MagnaPool MG 24 Magazine Issue 2

Your guide to living a healthy and holistic lifestyle Volume 2, Summer / Autumn - $4.95 incl. GST

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Spa or Via The great chlorine debate

Ruby's Joy How MagnaPool has changed a little girl's life

MagnaPool and Exercise Taking sport into the water

The Anti Aging Era Finding that fountain of youth

The Environmental Issue - The holistic, balanced and environmental pool

Welcome to the second edition of the MagnaPool lifestyle magazine.

This is such a fantastic issue, with many interesting articles from the pool industry, MagnaPool owners that have wonderful stories to tell and people that have passionate stories about this healthy and holistic lifestyle that encompasses beautiful mineral water for your pool.

This edition is our environmental issue, it contains useful information and case studies that MagnaPool has gathered over the past few years on just how eco-friendly this water filtration system is. From water and energy savings to the benefits of the overall low running costs of the system, we have a lot to share about how MagnaPool is helping save the environment.

Most of us truly do not grasp that “we are one with the environment”.

There is no us, and then a great big detached outside world. Every moment we are alive, our feet are grounded to the earth and soil, we breath the air, we share our environment with trees, animals and all living creatures, we share the same water. One of my favorite sayings is “the water we swim and bathe in is as important as the air we breathe”.

In most western cultures we are beyond fortunate in that we have an abundance of water to drink, bathe and swim in everyday. Most of us go along our day without a second thought to how precious the gift of water is. Understanding that over 1 billion people in the world don’t have safe water everyday to drink should make the message of saving the water we have more of a priority in our lives. MagnaPool has now two charity causes that it embraces – ‘Life Straw’ and ‘Little Mineral Pools of Hope’ which you can read about in this issue. I feel very strongly that as MagnaPool grows we also help the less fortunate along the way. It’s a positive thread we are weaving into our company philosophy, the gift of helping. We raise money internally for Life Straw, through donations and auctions. Our CEO has 12 chickens on his property and every few weeks he brings in a dozen of the freshest most natural eggs you have ever tasted.

There is always a bidding war and I think the last dozen sold to the highest bidder for $280. All that money went to Life Straw. So far we have raised thousands of dollars that will buy hundreds of children a filtration straw they can use to drink clean water from everyday in less fortunate areas of our world.

There is so much being said out there about “Global Warming” and pollution in the air, rivers and oceans, but voices on the dangers of water quality in most public pools and even in our own homes are a little more hushed. At MagnaPool we feel a very important commitment to educate people about these very issues and how our technology can help pave a way for change in the industry. The launch of MagnaPool commercial is a very exciting milestone for the company. Swim schools, health and fitness centres, retirement villages and luxury destination resorts, are all just a start of the amazing growth that has happened with the company in the past year. All these types of businesses see the benefits of incorporating healthier mineral water for their business and guests and the environmental benefits our product has to offer - a MagnaPool can assist in any business becoming carbon neutral and eco-friendly.

I always sign off to people I know in letters, emails and my editor’s note with Namaste.

I started using it to greet and say goodbye when I actively embraced yoga about 8 years ago. It’s a peaceful and gentle salutation and for those who don’t know the meaning, I have included it in a note below. * Namaste is a common spoken greeting or salutation. It has a spiritual or else common usage where it may simply mean, “I bow to you.”

When spoken to another person, it is commonly accompanied by a slight bow made with hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointed upwards, in front of the chest. This gesture, called Añjali Mudrã, can also be performed wordlessly and carries the same meaning.

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MagnaPool is a truly “holistic pool” and what I mean by that is that the MagnaPool product and company has all the attributes of a truly holistic brand. MagnaPool aims to offer its customers - healthier water, a quality product, good customer service and environmentally friendly benefits.

"MagnaPool is much more than a pool- it is a lifestyle philosophy that encompasses, mineral water, health, wellness, beauty and the environment, allowing you to create your own true sanctuary in your home or business."

I hope you enjoy all the passion that has been put into this issue by our wonderful and very passionate team at MagnaPool.

Vanessa Saleh

Editor

Namaste,

mineral water for your swimming pool

Healthy Water for our kids

The launch of MagnaPool water in swim schools

9 Ruby's Joy

How MagnaPool has changed a little girls life

12 Victoria and Vaughn

Real stories of MagnaPool owners

18 Spa or Via?

The Great Chlorine Debate

26 Mineral Water Bathing

The History of mineral bathing around the world

33 Magnesium and Vitamin C The important way to detox

36 The Anti Aging Era

Finding that fountain of youth

43 MagnaCulture

The grass is always greener on the other side of a MagnaPool MagnaCulture in your garden

50 Magazine Senior Editor: Vanessa Saleh Magazine Contributing Editors: Praneel Lal, Sarah Vance, Chris Shapland, John Hills, Glen Cooper, Veronica Zammit, Phillip Cashion, Grant Brooks, Jillian Atkins, Ross Palmer, Vaughn Livermore, Gabrielle Green, Grant Brooks, Vanessa Saleh, Brad Richey, Lucia Bacci Magazine Layout and Photo editing: Segolene Prats, Thomas Egan.

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I hope those of you who own a MagnaPool are enjoying the many benefits of this amazing swimming pool. For those of you who are looking to purchase a pool and are currently researching and making a choice regarding the type of water you would like your family and friends to swim in, perhaps considering MagnaPool water that’s healthier and more environmentally friendly will be one of the best decisions you will make in regards to your lifestyle and home. The exciting launch of the MagnaPool commercial division is growing each week and we are having some outstanding results and feedback from the swim schools that have installed the MagnaPool system. These swim school pools have extremely high bather loads and the swim instructors spend anywhere from 4 to 10 hours per day in the water. Many of these instructors who have had skin conditions for years as a result of spending a large amount of time in these heavily chlorinated and chemical laden pools, no longer have these problems in a MagnaPool. It is fantastic to receive comments from these instructors that dry skin and the strong chlorine odours are now a thing of the past since working in a MagnaPool swim school.

With this and so many other stories ahead, I am sure you will find the 2nd edition of the MagnaPool Magazine an interesting and informative read.

Best Regards, Alan Miller General Manager MagnaPool

Environmental Solutions for Swimming Pools

58 The Holistic, Balanced and Environmental Pool

60 MagnaPool Cost Savings

66 Little Mineral Pools of Hope

The Forgotten Global Health Crisis of Burns

68 Feature pages

17 Take exercise into your MagnaPool 23 Appealing to the Six Senses 24 MagnaPool Thailand 35 Mineral Detox Bathing 46 Mediterranean receipes 63 10 Top Water Saving Tips 64 Furniture 65 Behind the Scenes 72 MagnaPool Maintenance 73 MagnaPool Deutschland 75 MagnaPool UK 76 FAQs Contact Details: MagnaPool PO Box 520, 415 Creek Road Mt Gravatt, Brisbane 4122, Queensland Australia. T: +61 7 3323 6547 F: + 61 7 3323 6599 Toll Free: 1300 855 894 E: info@magnapool.com www.magnapool.com

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Convert your

current swimming pool into a Mineral Water MagnaPool The revolutionary innovation in water science, that is providing swimming pools with natural, therapeutic and environmentally friendly mineral water.

Since the launch of MagnaPool a few years ago the only way you could get a MagnaPool was if a qualified and licensed builder was building a new pool. While the focus over these years has been on new pool builds, MagnaPool has just launched a whole new sector and is now offering MagnaPool systems to pools already in the ground. With a slightly less expensive price tag, the new retrofit MagnaPool system can now be installed on any existing regular domestic or commercial pool.

With the demand for MagnaPool's mineral water science rapidly growing, the exciting new launch of the MagnaPool retrofits will be timed in conjunction with the opening of over 100 Poolrite Plus stores all around Australia and New Zealand. Most Poolrite Plus stores will be licensed MagnaPool retrofitters and will be highly trained to answer any questions you may have in wanting to convert your current salt water, chlorine, ozone or ionized pool to a mineral water MagnaPool. “The beauty of the new MagnaPool retrofit program is that everyone that owns a pool can have our healthy and more environmentally friendly mineral water in their home. By just converting some equipment and most times replacing some of your water, anyone can have the most crystal clear and therapeutic water on the market today� says Vanessa Saleh, MagnaPool's Marketing and Spa-Wellness Director.

So if you are looking to swim and bathe in mineral water that 6

is odourless, virtually free of synthetic chemicals, healthier and better for the environment, converting to a MagnaPool mineral water system is one of the best decisions you will make in terms of your home and lifestyle.

Why convert your current pool to a mineral water MagnaPool?

MagnaPool water is mineral based and made up of a unique blend of natural ocean minerals of Magnesium and Potassium.

Magnesium especially is known for its tremendous therapeutic properties that can relax, reduce muscle pain and detox the body.

MagnaPool's mineral blend is odour free and when you step out of your pool after swimming there will be no chemical or salty residue on your skin; so there is no need to shower off.

These minerals are more natural and gentle on your hair, skin, eyes and body. MagnaPool's mineral based water is soothing and therapeutic on even the most sensitive skin and will not irritate your eyes or turn blonde hair green.

MagnaPool is virtually free of synthetic chlorine and chemicals, providing a more healthy water for you to swim and bathe in.

MagnaPool mineral water is 100% environmentally friendly as it saves up to 65% of its water due to its superior filtration method.

This water can then be saved into an Iquapod water tank and used to irrigate your grass, trees and garden around your pool.

Magnesium and Potassium chloride minerals are extremely

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beneficial to the environment, as Magnesium is the central ion in chlorophyll and Potassium is used for plant growth and root structure.

to refill your pool is very important. Investing a little more in good water quality is going to give you more superior results once your MagnaPool is installed

How do I turn my current pool into a MagnaPool mineral water pool?

What equipment will need to be replaced on my current pool to get a MagnaPool mineral water system?

Poolrite Plus stores are the licensed MagnaPool retail stores.

Contact MagnaPool and speak to a sales consultant about converting and they will direct you to a licenced Poolrite Plus store in you area to convert your pool.

The minimum requirement is the Hydroxinator and our custom grade MagnaPool glass filtration.

Your licensed retrofitter will look at your current equipment and analyse what needs to be replaced. All conversions will require you to have at least installed a MagnaPool Hydroxinator and Diamond Kleen glass filtration. Once your equipment is installed and a simple water analysis is done to see if your pool water needs to be diluted or replaced, then the MagnaPool minerals will be added into the water.

How long will it take to convert my pool to a MagnaPool?

Installations generally are completed in one day.

Will I have to replace my water?

A simple water analysis will be done and depending on the results will determine whether or not your pool water has to be diluted or in some cases replaced. Choosing a good quality water source

How can I set my pool up to be more environmentally friendly?

MagnaPool is launching in Poolrite Plus stores in February 2010. The environmentally friendly Iquapod tanks will also be available where you can store your backwash water and then use the environmentally friendly mineral water to irrigate your grass and trees. This method can save up to 100% of your water, giving your pool the "green thumbs up" and reducing your carbon footprint.

For more information on converting your pool to a MagnaPool contact us at: T: 1300 855 894 Int: +61 7 3323 6547 www.magnapool.com

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Healthy Water for our kids The launch of MagnaPool mineral water in swim schools

by Chris Shapland

In my opinion the MagnaPool technology is by far the most significant breakthrough in swimming pool water treatment since my swimming pool journey began.

It was a cold pool. This pool and a MagnaPool are the two best pools I have swum in, in terms of water quality and taste in my life.

My swimming pool journey starts in 1947 at the Municipal Baths in Toowoomba Queensland. I learnt to swim in this pool. My grandfather tied a rope around my bathers and then tied the other end to a long bamboo pole and walked along beside me taking most of my weight at first and then gently lowering me in the water, until for the second time in my life I experienced the joy of being weightless. The first time of course was when I was in my mother’s womb.

MagnaPool supplies a standard of water I am very happy to swim in. In fact, I find it difficult to swim in any other pool because when I get out of traditionally chlorinated pools my skin smells of trihalomethanes/trichloramines. If I had to spend extended time in a traditionally chlorinated pool, say to teach for three hours, I would have to have a shower and use a moisturiser so my skin would not get dry.

It has been a long journey over six decades and during that time I have swum in all types of water. Lakes, rivers, oceans, rock pools, fresh water swimming pools and chlorinated swimming pools, both public and private.

Of all the public swimming pools I had swum in, the Municipal Baths in Toowoomba was by far the best. It was a fill and drain pool. Because the Toowoomba Municipal Baths did not have a filtration plant, the pool was emptied every night and then refilled between 9:00 pm and 6:00 am the following morning.

The water came from under the ground through two pumps and delivered clean, clear, sweet tasting water to the pool.

Every Sunday after the pool closed, my father “Bernie” Shapland and four or five of his friends would mix up a large drum of powdered chlorine and then bucket the chlorine liquid all over the sides and bottom of the pool. I remember they had this funny way of running by taking tiny fast little strides so they would not slip over in the chlorinated areas. As soon as this process finished, the two main drains in the pool were closed, the pumps for the water supply were started and by 6:00 am Monday the pool was full of beautiful fresh water. The only problem was the water always came out of the ground under 20 degrees Celsius.

My partner Sally Dommett owns the Shapland Swim School at Everton Park. Shapland Swim School at Everton Park in Brisbane was the first swim school in the world to embrace the MagnaPool technology. Sally and I both could see that micro flocculation in relatively deep bed filters would take care of the water clarity by removing the organics from the water. The chlorine levels generated in a MagnaPool Hydroxinator ensure the water passing through them is super chlorinated by the time the water gets to the pool; this process ensures a perfectly acceptable level of chlorine in the water.

