics of a pool. Long and short of it is that we did put this how to information on the web and I really think it just goes a long way towards all of the other information we’ve put on the web, as a company.