I try to go for a swim in Sally’s pool at least three time a week, of a night after all the cleaning has been done. I love getting in that MagnaPool. The first thing you notice as you walk into the pool enclosure is there is no smell. “There is no smell” – this is very significant, especially in a swim school environment. If you have ever walked into an indoor swimming pool and have been knocked over by the fumes, you will know how significant this breakthrough is. The MagnaPool technology removes that offensive odour. That breakthrough alone would have revolutionised the learn to swim industry. However MagnaPool have delivered far more in terms of water quality.

My father loved to taste the water of any pool we went to. He 9

claimed he could tell from the taste of the water what the pool chemistry was like. I owe my father a real debt of gratitude for having passed this practice on to me.

If anyone who is reading this article swims laps in a public pool, you may have noticed on the odd occasion that there was a metallic taste in your mouth. The cause of this may have been the use of Alum Sulphate as a flocking agent on top of the pools filter beds. MagnaPools use naturally occurring minerals and from these micro flocking hydroxides are produced. The beauty of this system is that the by-product is a sanitiser recognised in every country in the world as the preferred sanitiser, of course I am referring to chlorine.

The beauty of this process is the TDS content in your pool remains constant and the MagnaPool water has a very pleasant taste. It tastes fresh, not salty, and you need to keep in mind that I normally swim in the Everton Park pool after it has had a very heavy loading from conducting swimming lessons all day and the water still tastes great.

In terms of changing the swim school environment these effects have been numerous. Staff with skin conditions from traditional chlorinated pools no longer suffer from these conditions in the new MagnaPool environment. The water is certainly less harsh on children’s eyes and there may only be the occasional need for goggles. The whole working environment is free from offensive odours. The water tastes and looks great.

The real test for a heated teaching, therapy or spa pool for me, is it has to be warm, the water tastes like fresh water, the enclosed area, the water and your skin do not smell of chlorine, the water does not hurt your eyes and when you get out of the pool you do not need to shower off. With a MagnaPool you will not experience any of these problems. I love this MagnaPool technology and it has been a real privilege to be part of history in the making.

To find more about Shapland swim schools log onto www.shapswim.com.au

"Staff with skin conditions from traditional chlorinated pools no longer suffer from these conditions in the new MagnaPool environment."

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A significant part of MagnaPools philosophy is educating people about the importance of pure, natural and healthy water. $4* will buy a child a LifeStraw速, through

which they can access clean water for almost 3 years.

We believe it is our responsibility to create awareness about the importance of water quality around the world.

Currently MagnaPool assists in raising funds within their own organisation for LifeStraw速.

Half of the world's poor suffer from water-borne disease, and nearly 6,000 people - mainly children - die each day by consuming unsafe drinking water and over 1 Billion people lack everyday access to a safe supply of water for drinking and bathing.

LifeStraw速 water purifiers have been developed as a practical way of preventing disease and saving lives. LifeStraw速 is also committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goal of reducing one-half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe water by the year 2015. *$4 US dollars

For more information and to make a donation please visit: www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw.htm

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Phillip Cashion interviewed by Grant Brooks Ruby, our two year old daughter, has a skin condition called ichthyosis which means her skin struggles to create its own oil.

To further complicate the situation Ruby also suffers from eczema which makes her skin very sensitive and prone to being itchy. Dust mites are the main culprit and although we oil her skin a number of times a day if she comes into contact with anything like carpet her skin becomes inflamed and she starts scratching it. When Ruby was one her skin became so inflamed we admitted her to Westmead Children’s Hospital where, over a number of days, she was given an intensive treatment of steroids and wet bandages. Since then we have done everything in our power to minimise the environmental effects (such as dust mites) to improve her condition.

We set up our new house to help her condition, this includes:

No carpet in any room, leather and vinyl lounges

Plastic toys only

All her clothing is 100% cotton

All beds are wrapped in dust mite covers

A washing machine that boils the water in the washes

to kill mites

Ruby is unable to play on the grass, carpet or sand pits. We live near the beach which we also cannot take her to.

We recently enrolled her in swimming lessons and although 12

we covered her in Vaseline prior to entering the water within minutes of going in she was taken out in tears and her sensitive skin was completely red raw.

We have been in our new house for over a year and our in-ground pool has remained a cement shell as we didn’t see the point of having a pool knowing Ruby would be unable to go in. Then I heard about a new pool system using the mineral magnesium and after some research we decided to finish the pool.

I am very happy to report, we’ve had our new MagnaPool for over two months and Ruby is in the water three times a day for up to two hours at a time and absolutely loves it. No creams and no rinsing of the minerals is needed, just a towel dry and off to play. Zero side effects or irritations, in fact it seems to be helping her condition and reducing the amount of oil we have to use. This would be impossible in a saltwater pool or a pool with excessive levels of chlorine disinfection by-products.

This has brought an enormous amount of joy to the whole family. We rave about the pool to everyone, as it has actually changed our lives, not only making it possible for Ruby to play like a normal kid, but also a relief to know our little girl can now learn to swim.

Thanks Grant and MagnaPool. You have a fantastic product!

"Magnapool has not been examined by the therapeutic goods administration.

Magnapool is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease".

MagnaPool NOW AVAILABLE AT SWIM SCHOOLS

mineral water for your swimming pool Your kids can now enjoy learning to swim in a swimming pool that provides therapeutic and healthy mineral water.

MagnaPool mineral water is extremely gentle on sensitive skin from babies to adults.

Learn how to swim with comprehensive, professional and fun instructors. No more disagreeable skin conditions and red eyes. *

www.shapswim.com.au

www.swimfactory.com.au

* technology in selected Shapland locations - for the full list visit www.magnapool.com, go to swim schools under the Commercial MagnaPool System

UPDATE In September 2008 MagnaPool introduced its technology to the eco-sensitive commercial pool situated at Kuranda in North Queensland. Since the mineral water system’s inauguration into the eco-sensitive rainforest environment the results have been consistent. Kuranda is surrounded by World Heritage listed wet tropic rainforests. This includes an eclectic mix of twelve hundred species of plants from flowers to thick shrubbery. Throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s Kuranda was a popular destination hot spot amongst the alternative lifestylers and has since been a thriving tourist destination that people visit from far and wide. The pool caters to a bather load of 4,000 people per month. The water clarity remains clear, and has provided the community with a dramatic saving in backwashing, whilst keeping the environmental backdrop nourished and rejuvenated. The Kuranda MagnaPool water is tested on a regular basis, and the results have remained constant the entire year.

Visitors have been raving about the results and have noted these in the guest book. Here are a few extracts straight from Kuranda guests and staff.

Results September 2008

'Great swimming complex. No need for goggles, bathers don't perish, no chlorine smell and me blonde's don't go "green"

Plate Count (2 Days @ 35 deg C)

<5

Faecal Coliforms

<1

Escherichia coli

<1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

<1

Legionella pneumophila Sg 1-14

<10

Leg. Species (not pneumophila)

<10

Turbidity

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Melanie Schlanger (22/4/09) 2008 Beijing Olympics)

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(Australian

Bronze

Medallist

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'Having a medical condition which makes my skin sensitive, this pool is fantastic, it's gentle and doesn't dry my skin out' Lea Hammett (23/4/09)

'The pool is very clean and clear. The first pool I have been able to swim in without goggles and not get sore eyes' Arch McArthur (24/4/09)

'I love that there is no chlorine smell in this pool. My eyes hurt in other pools. Great Pool!'

Audrey McLean (25/4/09)

Toni R (30/4/09)

'The water always seems clear and "soft". It's nice not to feel bleached when you get out' Chris Madgwick (30/4/09)

'This is the most fantastic pool in the WORLD!!!'

D.Childs (10 years old) (8/5/09)

'I love this pool. Water is soft and clear and it's great that it is doing us good just floating in it, absorbing magnesium....as well as the tranquil forest surroundings' Robin Callender (19/5/09)

Results December 2009

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'Wow what a great pool! The facility is fantastic and the water so clean, clear and nice to swim in. Thanks a lot!'

Plate Count (2 Days @ 35 deg C)

<5

Faecal Coliforms

<1

Escherichia coli

<1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

<1

Legionella pneumophila Sg 1-14

<10

Leg. Species (not pneumophila)

<10

Turbidity

0

'My daughter swims 4 days a week. It's great that we do not have to deal with sore eyes and green hair. The water is beautifully clear, the view is amazing and the staff/coaches are wonderful.

Keep up the great job!!'

Persia Westropp (22/5/09)

'"The Best Pool In Australia!" It's like swimming in a creek" Richard Lees (25/5/09) *Analysis report Biothech Laboratories

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Take exercise into your MagnaPool

BALANCE

RELAX

REJUVENATE

Rehabilitation of any kind is easily carried out in a water environment.

Stretching and moving in water provides relief from compression forces in the joints. Water therapies such as Watsu are a passive form of aquatic bodywork or therapy that supports and gently moves a person through warmer water (around 34 degrees Celsius).

Watsu can promote a deep state of relaxation with dramatic changes in the automatic nervous system. It also helps decrease muscle tension and increase range of motion.

Take exercise to the area around your pool. Meditating while being surrounded by water creates a natural and relaxing environment.

Meditation is one of the most relaxing forms of exercise that helps prepare your mind and body for daily activity. Meditation is a self healing process; any form of stress is a sign of our negative thinking and ‘DIS EASE’ within our mind. If we don’t attend to ‘DIS EASE’ in the mind we may find that this chronic stress can lead to disease of the body. If you’re familiar with any basic yoga stretches, take them into the water in the shallow end to enhance your relaxation experience. The aim of meditation and yoga is to bring inner peace within our self and to perceive and experience the world in a positive way.

Swimming is probably one of the most perfect forms of exercise because it is non-weightbearing, and puts no stress on the bones and joints. Swimming can improve cardiovascular conditioning and is also an effective weight-control exercise.

The number of calories you burn swimming will depend on what strokes you use, how fast you swim, your swimming skills and your body composition.

Swimming uses most of the major muscle groups and strengthens both the upper and lower body.

Swimming in MagnaPool water can provide your muscles with a transdermal dose of magnesium chloride, and in turn promote more energy!

Mineral Water Therapy now at Core Health Club

patrons to exercise, rehabilitate fatigued muscles and rejuvenate their bodies.

For more information contact Joe at Core Health Club on 03 9781 5533 or go to http://www.corehealth.com.au/

Take advantage of winter months by installing a pool heater on your MagnaPool to warm the temperature up to 34 degrees Celsius and use your MagnaPool as a health hydrotherapy pool.

The warmer water will assist in the magnesium ions being more optimally absorbed through the skin to relax the body, ease muscle aches and pains and reduce stress and anxiety.

Core Health Club located in Frankston Victoria is the first health club on the map to implement the MagnaPool mineral science therapy water into its indoor facility. The MagnaPool mineral based water creates a perfect environment for the clubs

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Real Stories of MagnaPool Owners

Story told by Vaughn Livermore

Vaughn's Story On February 16, 1985 my father, uncle and myself drove to Rylstone in the central west to go for a joyride. Our flight plan was to leave Rylstone and then fly over Wolgan Valley, then over Lake Lyell... We didn’t make it........... the plane crashed just on takeoff. It was a really bad westerly wind blowing and as we tried to get altitude the plane went left and right in the tail.

The comment was made that it was a "bit windy" up here when I looked forward out the window there was a rather large gum tree and the plane's wheels got caught on the top of the tree and we banked to the left and the plane hit the ground and exploded on impact.

I suffered 75% 3rd degree full thickness burns to my body and was the sole survivor of that day. My father, my uncle, and the pilot, all well known business men, were killed. I was 20 at the time and I spent 7 months in Concord Hospital and 10 months at Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre, where for 8 hours a day 5 days a week all I did was physiotherapy and occupational therapy. I would come home for the weekend and then go back for the week. After 10 months I signed myself out and came home for good. I could not go back to my trade as a plumber because infections and cuts take too long to heal on me, so a friend of the family introduced me to the earthmoving business and I have been in full time employment ever since, I really enjoy playing in the dirt, it’s just the toys get more expensive. I moved from Lithgow to Orange for the gold mine and met and married the love of my life, Anne who is the most important person in my life as well as Ajana and Luke, Anne’s two wonderful children. If it wasn’t for Dr Peter Haertsch, Anne, Ajana, Luke, 18

my mother Patricia Livermore, Jayne, Paul, Bronwyn and Tony, Michael, Kym, other families and some close mates, well I wouldn’t be the person that I am today at age 45. I thank them for their love and friendship.

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What was it like after your accident to stop doing simple things like; swimming in most pools, because of large amounts of chemicals and salinity being too harsh on your skin?

It’s not that I couldn’t swim in any pool or the surf or river or whatever, it’s that I could not swim because of breakdown of my skin after so many skin grafts. I was in hospital for 7 months and in rehab for 10 months and I really did not have the strength to do it - I also didn’t want to risk getting an infection. If I was to go swimming, I would go up the coast or down the coast, but I would never go in the surf say in Sydney because of the pollution in the water. I had to be careful of large amounts of chlorine and chemicals in pools, as my skin was ultra sensitive.

Can a burn victim easily exercise after skin grafts?

Yes and no, but depending on the person and how well their skin graft’s went. Exercise in a pool for a burn victim is a much more soothing and cool environment, but you can’t stay in the water too long and you have to be careful.

How has your MagnaPool changed your everyday lifestyle?

Since we got our MagnaPool it has been fantastic. You seem to notice that once you get in the MagnaPool that all your problems seem to go away. It really relaxes you, and the benefit once you get out of the pool includes there being no residue on your body – you don’t have to shower off. Your eyes don’t sting and there is no smell of chlorine like I have experienced at other swimming pools. Over all it just feels better for my well-being.

What would you say to other burn victims about the path ahead for them after an accident?

As my burns were 24 years ago, I still go through good days and bad days but more of the better days. It is a difficult time and a long haul, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Family and friends around you is important as well.

I always try to live by the three L’s - Live, Love, and Laughter.

"Magnapool has not been examined by the therapeutic goods administration. Magnapool is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease".

Perfect Pools, Perfect Sense

Pool supplied by Narellan Pools - Bathurst

“I always try to live by the three L’s

Live, Love, & Laughter”

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“My MagnaPool is like my own Health Spa”

Story told by Veronica Zammit

Veronica's Story My story started about 5 years ago, when my overall health started to go down over a gradual amount of time. My symptoms of severe cramping, muscles spasms and muscle stiffness all pointed into the direction of having Muscular Dystrophy. I was put into a research program to test for the disease, but all the tests were negative. My doctors do not know what condition I have, but all the symptoms are similar to Muscular Dystrophy. I had chemical poisoning in my early 20’s, which may have something to do with my disorder. I definitely cannot be around chemicals now, or in a pool loaded with synthetic chlorine and chemicals as my body and muscles immediately cramp up.

My doctors have prescribed me so many drugs and therapies over the years there is too much to list. What I did stumble across several years ago, were natural mineral supplements for my condition, these helped me a lot. It is only natural when I heard about this "mineral water" pool by MagnaPool I immediately started to research the product. Because MagnaPool is mineral based and has low to no chemical maintenance, it was a no brainer that this was a far superior option for my health condition and for me to swim and bathe in every day.

I am always on the move, even if I am tired or have muscle pain, because if I stop sometimes my body will lock up and then I cannot move at all. This is why I love my MagnaPool. I can spend hours in there either sitting in the spa, while having the jets massage my fatigued muscles and that in combination with 20

the magnesium soaking into my skin, completely relaxes me. I can swim in my pool easily as the water environment is perfect for me to swim and do exercise.

When I get out of my pool I have this indescribable amount of energy again and if you understand how magnesium works it makes sense. When you’re tired and stressed it relaxes you, but it also promotes muscle energy. I get out of my pool now and have this invigorating energy to do the gardening or maintain the pool, which I love doing – I love being around my MagnaPool, it soothes me and calms me, it’s like my own health spa.

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What kind of therapy did you do before you got your MagnaPool?

I used to get massages on a weekly basis, I had to so my muscles would keep relaxed and stimulated and this would also help me from getting into a state where I could not move my body.

Sometimes I would lie down and not be able to move and get up, my body would just shut down. Ever since I got my MagnaPool, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to go get massages anymore; my pool is helping my condition. A combination of the massage jets, the mineral water and the ability to do exercise easily I believe is what is helping me.

Do your family and friends enjoy the MagnaPool?

My friends are over at our house now on a regular basis, they cook dinner for us just so they can get to use the pool. My friends and husband all say they are so relaxed when they get out of the MagnaPool water; they love to go take a nap. My 8 year old daughter Alessia now refuses to swim in any other pool, she wont go to the local swim school to get lessons anymore as she gets severe red eyes and is also sensitive to the large amounts of chemicals in that pool. Our MagnaPool gives her a safe environment for her to swim in everyday where she experiences no red eyes or skin irritations at all, she loves it.

Are you happy about making the decision to invest in a MagnaPool?

Absolutely! This is a superior product and after we got all our quotes in, we knew it was going to cost us a bit more to upgrade to a MagnaPool. When you evaluate how much you are spending on a pool, the fact that this is a lifestyle investment for our home and how much time you are going to spend in the water, it was a very easy decision for us to go with a MagnaPool. I cannot put a price on the health of my family.

Interviews by Vanessa Saleh "Magnapool has not been examined by the therapeutic goods administration. Magnapool is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease".

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Our water is gentle on your senses

feel and smell the difference of our natural pool mineral water

Taste

There is no taste in MagnaPool mineral water when balanced correctly, it's similar to distilled natural drinking water.

Sound MagnaPool water is gentle on your skin. The smooth luxurious mineral water leaves your skin always feeling soft, moisturised and nourished.

There is no need to shower off after a swim in a MagnaPool.

Touch

Add zen elements like, fountains, bamboo deer chasers and wind chimes within your landscaping around your MagnaPool to create a balanced and harmonious ambience.

Smell There is no harsh chlorine or chemical odours in MagnaPool water. You can relax and rejuvenate in your pool and take time to smell the roses in you garden.

Sight

A MagnaPool is crystal clear and you will feel like you are gazing into the turquoise blue waters of your own island getaway.

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Spiritual Intuition Most people are unaware that we have a sixth sense; this sense is best described as that "gut feeling" or intuition you have about something.

We can become more attuned to this sense when we relax and meditate to be able to hear that inner voice inside all of us. Take at least 10 minutes everyday to relax by your pool or float in the water to connect with your inner being.

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to an eco-luxury mineral bathing destination at the Six Senses Soneva Kiri resort on the remote island of Koh Kood, Thailand

Soneva Kiri Thailand

The minute you step onto a Six Senses property, there is a calmness that takes over your being, that sixth sense we all have the ability to tap into if you let your mind, body and spirit slow down. Six Senses, the luxury resorts that are known worldwide for their attention to small details and their responsibility to our precious environment, truly live up to the message they market; even to the most discerning and self indulgent eco-traveller.

Six Senses core purpose is to create innovative and enlightening experiences that rejuvenate their guests love of SLOW LIFE. Six Senses have recently unveiled the new luxury resort SONEVA KIRI on the remote island of Koh Kood in the Gulf of Siam, Thailand. Soneva KIRI is set amongst the lush tropical rainforest and the resort is lined by pristine white sandy beaches and crystal blue waters. Amongst the private resort villas is Six Senses first eco-villa which is a zero carbon emission hotel suite.

The eco-villa suite has just been upgraded with a therapeutic environmentally friendly MagnaPool, making this exclusive villa a true mineral bathing and eco-luxury destination.

For more information to book your eco-luxury vacation visit www.sixsenses.com

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Spa or

Via? The great Chlorine debate

by Ross Palmer The Latin derivative for “Sallus Per Aquam” is SPA and translated into english it becomes “Health Through Water".

“The latin derivative for “Venenum In Aquam” is VIA, also translated into english it would mean “Poison In Water”.

Unfortunately many hospitality, recreational and hydrotherapy pools are today no more than VIA's through no fault of their own but a series of misunderstandings that have accumulated over the last hundred years.

There can be no doubt that the use of chlorine has played a major role in the eradication of diseases such as cholera and typhoid in drinking water and the same biocidal effect is commonly recognised in pools and spas.

Most health authorities around the world insist on chlorine residuals for patron safety and rightfully so 99% of alternatives do not maintain an adequate residual of sanitiser that can destroy introduced bacteria in under one minute.

Chloride and chlorine play an active role in the physiology of your body. By the ingestion of chloride salts your body, electrolyses them into hydrochloric acid for food digestion and chlorine in a cocktail to maintain your digestive and microbiocidal functions of your stomach and your circulatory system. Yet that is what we are doing with living water pools. Bucket loads of chlorine and other chemicals are consumed in what I term the “yo yo” stabilisation effect with disastrous consequences.

Our pools and spas are on a continual “binge drinking” regime, drunk one minute and sober the next, and who wants to associate with a habitual drunk if they can avoid it.

Now let’s get back to the “chlorine smell”. If you take a bucket and put one teaspoon of liquid sodium hypochlorite or bleach in 200 teaspoons of distilled water you can’t smell any chlorine (similar concentrations to a pool or spa).

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So what am I smelling in my water pool at my establishment?

Here comes the double edged sword. There can be no doubt that chlorine is the only effective sanitiser that maintains an effective residual against bacteria, nature tells us so in animals and plants. However, in combating bacteria some other nasty reactions are happening, where in the chlorine is combining with sweat and urine to form chloramines and organic matter such as; dead skin cells, vegetative matter, dirt, sunscreens and body lotions combine with chlorine to form trihalomethanes (chloroform).

Both disinfection by products show up in combined chlorine readings and unfortunately outside of Germany no attention is given to trihalomethanes in swimming pool and spa water.

Trihalomethanes are watched like a hawk by our Australasian water supply authorities and are not tolerated in other than trace amounts because of their poisonous nature but the same diligence is not afforded to public swimming pools A study of 27 London indoor pools determined that they all fell outside the World Health Organisation guidelines of .08 parts per million (ppm) and German regulations limit the concentration to .02 ppm in public swimming pools.

I don’t intend to be an alarmist, but ask that you do two simple Google searches on “chloramines health risks” and “trihalomethanes health risks". You will be blown away by what you find. One particular study in Belgium likened 2 hours in an indoor pool breathing fumes from disinfection by products equivalent to smoking a packet of cigarettes.

The chemical formula for a trihalomethane (THM) puts it in the hydrocarbon category which is a primary constituent of cigarette smoke. So then, how long before you are forced to put a sign next to your "No Smoking" warnings displaying "No Swimming".

Health James Hardie covered up the dangers of asbestos dust for over 30 years; will you be able to cover up the dangers of disinfectant by products of chlorine beyond 2010 knowing that there are solutions available to your problem? Fortunately these solutions are relatively inexpensive, do not necessarily require massive capital outlays and in most cases require no disturbance of your shell or filtration equipment.

The universal worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best practice approach is achieved by flocculation and coagulation, mainly with aluminium sulphate to remove the THM precursors from the water and safely deposit them in a filter by dosing a flocculent/coagulant before the filter or in the case of our own MagnaPool system, generating magnesium hydroxide floc and using the magnesium ions as a coagulant.

The Germans destroy the chloramines and trihalomethanes by running an active carbon bed on top of the sand media in the filter. The active carbon bed destroys chloramines and trihalomethanes but unfortunately strips all the chlorine which is expensive and drives up the total dissolved solids.

The German systems also require diligence in controlling legionella which love to breed on the carbon granules.

Having said that, it works well for them but it requires a weekly test in an automated laboratory like the one at the Hygiene Institute of the Ruhr (HY Institute), who weekly test 2000 public swimming pool samples for the presence of Legionella, THM's and Chloramines.

Our own company Poolrite Equipment has been in business for over 30 years and has over 150,000 filtration and sanitisation systems in mainly Australian domestic pools but also some commercial pools, and was the first company to introduce salt chlorinators into Europe almost 25 years ago.

Poolrite therefore has a lot of experience in the area of filtration and sanitisation, which it was able to build upon when I first conceived the idea of the MagnaPool System and MagnaPool Company.

Our team of chemists and engineers have been able to convert my dream into a reality that achieves the desired outcomes of naturally generated chlorine by the predominate use of magnesium and potassium electrolytes. These are extremely beneficial to plants when backwash water is diluted and applied to gardens.

The generation of Trihalomethanes and Chloramines are suppressed to acceptable levels. The most heavily laden swim schools using our system now have no issues with staff and the "chlorine itch". In fact there is a lot of evidence that shows potassium is beneficial dermalogically for the skin and that the transdermal absorption of magnesium is also accretive to the bodies physiology.

No longer do you have to put up with a VIA, you can convert you water body into a true SPA and deliver the benefits you promise.

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Out from the blue 48 Church St.Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 3122 P: +61 (03) 9855 1950 www.outfromtheblue.com.au

tiger pools

all creatures great and small benefit from a MagnaPool

Tiger Kingdom Thailand

Chiang Mai, one of the most beautiful destinations in Thailand known for their abundance of luxury retreats and resorts, is also the home to a very unique zoo. Tiger Kingdom is a tiger park where the hand reared cats are quite friendly to the visitors. People can safely interact with these beautiful animals who are a threatened species.

The vets at Tiger Kingdom give a daily dose of Magnesium and Potassium mineral vitamins to ensure the animals are always physically healthy and vitalised. It was no wonder that when Tiger Kingdom heard about MagnaPool water, enriched with Magnesium and Potassium, they wanted these mineral bathing pools for the Tigers to relax, bathe and frolic in; especially on those very hot days to cool off.

Tiger Kingdom is the first animal habitat in the world to adopt the MagnaPool mineral pools for the luxury bathing of these beautiful animals.

For more information about Tiger Kingdom, please log onto their website at www.tigerkingdom.com John Stuart and Jimmy Nolan directors of Siam Pools proudly installed the first MagnaPool mineral water system at Tiger Kingdom.

Coming soon: www.tigerpools.com a unique website devoted to Tiger Kingdom' s pool chemistry and the chance to send a live postcard from the park.

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by Lucia Bacci MagnaPool, the company behind the innovation in water science, mineral water for swimming pools, has launched a new natural mineral based body care range that is mineral based just like their luxurious pool water.

The new bath and body care collection “Magnesium Mineral Science Therapy” is a simple formulation of natural magnesium chloride minerals from the ocean, blended with a signature aromatherapy blend of: Ylang Ylang, sandalwood & bergamot to add a touch of rejuvenating aroma to your bathing experience.

Balneotherapy commonly refers to mineral baths; the term may also apply to water treatments using regular hot or cold tap water. Balneotherapy used in conjunction with magnesium chloride minerals has been practised for centuries for assisting in soothing many problem skin conditions, relieving arthritis, aches and pains, detoxing and reducing stress and anxiety.

Studies into the effectiveness of magnesium chloride bathing have been practised in the health and wellness industry for decades. One of the earliest reported doctors use of magnesium chloride was in 1915. A French surgeon, Prof Pierre Delbet, M.D, was looking for a solution

to cleanse wounds, because he had found that the traditional antiseptic solutions actually mortified tissues and facilitated the infection instead of preventing it. He also found through clinical and experimental studies that magnesium chloride was good therapy for: muscular cramps, the nervous system, psoriasis, eczema, and asthma.

So whether you’re bathing in a MagnaPool swimming pool or using the natural mineral science therapy body products at home in your bath, this transdermal absorption of magnesium chloride minerals through your skin will turn any bathing or swimming experience into a therapeutic health retreat journey.

Shop online exclusively at our spa boutique at www.magnapool.com where you can purchase the “Relaxation and Detox Kit” as well as the Magnesium Bathing Minerals in a 4kg box for serious therapeutic bathers.

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"The Japanese viewed bathing as a spiritual pursuit of purity, hygiene and ritual purification."

The History of Mineral Bathing The history of mineral and thermal pools started around 500B.C, most of these mineral pools were built near hot springs or volcanoes. Mineral bathing has long been in practice for treating physical ailments, soothing skin conditions and relaxing and rejuvenating the body. The Romans enjoyed their mineral water for aquatic therapy, while the Japanese viewed bathing as a spiritual pursuit of purity, hygiene and ritual purification.

No longer do you have to travel far and wide to find a mineral bathing destination. MagnaPools mineral water science technology is bringing the same relaxation and therapeutic experience of mineral water bathing to home and commercial pools all around the world.

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agnesium chloride minerals are 100% natural from the ocean.

When the minerals are added to a bath or foot soak and dissolved in warm water, the result is a therapeutic, relaxation and detox mineral bath. When magnesium chloride minerals are absorbed thought the skin they can assist in;

Detoxing the skin and body

Relieving muscle aches and pains

Reducing stress and anxiety

Raising levels of magnesium internally at cellular level

Improving sleep conditions

Soothing problem skin conditions such as eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis

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The mINERAL rEVOLUTION Mineral Detox Bathing

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The Detox Kit is the perfect all in one kit to keep by your bath.

Dry brush to exfoliate skin, scoop magnesium

minerals into a tepid bath, soak for 15 minutes.

Towel dry, spritz with the magnesium

body tonic and then apply the silky,

smooth magnesium serum to your body.

Enhanced with our signature aromatherapy blend, you will be sure to relax, rejuvenate and balance those chakras!

1. 4kg Magnesium Mineral Relaxation and Detox Soak 2. Magnesium Mineral and Aromatherapy Relaxation and Detox Body Kit

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Magnesium Vitamin The important way to detox

by Praneel Lal

Since we were young our mothers used to stress the importance of Vitamin C. Whether it was a glass of orange juice with breakfast, or those chewable Vitamin C tablets, they became a staple part of the young Australian’s diet. As we got older we took the benefits of Vitamin C for granted and have since further been exposed to a bevy of other vitamins on the market.

Over the past 5 years the media has not only brought us 50 new ‘fab’ diets, or what skeptical individuals would like to call ‘fad’ diets, they have opened our eyes to the elements of ‘detoxing’.

It seems as though wherever you look you can take your pick from an array of detox kits broadly available in the marketplace.

Everyone has heard of the 7-day-detox and 15-day-detox, available at your local chemist or health food store. Some detox kits have diet plans that are unnecessarily restrictive, and give dietary advice with poor or no rationale. This then brings a questionable issue to light. Why Detox?

The ancient forms of detoxing have included using Algo Clay, Oil Pulling and would you believe it, fasting! Thankfully now with the beneficial combination of Vitamin C and Magnesium there are new less complex ways of detoxing our bodies.

Vitamin C and Magnesium work together in detoxing the body.

Vitamin C is important for the heart, it protects against LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol oxidation, blood platelet clogging and arterial rigidness. It is also instrumental in collagen production. When it comes to Magnesium, few people in today’s society are aware of how vital this mineral is for your overall health. After oxygen, water, and food in general, magnesium may be the most important constituent needed by our bodies,

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activating over 300 different biochemical reactions necessary for our body to function properly. Magnesium has been noted to protect against heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, and Type II diabetes, not to mention a host of other factors. Some say it is more important than calcium, potassium or sodium and actually acts in regulating all three in our bodies.

Contrary to popular misconceptions, it is magnesium that is most important when building strong healthy bones and preventing bone loss, more than calcium.

Magnesium and Vitamin C together help improve blood vessel flexibility and healthy heart function. When it comes to detoxing both work together to assist in purifying the body and ridding it of all toxins, which in the long term can prevent diseases. A form that is available to consumers is Magnesium ascorbate, which provides the essential magnesium mineral combined with buffered Vitamin C for the human body. This can be available in a tablet form, when taken daily it works in balancing the body’s core elements and maintaining stomach functions and overall health when combined with exercise and a balanced diet of fruit and vegetables.

To learn more about the miracle mineral magnesium visit www.magnapool.com

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Aloha Pools www.alohapools.com.au

Let your local Poolrite Plus store take care of all your MagnaPool needs so you can relax and enjoy your pool all year round.

Poolrite Plus is your destination store for all your MagnaPool needs.

With over 100 stores around Australia and New Zealand, you are sure to find a local Poolrite Plus store near you. To find out your nearest location please log onto www.magnapool.com (click on distributor map)

POOLRITE PLUS IS YOUR DESTINATION FOR ALL YOUR MAGNAPOOL NEEDS. • Convert your pool to a mineral water MagnaPool

If you already own a pool, speak to your local Poolrite Plus store about converting

your current salt, chlorine or other systems to a MagnaPool mineral water system.

• MagnaPool owners can exclusively purchase their MagnaPool minerals in10kg bags.

• Selected Poolrite Plus stores are trained to formidable standards to maintain, service and

care for your MagnaPool. Because MagnaPool is a unique filtration system it requires

different care than a salt or chlorine pool and choosing a qualified MagnaPool

serviceman from a Poolrite Plus store to take care of your pool is the best choice.

Please check the MagnaPool website for an approved and licensed MagnaPool installer for your pool in your area.

www.magnapool.com

Aloha Pools www.alohapools.com.au

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Beauty

Anti Aging Era The

A well-rounded and natural approach.

by Vanessa Saleh

From Botox to Viagra, both women and men are seeking quick fixes of the modern day fountain of youth. People are continuing to seek out remedies and trends that will keep themselves young, vibrant and potent. Anti-Aging drugs today will be the recipients of a consumer-driven force in medicine like no other phenomenon we have ever seen in the past.

Quite simple - people want to stay young; they do not want to age.

In recent years the anti–aging industry has hammered us with everything from; face lifting bras, Acai Berries, injectable fillers and carbon dioxide injections to help turn back the clock.

According to ‘The Economist’, beauty spending on make-up, diet, exercise, fragrance, skin, hair products and cosmetic surgery, adds up to $160 billion –a–year worldwide. Women especially will jump at any anti-aging remedy and unfortunately a lot of them are just marketing scams in a bottle. I always say, if you look at nature and study the way it effortlessly works to keep itself flourishing, young, vibrant and beautiful, then the answers for staying young can possibly be found right within mother natures own beauty cabinet.

People are discovering there are more natural ways to turn back the clock, and it starts with just the right frame of mind.

In America alone every year $34 billion dollars is spent on ‘Alternative Health’ according to ‘The National Institute of Health (NIH)’. People are starting to recognise and understand that there is always a natural approach to assist you in staying youthful, and the one that costs you nothing is the right mindset “If you feel young, you look young”.

Exercise is also key, staying active and eating right.

I am a big believer in the Mediterranean diet, (which is actually not a diet at all), it is just a way of life that can be easily adjusted to.

The French live by it and all the countries on the Mediterranean coastlines such as; Italy, Greece and Spain eat this way daily. You

should always drink lots of water with a squeeze of lemon, this is a great way to Detox your liver and remove the free radicals which your liver produces when filtering the bloodstream.

Lemons are loaded with Vitamin C, and this natural antioxidant will neutralise these free radicals improving your overall health.

Your diet should consist of eating tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese & feta, eggs, olive oil, yogurt, grilled fish, meats and lots of fruits and salads. To spoil yourself, top it all off with a good glass of red wine, also laden with antioxidants that can be beneficial to your health when consumed in moderation. Resveratrol is a powerful antioxidant that is produced and found in the skins of grapes.

It is no surprise that red wine has some of the highest levels of Resveratrol out of any natural food. There was a famous study done and reported by 60 minutes called the ‘French Parodox’.

This study proved the people in France were less likely to die of heart attacks because of the relatively large amounts of wine they consumed protected their hearts.

Most people take a multi-vitamin a day and if that’s all you do that’s ok because most of us do not get enough of the RDA of vitamins and minerals through our food. Another important one is "Omega 3" (fish oils) these are so important for your brain, heart and nerve cell communication, which is essential for mental health. Now if you look at most diet intakes, especially in Western cultures, we eat a lot of foods high in calcium, but not magnesium. Magnesium is often referred to as the “Anti Aging” mineral, because it is responsible for over 300 crucial enzyme reactions and cellular processes in our body. Over 65% of the world’s population is deficient in magnesium; it is a very important mineral and one that is often overlooked.

Magnesium deficiency is seen in all major diseases, and higher levels of magnesium often have a major impact on recovery. For example, if you are given a shot of magnesium after having a

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“There is no one true fountain of youth, but a balance of a little bit of everything will assist you in living a more youthful and invigorating life”. heart attack, it improves your changes of recovery by 50%.

You can take magnesium a few ways to help restore your levels.

Orally – Magnesium supplements can be taken daily either in a powder or pill make-up and can be found at most chemists or health food stores.

Transdermally (through the skin) – Soaking in magnesium chloride minerals can assist in raising your levels internally.

MagnaPool produces its own 100% natural magnesium chloride soak that can be added to your bath a few times a week. If you have your very own MagnaPool, use it like a health and beauty spa, because you can not only benefit from mineral bathing to assist in staying youthful but use it for daily exercise.

There is no one true fountain of youth, but a balance of a little bit of everything will assist you in living a more youthful and invigorating life.

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“If you feel young, you look young”

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Mediterranean Joie de Vivre for a Healthy Lifestyle by your MagnaPool.

Watermelon, Arugula, and Pine Nut Salad

Oysters with Champagne-Vinegar Mignonette

Watermelon, the refreshing summer fruit.

Fresh oysters are not only an invigorating summer dish, but also high in Magnesium. Splash down with a chilled glass of champagne.

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon table salt (for taste) 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 cups cubed (1/2 to 3/4 inch) seeded watermelon, drained (from a 2 1/2-lb piece, rind discarded) 6 cups baby arugula (rocket) (6 oz) 1/4 cup pine nuts (1 oz) 1/3 cup crumbled feta or ricotta salata (1 1/2 oz) Coarsely ground black pepper to taste Salt and Pepper

Whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, and salt in a large bowl, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.

Add watermelon, arugula, and pine nuts and toss to coat, then sprinkle with cheese, pepper, salt (if using).

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For Mignonette 2 teaspoons Champagne vinegar 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped shallot Pinch of coarsely ground black pepper Pinch of sugar 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley For oysters 1 1/2 cups kosher or other coarse salt 1/2 dozen small oysters, like Sydney Rock, scrubbed well and oysters left on the half shell.

1 small cluster Champagne table grapes or 2 finely diced seedless red grapes.

Detox Summer Juice A home made fresh juice by your pool is immensely pleasurable. It tastes delicious and invigorates your mind and body. Raw fresh juice is full of important vitamins and minerals that work together to enhance immunity and help us live a more optimal healthy life.

Detox Summer Juice 3 Apples 1/2 Pineapple 1/2 lime 1/2 Passionfruit 8 Strawberries 8 Blueberries Juice all fruits in a juicer, serve in a tall glass with some crushed ice, add a sprig of mint to the top and voila, you have a healthy boost of some daily minerals and vitamins.

Nutrients: Beta- carotene, folic acid, vitamin c, calcium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur.

Tomato Delice There is nothing like a summer salad out around your pool over the summer. Enjoy it with a crisp glass of white wine and you have yourself a relaxing afternoon.

1 1/2 cups of vine ripe tomatoes (cut or diced as you prefer) 1/4 small red onion, peeled and diced finely 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup of shredded fresh basil leaves

Dressing 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar 1/4 teaspoon sugar In a bowl whisk together the vinegar, the sugar, oil, vinegar and salt and pepper to taste.

Add tomatoes, onion, feta and basil and toss the salad well.

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"The grass is always greener on the other side of a MagnaPool."

"We have recently installed a fabulous inground swimming pool with the new MagnaPool system. Put simply the water is cool, refreshing and therapeutic to swim in. Our young daughter has an allergy to chlorine, so until now, swimming in the town pool has resulted in much sneezing, nose blowing, rashes and very sore red eyes!

In our own pool with the MagnaPool system we have none of that. After swimming in the water our skin is refreshed and soothed, and any rashes associated with skin conditions have diminished. We live on a drought ravaged property in Manilla, one hour drive from Tamworth, with extreme conditions of dust, wind, heat and scarcity of water. We backwash the water from our MagnaPool system onto the lawn and trees to provide us with an oasis of green in our dry and barren landscape. The pool is refreshing and so is the garden. Thank you MagnaPool"

By the happy owner Jillian Atkins

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Environment

by Gabrielle Green One of the primary attributes of your residential MagnaPool system is the ability to use the backwash water from cleaning your filter to fertilizing your garden and lawn. Subject to your local council by laws, you are able to dilute your water 5 to 1 in a holding tank and apply it to your garden.

With a MagnaPool system in an average 50,000 litres pool, you can expect to backwash on average twice per year around 250 litres, making a total of 500 litres, which when diluted with preferably rainwater, makes 2,500 litres of nutritional natural fertilizer which your plants and lawn will love. The potassium content is great for building healthy root structures, whilst the magnesium is essential for chlorophyll and the greening of plants. The alternative of dumping waste salt water into either the storm water or sewerage system is not good for the environment.

Storm water systems often discharge into intermittent creeks and fresh water rivers adding to both the salinity and sodicity of the aqua system causing a problem for the health of both flora and fauna. Sewage systems struggle to maintain anaerobic reactions due to chlorine and disinfection by-product contamination, and for those areas that recycle sewage water it is often impossible to remove the salt unless expensive reverse osmosis is performed.

Even then the disposal of the salty water by-product of reverse osmosis is difficult for water authorities to dispose of safely without further impact on the environment.

Cartridge filters may seem to be the answer as no backwash is required, however a water saving point of view, with the average garden hose running 15 litres per minute, when the cartridges are cleaned for more than 35 minutes per year, it wastes more water than the MagnaPool System.

In a heavy downpour your pool also overflows, flushing sodium chloride onto your lawn at a minimum of 4000 parts per million causing sodicity problems in your yard. When you have to drain

your pool because the cyanuric acid levels are too high or some repair to the interior needs to be undertaken, then it's on the lawn or down the drain. So it is clear that cartridge filters are also not the answer to our induced salinity problems.

Some 90% of the 800,000 residential inground swimming pools in Australia run sodium chloride salt chlorinators and the average pool consumes 160kgs per year through overflows and backwashing.

This equates to some 120,000 tonnes of salt finding its way back into the ecosystem and destroying it, commercial swimming pools are just as bad with the dosed liquid sodium hypochlorite reverting to TDS (total dissolved solids) which are primarily sodium chloride salts. With some public pools, super chlorinating twice per week and dumping thousands of litres of water at the same time you can add an indeterminate tonnage of salt to the 120k number. Clearly this is not sustainable and some municipalities like Bendigo (Vic), Santa Clara (California) and Toronto (Canada) have outlawed the discharge of salt chlorinated water into the waste water streams.

MagnaPool worked with two environmental scientists from ENSR, now a division of worldwide AECOM, to determine the suitability of using discharge water on residential, commercial gardens and parkland. A comprehensive report determined that our backwash water when diluted 5 to 1 was a perfect natural fertilizer .

Plants need both potassium and magnesium together with chlorides for healthy propagation. MagnaPool has relieved the ecosystem of undesirable discharge of contaminated water and turned your waste pool water into a desirable plant nutrient.

When you convert your pool to a MagnaPool, you are doing your part to help both the environment, your parks and gardens.

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our square line 750 litre Iquapod storage tank and a simple flat hose connection to your waste line on your filter. This can have your garden irrigated in 30 minutes.

These tanks are available from your nearest Poolrite Plus outlet where you buy your MagnaPool minerals. If you are building a new pool you can purchase them from your MagnaPool dealer or Pool builder from April 2010. Order your Iquapod tank early as demand is expected to be high. Your MagnaPool professional can even install it for you.

We have engaged a horticultural expert to develop more natural additives for your Iquapod tank and so look out for more exciting Magnaculture initiatives in the future.

URBAN MYTHS. I have heard that all mineral chloride salts including MagnaPool minerals are environmental vandalism when applied to gardens. Is that true?

Absolutely not. Both the primary constituents of magnesium and potassium in chloride form are essential nutrients for plants and at the recommended dilution make the irrigation water run at a TDS of around 600 parts per million. Normal rainfall and watering from your rainwater tank further dilute the application to totally acceptable levels. This has been determined by our environmental scientists.

What is the average amount of backwash water generated each year in a MagnaPool system? I have heard that it is 20,000 Ltr per year.

A 50,000 litres pool needs backwashing twice per year for an average of 400 litres p.a. When diluted correctly it will make 2000 litres of garden nutrients.

Surely the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sodium chloride and sodium hypochlorite arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as alarming as you make out. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they just end up in the ocean where they came from?

If it were only that simple. Unless you live close to the ocean these salts end up in treated recycled wastewater or torturously long intermittent watercourses that often dry out.

Someone once told me that you must dilute MagnaPool minerals 50 to 1 in the backwash to be effective on your garden is that right?

No, that is the biggest urban myth of all, probably spread by competitors. If you diluted MagnaPool water 50 to 1 then the resultant TDS is 60 ppm.

Town water in Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane run from between 200ppm and 450ppm with the primary salt being sodium and no marked detriment when watering gardens.

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MagnaPool water gives you diarrhoea as it is salted with Epsom Salts?

Epsom Salts are in fact magnesium sulphate and are not in the MagnaPool mix. In any case most people are not in the habit of drinking large amount of pool water. You would need to drink in excess of 10 litres to have the laxative effect that would come with magnesium chloride

A pool store told me that the MagnaPool mix of minerals contains over 40% sodium chloride (common salt) which is the same as the salt pool. They also said that MagnaPool does that to dilute the potassium content to make more money.

This is truly outrageous and when the rumour started we were able to contact the laboratory engaged which performed the test. It was established that a competitor took two small unidentified 1Kg bags of salt powder into the lab. The subsequent results were dishonestly represented to the wholesale market as being the mix of MagnaPool. We then engaged the same laboratory to perform the correct test on a 10Kg bag of our minerals. The results confirmed that the minerals are substantially magnesium and potassium. Very small amounts of sodium compound were detected which we use as one of two constituents to sequester carbonates.

What are the primary roles of chloride in plant physiology and if plants cannot get it from MagnaPool water where do they get it from in nature?

Chloride is essential for the opening and closing of plant pores (stomata), and is used by the plant to balance potassium.

It aids in photosynthesis, diminishes fungal infections and lowers nitrate uptake which can be responsible for disease severity.

In the university study "Rainwater chemistry across the United States", (Ellen Root et al Nov 2004), the research team tested the chloride concentration in rainwater at 51 locations across the United States. When oceans evaporate, chloride anions travel with the water vapours. Chloride concentrations correlate with proximity to oceans, but surprisingly large concentrations were found in inland Arkansas. From the 51 sites chloride concentrations ranged from .11mg/litre to 1.44mg/litre. (Ellen root et al 2004). Using MagnaPool backwash water with it's moderate chloride content when diluted is a wonderful natural way for plants to get the required uptakes of magnesium and potassium, together with chloride anions. Especially in times of lower rainfalls and locations that are a long way from the coast . â&#x20AC;˘ Iquapod 750L backwash tank available soon from your Poolrite store.

For more information please log on to www.magnapool.com or call 1300 855 894

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AGNA CULTURE IN YOUR GARDEN

Your IQUAPOD MagnaPool backwash tank will contain approximately 750 litres of diluted MagnaPool water, when you backwash 150 litres of pool water and dilute it with rainwater at 5:1.

The 3 elements in the diluted mix are Magnesium, Potassium and Chloride with acceptable levels of Sodium well under quantities found in suburban water supplies.

Magnesium and Potassium were normally found in the white ash residue of bush and forest fires, but since colonisation and destruction of this habitat has occurred over the last 200 years in Australia, the usual source for these mineral ions has been suppressed.

Your MagnaPool water, in sensible quantities, will restore the healthy mineral balance in your garden and is compatible with other common fertilizers. MagnaPool systems use absolute minimal amounts of water in backwash modes which also - because of the glass filtration media - use less water than a conventional cartridge filter. It may have been that in the past cartridge filters were the most water efficient methods for pool filtration, however with the advent of the MagnaPool system that perceived advantage has been substantially eroded.

If you consider the amount of tap or rainwater consumed in hosing down a cartridge, the make up of your pool by rain showers and the need to marginally dilute to avoid excessive build up of cyanuric acid, then MagnaPool filtration is a clear winner in the water savings stakes over cartridge filtration. This coupled with the expense of replacing costly cartridges on a

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regular basis; together with the time taken to dismantle the filter and thoroughly hose out the debris mean that effortless task of a MagnaPool backwash by just a rotation of the multiport valve is the clear environmental winner. Not only that, but your glass filtration medium has a life expectancy in excess of 10 years and in that time some cartridge systems will have had to have spent over $1,000 on replacement elements.

Magnaculture is the evolution from your pool to your garden and deals solely in your pool landscape, plant selection and maintenance of your gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wellbeing. The purchase of an IQUAPOD home irrigation system from your pool builder or Poolrite Plus store will boost your decision to invest in a MagnaPool system.

In the future you will also be able to purchase compatible natural fertilizers to complement the MagnaPool minerals from your Poolrite Plus store or Licensed Magnaculture Landscape Supplier. Remember to look for the Magnaculture brand for synergistic fertigation additions.

What form of fast acting nutrients is in my diluted MagnaPool water that is beneficial for my garden?

In which soils will diluted MagnaPool water perform the best?

MAGNESIUM.

MagnaPool water will work fine in both acidic and alkaline soils together with sandy soils.

•Magnesium is the central atom of chlorophyll and essential to the life of a green plant. Without it

the plant cannot capture energy from the sun for growth

and development.

Where should I not use MagnaPool water?

•Magnesium also acts as a phosphorus carrier and is necessary for cell division and protein formation.

•It should not be used where there pre-exists either heavy saline soils or salty water for irrigation source.

•Magnesium is essential for plant respiration and the activation of a number of enzyme systems.

•Some plants are sensitive to chloride like avocado trees, flowers and grapes.

•Care should be taken in foliage watering not to burn the leaves, however in the dilute conditions of Magnaculture it should not be a problem.

•Magnesium deficiency is evident in the leaves of plants when you see dark green patches with yellow areas

in between.

POTASSIUM •Potassium regulates osmotic pressure and over 60 enzyme

systems. It also aids magnesium in photosynthesis.

•Potassium promotes root growth and stronger stems and increases resistance to cold and water stress, whilst reducing pest and disease attack.

CHLORIDE. •Chloride is important also as it helps regulate photosynthesis and the function of several enzymes.

It is essential for osmotic adjustment and stomatal regulation

of water loss.

Where can I get more information?

In the near future you can go to www.magnaculture.com to learn more about Magnaculture and your garden and how you can play your part in reducing the Environmental load on our ecosystem.

If there are any questions in the meantime, please email: ggreen@magnapool.com

•Chloride aids in the transport of Magnesium, Potassium and calcium nutrients within the plant, whilst reducing attack from plant diseases.

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GET A LOAD OF THIS!!!

The Urban Salinity Problem Care for your country Convert your salt pool now!

The Australian Environment gets a load of this every year from over 800,000 home swimming pools and thousands more commercial pools: over 1,000,000 litres of copper based algaecide over 500,000 litres of clarifiers over 150,000 tonnes of common salt over 100,000 litres of Lanthanum Glycolate

ON THE OTHER HAND...

Convert to a MagnaPool and be part of a natural solution for future generations.

JUST ADD WATER.

natural magnesium & potassium mineral fertilizer

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nvironmental Solutions for Swimming Pools

by Ross Palmer CEO of Poolrite and MagnaPool

I acquired Poolrite Equipment in 1999 after a lifetime in the steel industry with my former company Palmer Tube Mills. I became passionate about the environment around 1995 via my children who are now well into adulthood. Steel mills can be dirty places, and for eight years I lived in Chicago the home place of our largest steel plant.

Fifteen years ago, believe it or not, the USA led Australia in environmental legislation. Some of that legislation was peculiar, but some made sense. So you can imagine our surprise and thoughts of hypocrisy when my steel company was cited by the EPA for “fugitive particulates” - mother earth dust blowing around from the 40 acres of land surrounding the plant. In those days compliance was for my company and me, but today it is a totally different story. At the MagnaPool and Poolrite Companies, we now try to predict trends to be ahead of the game in an environmental sense, and for that I thank my children.

The “green colour” in our Poolrite Logo, which has been the same for 30 years, now stands for something.

I am an inveterate inventor, and some four years ago put my mind around the problems that accompanied most swimming pools, with the sometimes-toxic chemicals, large amounts of sodium and waste of water that was being dumped back into the environment. With this now passionate drive, I set about helping protect the environment and MagnaPool was born. MagnaPool is the world's first pool sanitation system that produces natural, therapeutic and environmentally friendly mineral water for swimming pools. The end result from my initial dream for MagnaPool is a system that produces non-synthetic chlorine

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as a by-product of a process that removes the precursors for the production of dangerous trihalomethanes and removes chloramines at the same time from the water.

The system uses electrolytic chemistry with primarily natural magnesium and potassium minerals from the ocean to produce a pure, healthy mineral based water for domestic and commercial swimming pools. The MagnaPool system is now successfully being used in swim schools in Queensland with fantastic results.

Swim instructors who previously suffered from major skin and respiratory disorders no longer have those problems.

The filtration quality is zero turbidity (the same as ionized water) and in a 650,000 litres commercial MagnaPool at Kuranda in North Queensland, the backwash water consumption over 12 months was only 60,000 litres, as opposed to other commercial pools that would lose around 1,500,000 litres of water every year. The MagnaPool natural mineral based water, made up of Magnesium and Potassium minerals can be backwashed into a rainwater tank, diluted 5:1 and 100% of it can be saved and reused to irrigate the lawn and trees around the pool, as these minerals are extremely beneficial for plant nourishment and growth.

I feel quite proud that our engineering team has developed a world-class natural solution that requires none of the six or so toxic additives that would normally balance a pool. The system is available nationwide and internationally.

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For hundreds of millions of years, the oceans have effortlessly maintained balance between their countless inhabitants and the waters they populate. What appears to be a vast expanse of empty water is actually teeming with life, microorganisms and all. An estimated 1,400 new marine species are discovered every year.

If even 1% of the ocean’s life forms populated a swimming pool (to scale, of course), this would pose a sanitation nightmare. Now, do the oceans require additional sanitation from outside sources? For all the oceans’ inhabitants (and their waste products), there is no giant chemist mixing up buckets of chemicals to dump in the water. Nature is not designed that way.

Neither is a MagnaPool. A MagnaPool, patterned after nature’s blueprints, works to naturally sanitise your pool in two primary ways.

First, the patent pending MagnaPool filtration system naturally and efficiently removes microscopic organic matter in the water that bacteria feed on. The MagnaPool system naturally converts Magnesium minerals into Magnesium Hydroxide (also known as milk of magnesia), which is so gentle that many people apply it directly to the skin to heal problem skin conditions. In the MagnaPool system, this amazing magnesium compound acts as a natural coagulant and flocculent that filters out even the tiniest of organic impurities from your water. Without anything to feed on, bacteria simply prefer not to reside in your swimming pool.

Second, the MagnaPool Hydroxinator generates non-synthetic chlorine as a natural by-product of hydroxination, a process that mimics the production of non-synthetic chlorine that occurs within our own bodies to fight bacteria and disease. This non-synthetic chlorine acts as a sanitation system to protect the integrity of your water quality.

Not only is a MagnaPool designed to naturally maintain its own balance, it is also designed to be a balanced component within the greater environmental context.

The oceans, which occupy nearly 71% of the earth’s surface and which can run hundreds of metres deep, are an integral part of our planet’s cycle of water. All the water that ever is, exists now in some form as part of this cycle.

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nvironmental Pool

by Sarah Vance

Remember the giant ocean chemist who doesn’t exist?

Imagine if he were dumping synthetic chemicals in the oceans to keep it clean. Those chemicals would remain throughout the cycle of water and could very well end up in the tap that you drink from.

Have you ever thought about your home and swimming pool as a part of this cycle? Unfortunately, most swimming pools generate large amounts of imbalanced wastewater that is environmentally toxic and disrupts the balance of the greater water cycle. Traditional salt-water pools contribute to dangerously high salinity levels in the environment, while traditional chlorine pools dose chemically laden wastewater back into the water cycle.

When used properly, as it was designed, a complete MagnaPool system wastes no water. Because a MagnaPool naturally maintains balance within its own water, it does not disrupt the balance of the greater water cycle. Unlike traditional pool wastewater, which contributes to environmental issues, your MagnaPool’s backwash water can safely be used to water your lawn and garden (when diluted 5:1)**.

MagnaPool is a well-balanced system inspired by Mother Nature’s ingenious blueprints and put to life with the help of modern science. From the earth’s great cycle of water, down to the placement of each and every atom, nature creates its own balance and order.

MagnaPool has been designed both to mimic nature’s effortless design and to fit within the greater scheme of natural order. Just the way Mother Nature intended. ** Subject to local council regulations

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for saving water

With water a scarce resource for us all, it is no wonder the environmentally conscious are taking steps to minimise water wastage. It is surprising to learn that not only are there ways of saving water in the home, but you can also save water out of the home. The ten tips below highlight ways you can avoid wasting water when it comes to your pool, garden and the general outdoors.

by Praneel Lal

Some pool owners are known to backwash their filters more often than necessary, thus wasting water, water balancing products and MagnaPool minerals. Your filter will work more efficiently if you allow your filter pressure to increase between 20 and 40 KPA before backwashing.

Whenever your children are in the pool, bomb diving can sometimes get out of control, so it is a good idea to make sure kids are well supervised.

By minimising or restricting this type of behaviour you not only avoid accidents but prevent water loss due to extreme splashing.

It has been found that when you water garden plants in the early morning, it helps in reducing evaporation and is also a good defense mechanism against garden pests.

A pool cover is a great way to prevent evaporation and the need to regularly top up your pool’s water level. Without a pool cover, sometimes more than half the water in your pool can evaporate over a year. Especially on windy days. It is important to cover your pool to reduce evaporation.

Use water that you have in your home (as long as it doesn’t have high levels of detergents or chemicals) to water your plants. This water is known as ‘greywater’

Use a broom instead of a hose to clean driveways, under the house and walkways.

If you have a rainwater tank in your yard use the rainwater to top up your pool.

For any hanging baskets, planters and pots, place ice cubes under the moss or dirt to give your plants a cool drink of water and help eliminate water overflow.

Avoid purchasing water toys (such as tarps and water slides) which require a constant stream of water for the summer months.

Did you know that just splashing of the pool water in salt pools can kill your plants and scrubs around the pool?

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wambamboo Bamboo is one of the most versatile plants on our planet. China is the birthplace of this amazing foliage which has been widely cultivated for decorative purposes for over 100 years. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in our hemisphere with a survival ability in practically any climate.

This historic plant has been eloquently crafted

by Brisbane designer Kent Gration, into his progressive edgy furniture range Wambamboo.

Wambamboo is Kentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier collection of bamboo furniture which addresses growing environmental concerns regarding massproduction and the overuse of non-renewable polluting materials in the furniture industry.

The inspiration behind the range came from his affinity with the ocean and concern over the ever increasing amount of plastic waste that finds its way into our marine ecosystems.

All pieces are hand-crafted and made using CNC cut components, recyclable materials, nontoxic glues and water-based finishes in Brisbane, Australia. The environment is a growing concern for all of us, and it can be the smallest change that can make all the difference.

For further information on any of Kentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s furniture please visit www.wambamboo.com.au

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ENVIRONMENTALLY

MagnaPool Sneak Peak Behind the scenes of the MagnaPool Photoshoot It was a highly successful day at one of Australia’s award winning pools located in Brisbane’s hinterland region. Designed by Stuart Bevan and featured on the cover of Lifestyle Pools magazine, the architectural masterpiece was quite encapsulating to our staff and models alike. Surrounded by a leafy haven of exotic flowers, mountains, and rainforest provided the ultimate setting for MagnaPool’s new marketing campaign. Though the weather was slightly dreary in the early hours of the morning, the sun came out in segments to allow for some incredible photography.

Look for the new images on www.magnapool.com and the new advertising campaign in some of Australia’s prestigious luxury magazines. Here is a sneak peak from the day.

Bamboo lounge chair available at www.wambamboo.com.au Pool built by: www.stuartbevan.com.au 65

MagnaPool Cost avings A MagnaPool will save on average $500 per year compared to running a traditional salt pool* ENERGY SAVINGS The entire MagnaPool system has been designed for maximum energy efficiency to minimise your energy costs.

• The system has been hydraulically engineered for maximum efficiency and lower consumer cost.

Estimated electricity cost savings based on:

• Our special, patent pending Diamontaceaous Glass (DG) filtration provides enhanced water flow and backwashing characteristics, so your pump uses less energy.

• A sample power tariff of 17¢ per KW/hr. Local power price rates vary.

• The MagnaPool hydroxinator has been programmed to maximize sanitiser output with minimum energy input requirements.

WATER SAVINGS The MagnaPool filtration system with special patent pending DG recycled glass filtration media requires significantly less backwashing than most other systems, reducing water use by

up to 65%.

A complete MagnaPool system, when operated correctly, wastes no water. The complete MagnaPool system includes a Iquapod tank, which is an optional but highly recommend component of the system. When used as part of the complete system, the backwash tank holds all of your pool’s backwashed water, which would normally go down the drain as waste.

When diluted 5:1, your MagnaPools backwash water can safely be used to water your lawn and garden,∞ unlike traditional salt pool waste water, which contributes to environmental issues.

ADDITIONAL SAVINGS With a MagnaPool you can save on clarifiers and algaecides, which may be reduced in a MagnaPool. MagnaPools natural flocculation process gently filters impurities from your water.

This same process removes the phosphates and other nutrients that algae depend on to survive. ∞Subject to local council regulations *Savings based on a 50,000ltr pool 66

• Pool pumps running 8 hours per day, 365 days per year.

A MagnaPool may often require far less operating time for a pool of this volume.

• 1.5 horsepower pump for a traditional salt-water pool and a 1.25 horsepower MagnaStream/MagnaForce pump for a MagnaPool.

MagnaPools Diamond Kleen/DG filtration media is 25% more efficient than a standard sand filter, thereby reducing your system’s energy demands.

• Estimated annual mineral maintenance dosage is 3.6 10kg bags per 50,000litres. This figure is based on average requirements and may vary according to rainfall and water loss.

• Each 10kg bag of MagnaPool minerals retails at $30 +GST (Aust Dollar).

• Estimated annual salt maintenance dosage for salt-water pools is 10 bags of salt per 50,000litres, at $8.70 per bag.

This figure is based on average requirements and may vary according to rainfall and water loss.

• “Water Balance Essentials” category includes pH reducers, buffers, stabilizers, and other balancing products that may be necessary.

• A MagnaPool naturally runs at a significantly lower pH than a traditional salt-water pool, 40% more pH reducer is required in a traditional salt-water pool than in a MagnaPool.

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by Sarah Vance & John Hills

MagnaPool Cost Saving per annum {Compared to a traditional salt water pool ***}

$113

$120

$120

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$10

$60

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Salt Pool

$130

Clarifiers

Salt Pool

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$930 $621

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$87

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Salt Pool

$108

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$70

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Water savings are not included.

Total Annual Running Cost Salt Pool $1,482 MagnaPool $982

Figures rounded up to the nearest dollar. **Based on two sand changes over a ten year period, the cost evenly distributed as annual averages.

Savings of $500 with a MagnaPool

***Estimated average annual cost based on a standard 50,000L domestic swimming pool.

MagnaPool Traditional Salt Water Pool

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Little Mineral Pools of Hope The Forgotten Global Health Crisis of Burns and how one man's story launched a new charitable cause at MagnaPool

Burns are the only kind of injury that happens to more women than men and that is because most of the domestic chores done by women are on open fires, but more tragically often because of domestic abuse. Disabling burns affect men, women and children all around the world and more than 6 million people worldwide suffer from severe burns every year, that restricts crucial functions like; walking, bending an arm or just functioning normally in everyday life.

MagnaPool received a phone call one day from a man by the name of Vaughn Livermore. Vaughn was in a light airplane crash 24 years ago, which left him with 3rd degree burns over 75% of his body from the accident. His life forever changed, where simple things like exercise, swimming in most pools and even some oceans were not possible anymore as all were too harsh on his skin. Vaughn heard about the MagnaPool system and all the amazing testimonials and benefits of the mineral based water being therapeutic and gentle on the skin and body. Vaughn’s lifestyle has now forever changed since he installed a MagnaPool in his own home. He now spends hours in the MagnaPool water that actually helps soothe his skin and provides him with a safe environment to exercise in. This simple lifestyle addition has given Vaughn a new lease on life.

Little Mineral Pools of Hope is part of the MagnaPool foundation “Formula Green”. Our goal with Little Mineral Pools of Hope, is to help raise awareness on this global health crisis and in turn raise funds to install MagnaPools’ in burn victims homes and communities where people have been affected by fire.

One MagnaPool little mineral pool can bring change and hope to one persons life, imagine what lots of Little Mineral Pools could do?

MagnaPool is currently working on locating a home or community pool in Victoria, Australia, where the tragic bushfires of 2009 tore apart and destroyed lives and communities. If you know of anyone that needs a Little Mineral Pool, or if you would like to donate to a pool project, either with service, supplies or money, please contact us at info@magnapool.com with the information or story.

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Interplast Interplast has transformed lives for 40 years. The first organization of its kind, Interplast provides free reconstructive plastic surgery for the poor in developing countries. Interplast treats children and adults with clefts, disabling burns and hand injuries. Unlike many other organizations, Interplast’s focus is to train and to empower developing world doctors to perform surgeries on their own for generations to come.

Interplast is committed to transforming as many lives as possible, allocating nearly 90 percent of its budget to medical programs.

For more information on how to donate directly to help burn victims (primarily children) around the world in need of help and surgery please log onto www.interplast.org

by Vanessa Saleh

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The water we swim and bathe in is

German Gold Wave Award 2007

Australian Award of Excellence 2008

Australian Gold Sustainability Award 2008

Australian Gold Best New Water Quality Product 2008

Australian Innovation Award 2008

Pool Technology of the year.

Lifestyle Pools 2009

as important as the air we breathe

MagnaPool The Low Maintenance Pool A letter written by Glen Cooper, Operations Manager Poolsmart Centenary Queensland.

In the previous issue and in this issue you will read about the health benefits that come with owning a MagnaPool. My name is Glenn Cooper and I have been asked to write about the benefits of the MagnaPool from the economic side.

Over the past 16 months I have looked after one of the first MagnaPools in my area in Figtree Pocket, QLD: as the technician responsible for the maintenance for its first 12 months and now as the manager for my team of technicians, I can truthfully say that the MagnaPool is one of the most cost effective pools I have ever had the privilege to work on.

During the past 16 months Brisbane has experienced 2 major storms with lots of rain in both of them. Out of all my clientele, salt chlorinated straight chlorine and MagnaPool, the MagnaPool suffered the least. The first 2 kinds of pools which are the traditional pools suffered from the rain, dramatically changing their chemical balance and even sending some green.

As we all know any changes to the water chemistry bares a cost and that cost sometimes can be quite expensive. Where the MagnaPool on the other hand remained quite stable and required minimal re-balancing to the water chemistry.

Most of the pools that I looked after when I was a field technician were the average suburban 50,000 Ltr, whilst the MagnaPool was 135,000 Ltr. With this in mind I can truthfully say that the MagnaPool even though it was larger, was cheaper to maintain than its smaller suburban cousin. The cost difference was 3 72

to 1. Over 12 months the average pool through the storms, cost around $3,000 to stabilise while the MagnaPool only cost about $1,000.

Therefore in conclusion, I can say that the MagnaPool is not only very healthy for your body and wellbeing but it is also very friendly on the household budget.

We here at Poolsmart Centenary are happy to endorse the MagnaPool and are happy to help and answer any questions or queries that you may have.

Poolsmart Centenary poolsmrt@bigpond.net.au www.poolsmart.com.au T: 0732790311 If you are a MagnaPool buider or MagnaPool Poolrite Plus store and you have a story you would like to contribute please send it to: info@magnapool.com

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Thanks to the creation of a patented mix of minerals, MagnaPool won a German GOLD WAVE award.

“MagnaPool Minerals” work together with the “Hydroxinator” and represent a new way for water disinfection that is like bathing in a fresh mineral water lake.

The benefits of water treatments have beneficial effects on the skin and body and the back wash water can be re-used on the garden.

MagnaPool has developed a new “medium” for pool filters “Diamond Kleen” and MagnaPool distributes the product in Germany. It’s an amorphous recycling glass that is produced in specific factories. It accelerates the speed of water and ensures the backwashing water is cleaner and it shortens the time of the backwash, therefore saving water.

Interview by Brad Richey

MagnaPool Deutschland Setting the Standard in Germany

German companies have long been regarded for excellence in innovation and pioneers in engineering. When considering quality brands Audi, BMW, Braun, Bosch and Miele all spring to mind. These companies have built their reputation on developing the highest quality products and delivering customer service befitting a luxury purchase.

appropriate certification. In 2008 MagnaPool engaged the leading water chemistry institute “Hygieneinstitut des Ruhrgebietes” to monitor a trial pool at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Mainz, Germany. The testing procedure is rigorous and complex to ensure that only the highest quality products are suitable for public swimming pools.

In 2006, the founders of MagnaPool Deutschland, Frank Boermann, Christian Dibisch & Joachim Bahrke recognised these qualities in MagnaPool. Having an already successful business in WFT – World Fishing Tackle, the infrastructure of warehousing, distribution, personnel and IT was already in place. Frank with a background in chemical engineering and Joachim a background in cosmetics were the ideal combination to understand and promote the MagnaPool philosophy of Health, Beauty & Environment to the German market.

With the certification process now complete, and with an A+ report card, MagnaPool Deutschland can now move forward into the commercial pool market with confidence to allow more German people to experience the revolution in mineral water science - MagnaPool.

In May 2007, MagnaPool won 2 major awards which were announced by the largest German pool magazine “Schwimmbad & Sauna”. Both MagnaPool Minerals and Diamond Kleen won the German Golden Wave award for "Innovative New Product".

On the back of the awards and subsequent publicity, demand for MagnaPool increased and so the company saw the time to move into the commercial pool market.

For enquiries in Germany: MagnaPool Deutschland GMBH & Co KG Kaldnehauserner Str. 41 D-47802 Krefeld P: +49 (0) 28 41/612 88 info@magnapool.de www.magnapool.de

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MagnaPool UK

BTU Launches MagnaPool

BTU Poolservices UK BTU (Poolservices) Ltd. have been serving the pool industry in the UK for over 35 years. During that time BTU has firmly established itself as among one of the most highly regarded pool maintenance and supply companies in the country.

MagnaPool and BTU have just teamed up in the UK to create an ideal partnership to introduce MagnaPools mineral water philosophy into the swimming pool industry in the UK. Both MagnaPool and BTU are fully committed to making a difference within the swimming pool industry, sharing a similar focus and philosophy. BTU has just installed their first MagnaPool mineral water pool at a property belonging to Chelsea Football club and further interest and feedback is that they expect to carry out more MagnaPool installations within the club when all the health benefits of the therapeutic mineral water are tested.

This is a very exciting partnership and venture into such a prestigious and premier football club for MagnaPool and BTU.

For more information in the UK market please contact: T: 01483 727444

F: 01483 766254

E: enquiries@btu-poolservices.com www.btu-poolservices.com

MagnaPool

How does a MagnaPool work?

A MagnaPool works naturally to clean your pool in three ways. First, MagnaPool minerals comprised of Magnesium chloride, (one of the main components) is known for it's use as an antiseptic. Second, MagnaPools special filtration process naturally removes organic impurities and phosphates before bacteria and algae can feed on them and grow.

Third, the MagnaPool Hydroxinator naturally produces non-synthetic chlorine in a process very similar to one that takes place within our own bodies to fight bacteria and disease. These natural and efficient processes leave your pool clean and clear, with mineral water that is gentle on eyes and beneficial to the skin and body.

Aside from the initial purchasing price, what does it typically cost to maintain a domestic MagnaPool system?

How does this compare with maintenance costs of other pool sanitation systems?

The typical annual running cost for a standard 50,000litres domestic swimming pool with a traditional salt-water system is about $1,500*. A MagnaPool system in the same swimming pool would typically cost under $1,000 per year to maintain.

*In this scenario, a MagnaPool system provides an estimated savings on running costs of up to 35%+ or over $500 in annual savings. These figures do not include water savings, which are significant.

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How can I convert my existing swimming pool into a MagnaPool?

Poolrite Plus stores are the licensed MagnaPool retail stores.

Contact MagnaPool and speak to a sales consultant about converting and they will direct you to a licenced Poolrite Plus store in you area to convert your pool.

If you are planning more extensive renovations on your pool and would like to include a MagnaPool system as part of a bigger pool renovation project, make sure to use a licensed MagnaPool builder.

For a list of licensed MagnaPool retailers (Poolrite Plus) and builders by state, please refer to the MagnaPool website.

Where can I buy my MagnaPool minerals on an ongoing basis?

Your MagnaPool minerals are sold in 10kg bags through licensed Poolrite Plus stores and are available to MagnaPool owners exclusively.

To find out more or if you have any questions please log on to: www.magnapool.com T: 1300 855 894

Please find below a list of the Poolrite plus stores around Australia and New Zealand. Not all retailers are accredited MagnaPool installers to retrofit your pool. To find out more information on a licenced store in your area please call.

MagnaPool and speak to one of our sales consultants at 1300 855 894 (Aus) or 0508 624 627 (NZ)

Poolrite Plus Stores North Queensland

Profile Pools Lismore

Allans Pool Shop Manunda Allans Pool Shop Edmonton Allans Pool Shop Innisfail Dowdens Pumping Mackay Hansens Pool Barn Aitkenvale Placid Pools Leisure & Spa

Smithfield

Placid Pools Leisure & Spa

Mission Beach

Sun City Pools

Hyde Park

ACT Narellan Fyshwick Adept Pool Services Fyshwick Cool Pools Of Canberra (R) Chapman

Profile Pools

Byron Bay

Sapphire Wetwork Pool & Spa Merimbula Southern Highland Irrigation Mittagong Splash's Pools Sales & Service Leumeah Tongarra Pools Sales & Service Hornsby Water Wizards Wollongong Western Sydney Pool Services

Emu Plains

Wetwork Pool & Spa Maintenance Narooma Wyuna Pool Shop

Tweed Heads

Killarney Pool Services

Killarney Heights

Dolphin Pools & Spas

Coffs Harbour

VIC Aqua Pool & Spa Specialists Rye Aquamaid Pty Ltd Braeside

All About Pool & Spa Supplies Campbelltown

Blue Wave Pools (Wang) Wangaratta

All Clear Pool Supplies

Rouse Hill

All Purpose Pool Care

Erskine Park

Aqua Klear Pool & Spa Ctr Engadine Aqua Service Pty Ltd

North Nowra

Atlantis Pools Lansvale Aqua Klear Pool & Spa Ctre Kareela Bay Heating & Outdoors

Batemans Bay

Bega All Pumps & Pool World Bega Better Pools & Spas Glenbrook Brunker Pumps Caringbah Bushland Pool and Spa Centre Camden Buyrite Steel Supplies Kirrawee Collaroy Swim N Pool Collaroy Filter Factory Epping Epping

Barwon Pool Shop Belmont Civic Pool And Spa Shop Greensborough Coastal Pure Water Warrnambool Diamond Pool & Spa Co Malvern Dolphin Pools Pty Ltd

East Camberwell

Dolphin Pools Waverley

Mt. Waverley

Doncaster Pool Shop

East Doncaster

Donehue Enterprises Pty Ltd (R) Hamilton

Gordon Ave Pool & Spa Ctre

Geelong West

Greenhouse Spas & Pools Niddrie Greenhouse Spas & Pools Rowville Lakes Poolside Projects (R)

Lakes Entrance

Mornington Pool And Spa Centre Mornington

Pool Ezy Echuca Poolside Ivanhoe Ivanhoe Splash & Burn Bendigo

Frank Spice Pools Parkes

Summerset Pool & Spas Warragul

Frank Spice Pools

The Pool And Spa Care Centre

Forbes

Getwet In Ulladulla Pools,Spas Ulladulla

Templestowe

Hydrocare Pool Services Pty Lt

Smithfield

WA

Independant Pools

Sth Hurstville

Get Wet Swimming Pool Supplies Bibra Lake

Inui Pool Shop Casula

Gosnells Pool & Spa Centre Gosnells

John Quinlan Pool & Spa Orange

Klen International

Kewba Pools (Erina) Erina

Philâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pool Supplies Yokine

Kewba Pools (Wyoming) Wyoming

Poolmart Balcatta Balcatta

Mr Stoves Pool World Albury

Poolmart Greenwood Greenwood

Narellan Murrumbidgee Leeton

Poolmart Morley Morley

Narellan, Western Plains Dubbo Narellan Newcastle/Hunter Vly Belmont Narellan Riverina

Wagga Wagga

North West Pools Tamworth Outback Pools Pty Ltd Penrith Perfect Pool Water Supplies Ingleburn Pollard Pools & Spas

Port Macquarie

Pool Masters

Baulkham Hills

Bunbury

Poolshop Kalamunda Kalamunda Port Kennedy Pool & Spas

Arana Pool Service

Ferny Hills

Austin Pool Service Springwood Austin Pool Service Beenleigh Austin Pool Service

Browns Plains

Billabong Pool Service & Supply Maroochydore Billabong Pool Service & Supply

Noosaville

Clearswim/ Ehbee Products Maroochydore Empire Pools

Burleigh Heads

Endeavour Pool Care Lawnton Fannie Bay Pool Shop

Stuart Park

Ipswich Pool & Spa Centre Ipswich

NSW All Clear Pool Supplies Windsor

QLD

Port kennedy

Scarborough Pool Supplies Scarborough Swimwise Pool & Spa Services Duncraig Swimwise Pool & Spa Services Wanneroo The Pool & Spa Hut Clarkson

JC Pool Service

Norman Park

Lange Pool & Spa Toowoomba Pool & Spa Supercentre Bundall Pool Lovers Birkdale Pool Tek Carindale Poolside Shop Caloundra Caloundra Poolsmart

Sumner Park

Poolsmart Yamanto Poolwise

Wyuna

Redlands Pool Service

Victoria Point

Rockhampton Pool Maintenance

North Rockhampton

Rode Pool Services Windsor Rode Pool Services

The Gap

Rode Pool Services

Stafford Heights

The Pool Barn Salisbury Waterama Pools & Spas Stafford Wide Bay Pool & Spa Pialba

New Zealand Aquatechnics Pools and Spas

Auckland

Fun Spas

Silverdale

Geo Hutchinson & Co Ltd

Morrinsville

Hawkes Bay Pool Centre

Napier/ Hastings

Innovative Engineering

Kaitaia

Lawn Heat and Leisure

Auckland/ Manukau

Marlborough Pools and Spas

St Blenheim

Mayfair Pools and Spas Nelson

Tahanui Nelson

Poolside Spa & Pool Bay Of Islands Kerikeri Pool Doctor Auckland Poolside Taranaki

New Plymouth

Poynters Poolside Auckland Roy F Parker And Son Ltd

Pukekohe

Sunshine Builders

Nelson

Seniors For Pools

New Plymouth

Taupo Pool World Taupo The Deep End Pool and Spa

Whangarei

R & K Pool Supplies Yokine Aqua Pool Services Booragoon Claremont Pool Service Claremont

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Poolrite Plus Store Listing North Queensland

Wetwork Pool & Spa Maintenance

Po Box 25

Narooma

2546

02 4476 4862

Wyuna Pool Shop

Cnr Ducat & Ourimbah St

Tweed Heads

2485

07 5536 6519

Killarney Pool Services

Shop 7 Tranmore Place

Killarney Heights

2087

02 9970 6559

Dolphin Pools & Spas

305 Pacific Hway

Coffs Harbour

2450

02 6651 5348

Aqua Pool & Spa Specialists Shop 1/5 Napier St

Rye

3941

03 5985 1913

Aquamaid Pty Ltd

290 Boundary Road

Braeside

3195

03 9580 9055

Barwon Pool Shop

108A Mount Pleasant Road

Belmont

3216

03 5244 2926

Blue Wave Pools (Wang)

36 Ryley Street

Wangaratta

3677

03 5722 1111

Civic Pool And Spa Shop

8/23 Civic Dve

Greensborough

3088

03 9434 1955

Coastal Pure Water

Shop 1/479 Raglan Pde

Warrnambool

3280

03 5562 6234

Diamond Pool & Spa Co

1401 Malvern Road

Malvern

3144

03 9822 3200

Dolphin Pools Pty Ltd

94 Canterbury Rd

East Camberwell

3124

03 9830 5744

Dolphin Pools Waverley

Unit 28/170 Forster Road

Mt. Waverley

3149

03 9544 6155

Doncaster Pool Shop

1000 Doncaster Road

East Doncaster

3109

03 9842 6311

Donehue Enterprises Pty Ltd (R)

105 King Street

Hamilton

3300

03 5571 1033

Gordon Ave Pool & Spa Ctre 6-8 Gordon Avenue

Geelong West

3218

03 5221 3422

Greenhouse Spas & Pools

547 Keilor Rd

Niddrie

3042

03 9379 1144

Greenhouse Spas & Pools

1060 Stud Rd

Rowville

3178

03 9763 3488

Lakes Poolside Projects (R)

521 Esplanade

Lakes Entrance

3909

03 5155 3088

Mornington Pool And Spa Centre

33 Yuilles Road

Mornington

3931

03 5975 8466

Pool Ezy

22/24 Cornelia Creek Road

Echuca

3564

03 5482 5100

Poolside Ivanhoe

66 Lower Heidelburg Rd

Ivanhoe

3079

03 9497 3077

Splash & Burn

199 Reservoir Rd

Bendigo

3550

03 5443 9088

Summerset Pool & Spas

107 Danes Road

Warragul

3820

03 0413762085

Templestowe

3106

03 9846 6255

Allans Pool Shop

67 Anderson Street

Manunda

Allans Pool Shop

151 Bruce Highway

Edmonton 4870

07 4051 9344

Allans Pool Shop

25 Gladys Street

Innisfail

4860

07 4061 2641

Dowdens Pumping

9-15 Industrial Street

Mackay

4740

07 4957 7025

Hansens Pool Barn

222 Ross River Road

Aitkenvale

4814

07 4725 6500

VIC

Placid Pools Leisure & Spa

Cnr Mt Milman Dr & Mt Koolmoon St

Smithfield

4878

07 4038 8500

Placid Pools Leisure & Spa

1 Dewar Street

Mission Beach

4852

07 4088 6677

Sun City Pools

22 Dilane Street

Hyde Park

4812

07 4724 1011

4870

07 4051 9344

New Zeland Lawn Heat and Leisure

64A Ti Rakau Drive, Pakuranga

Auckland

09 576 5225

Marlborough Pools and Spas Unit 3 / 14 Opawa

St Blenheim

03 5796300

Mayfair Pools and Spas Nelson 141 Pascoe St,

Tahanui Nelson

03 5475982

Pool Clinic Wanganui

307 Wicksteed St

Wanganui

06 348 8250

Poolside Bay Of Islands

Po Box 718

Kerikeri

09 407 9882

Pool Doctor

191 Archers Rd, Glenfield

Auckland

09 444 6808

Poolside Taranaki

74 Gill St

New Plymouth

06 759 4101

Taupo Pool World

40 Taharepa Rd, Hiltop Shping Ctre

Taupo

06 378 0221

ACT Narellan

PO. BOX 145

Fyshwick

2609

6921 8108

Adept Pool Services

Unit 6, 157 Gladstone Street

Fyshwick

2609

02 6239 3200

Cool Pools Of Canberra (R)

Shop 2 Chapman Shopping Centre

Chapman

2611

3 6288 4226

The Pool And Spa Care Centre 1/110 Wood Street

NSW All About Pool & Spa Supplies Shop 24 C’Town Market Fair

Campbelltown

2560

02 4625 8111

All Clear Pool Supplies

Windsor

2765

0245877300

2/52 Mileham St

All Clear Pool Supplies

Shop 2 Cnr Aberdour & Windsor Rds Rouse Hill

2155

02 8883 4955

All Purpose Pool Care

Shop 21 Erskine Park Shopping

Erskine Park

2759

02 9834 4214

Aqua Klear Pool & Spa Ctr

Shop5,1032 Old Princes Highway

Engadine

2233

02 9528 4004

Aqua Service Pty Ltd

33 Moss Street

North Nowra

2541

02 4423 6336

Atlantis Pools

23 Kurrara St

Lansvale

2166

02 9755 0700

Aqua Klear Pool & Spa Ctre Shop 9, Kereela Shopping Ctre

Kareela

2243

02 9528 3114

Bay Heating & Outdoors

Batemans Bay

2536

02 4472 8003

Bega All Pumps & Pool World Shop 2, 85 Bega St

Bega

2550

0264921262

Better Pools & Spas

Po Box 79

Glenbrook

2773

02 4739 2555

Brunker Pumps

Unit 4, Block 3

Po Box 889

Caringbah

2229

02 9524 9367

Bushland Pool and Spa Centre Bay 12, 30 Argyle Street

Camden

2570

02 4655 2840

Buyrite Steel Supplies

Unit 6, 1000 Bath Road

Kirrawee

2232

02 9521 1793

Collaroy Swim N Pool

1018 Pittwater

Collaroy

2097

02 9981 5900

Combined Pool Services

15/133 The River Road

Revesby

2212

02 9792 2400

Filter Factory Epping

235 Ray Road

Epping

2121

02 9876 2931

Frank Spice Pools

19 Saleyards Road

Parkes

2871

02 6862 2870

Frank Spice Pools

18/22 Dowling Street

Getwet In Ulladulla Pools,Spas Shop 2, Top Of The Town

WA Get Wet Swimming Pool Supplies 6/36 Port Kembla Road

Bibra

6163

08 9434 2434

Gosnells Pool & Spa Centre

2341 Albany Hwy

Gosnells

6110

08 9398 4555

Klen International

Po Box 5018

Bunbury

6231

08 9721 1433

Phil’s Pool Supplies

197 Flinders St

Yokine

6060

08 9345 0769

Poolmart Balcatta

80 Erindale Rd

Balcatta

6021

08 9344 1600

Poolmart Greenwood

1/95 Wanneroo Rd

Greenwood

6024

08 9342 7755

Poolmart Morley

87 Walter Rd

Morley

6062

08 9275 3555

Poolshop Kalamunda

19 Canning Rd

Kalamunda

6076

08 9293 1356

Port Kennedy Pool & Spas

3/1 Feilden Way

Port kennedy

6172

08 9524 5827

Scarborough Pool Supplies

5/11 Doric St

Scarborough

6019

08 9245 7878

Swimwise Pool & Spa Services 15/59 Arnisdale Rd

Duncraig

6023

08 9447 7088

Swimwise Pool & Spa Services 627 Wanneroo Rd

Wanneroo

6065

08 9405 4907

The Pool & Spa Hut

Shop 5/23 Pensecola Tce

Clarkson

6030

08 9407 8900

R & K Pool Supplies

1/33 Spencer Ave

Yokine

6060

0419926601

Aqua Pool Services

3/110 Norma Rd

Booragoon

6154

08 9330 5875

Claremont Pool Service

257 Stirling Hway

Claremont

6010

08 9384 5144

Forbes

2871

02 6851 1755

Ulladulla

2539

02 4455 7999

QLD Arana Pool Service

16-20 Ferny Way

Ferny Hills

4055

07 3351 3300

Austin Pool Service

3458 Pacific Hway

Springwood

4127

07 3209 5399 07 3807 6188

Hydrocare Pool Services Pty Lt

Unit 34/272-274 Victoria St

Smithfield

2164

02 9604 8396

Independant Pools

Po Box 250

Sth Hurstville

2221

02 9546 2325

Inui Pool Shop

3/407 Hume Highway

Casula

2170

02 9601 3731

Austin Pool Service

Cnr George & Gordon St

Beenleigh

4128

John Quinlan Pool & Spa

133-137 Kite Street

Orange

2800

0263629066

Austin Pool Service

Cnr Johnson Rd & Crtl Crt

Browns Plains

4118

07 3806 8701

Kewba Pools (Erina)

486 The Entrance Road

Erina

2260

02 4367 7433

Billabong Pool Service & Supply 7 Kayleigh Dr

Maroochydore

4558

07 5443 2111

Kewba Pools (Wyoming)

6/482 Pacific Highway

Wyoming

2250

02 4323 2679

Billabong Pool Service & Supply 20 Rene St

Noosaville

4566

07 5449 7855

Mr Stoves Pool World

806 Mate Street

Albury

2640

0260216447

Clearswim/ Ehbee Products

3/127 Sugar Rd

Maroochydore

4558

07 5443 5902

Narellan Murrumbidgee

96 Palm Ave

Leeton

2705

02 6953 2557

Empire Pools

Shop 6/110 Kortun Dr

Burleigh Heads

4220

07 5576 1517

Narellan , Western Plains

1/31 Bultje Street

Dubbo

2830

02 6884 3117

Endeavour Pool Care

666 Gympie Rd

Lawnton

4501

07 3205 7700

Narellan Newcastle/Hunter Vly 394 Pacific Highway

Belmont

2280

02 4945 8199

Fannie Bay Pool Shop

18/21 Charlton Crt

Stuart Park

0821

08 8941 1833

Narellan Riverina

86 Hammond Ave

Wagga Wagga

2650

02 6921 9484

Ipswich Pool & Spa Centre

77 Brisbane Road

Ipswich

4305

07 3281 0955

North West Pools

17 Hill Street

Tamworth

2340

02 6766 2345

JC Pool Service

2/89 Wynnum Rd

Norman Park

4170

07 3399 8282

Lange Pool & Spa

259 James St

Toowoomba

4350

07 4632 4411

Pool & Spa Supercentre

17 Upton St

Bundall

4217

07 5526 2056

Pool Lovers

7/106 Birkdale Rd

Birkdale

4159

07 3822 4111

Pool Tek

3/93 Pine Mountain Rd

Carindale

4122

07 3849 1266

Poolside Shop Caloundra

3/39 Caloundra Rd

Caloundra

4551

07 5491 2792

Poolsmart

4/76 Sumners Rd

Sumner Park

4074

07 3279 0311

Poolsmart

Shop 15 Yamanto Shopping Ctre

Yamanto

4305

07 3294 0311

Redlands Pool Service

Shop 7 Lakeside Bunker Rd

Victoria Point

4165

07 3820 6182

Rockhampton Pool Maintenance

85 Elphinstone St

Nrth Rockhampton

4702

07 4928 8300

Rode Pool Services

11/104 Newmarket Rd

Windsor

4030

1300 00 7665

Rode Pool Services

856 Waterworks Rd

The Gap

4061

07 3300 2500

Rode Pool Services

Cnr Rode Rd & Appleby Rd

Stafford Heights

4053

07 3359 3580

The Pool Barn

642 Toohey Rd

Salisbury

4107

07 3275 2588

Waterama Pools & Spas

74 Webster Rd

Stafford

4053

07 3352 5222

Wide Bay Pool & Spa

60 Main St

Pialba

4655

07 4124 3225

Outback Pools Pty Ltd

24 Henry Street

Penrith

2750

02 4721 8914

Perfect Pool Water Supplies

1/5-9 Lancaster St

Ingleburn

2565

02 9829 7111

Pollard Pools & Spas

46 Gordon Street

Port Macquarie

2444

02 6583 3934

Pool & Spa Warehouse

39 Forge St

Blacktown

2148

02 9676 7996

Pool Masters

22 Arthur St

Baulkham Hills

2153

02 9686 2300

Profile Pools

6 Brewer St

Lismore

2480

02 6622 1148

Profile Pools

1/3 Acacia St

Byron Bay

2481

02 6685 893

Premier Coast Pools

Po Box 107

Nowra

2541

02 4421 0203

Sapphire Coast Wetwork Pool & Spa Shop 3/13 Tura Beach

Merimbula

2548

02 6495 0950

Southern Highland Irrigation Unit 4 Cavindish Centre

Mittagong

2575

02 4872 3444

Splash's Pools Sales & Service Unit 1 / No 5 Hollylea Road

Leumeah

2560

02 4625 2522

Summers Pools & Spas

Young

2794

02 6382 5544

Tongarra Pools Sales & Service Shop 1, 97 Hunter Street

Hornsby

2077

02 9482 3167

Water Wizards

Wollongong

2500

02 4226 1140

Emu Plains

2750

02 4735 5322

43 Main Street 82 Auburn St

Western Sydney Pool Services Shop 2, 133 Russell St

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