Deys Fabricating is looking to add a position to our team.
We are looking for a smart, tech savvy person to help in the Liner Design Department as well as some light IT and other computer work. Summer duties mainly consist of working in specialized AutoCAD based software designing 2D prints of custom liners for manufacturing. In the off season catalogue and inventory duties will be part of your responsibilities.
No swimming pool experience is required, CAD experience would be an asset. In depth understanding of computers and networks is a must. You’ll be working for a small, fast paced business. The position is full time, year round, salary will be negotiated based on qualifications.
For a formal job posting check out the Job Bank. If you think you’ve got what it takes, forward your resume to jobs@deysfab.com or fax to 519.657.0210. Resume’s will be accepted until Feb. 22, 2010.
We are happy to announce the new patterns for inground vinyl liners for 2010.
A question we get asked a lot is “How big a pump do I need for my pool?” The answer is as diverse as the pools out there but, let me make a few points to start you in the right direction.
First, to get the best filtration you want the water moving as slow as possible. If you get a small filter and a big pump you going to litteraly push debris through the filtration media (sand, DE or cartridge). What this means is to use bigger plumbing so you can move the same amount of water at a slower speed and get the right, or even over sized, filter.
Now people always think they have a big pool so they need a big pump. This is rarely the case. When my father in law put his pool in he wanted to go big. Living in a rural area and knowing someone in the business he was able to put in a 26 X 40 pool that holds 48,000 gallons of water. This is double the water in an average backyard pool. His filtration runs on a 3/4 HP energy efficient pump. The plumbing is all two inch and it’s running through a 30” Sand Filter. The water is crystal clear even with a very high bather load!
The right plumbing and the right filter make the difference. As a home owner to find out what size is best for you contact your local pool dealer and if your a dealer ask your distributor or local manufacturers rep for advice.
Bigger isn’t always better and remember that a 1/2 HP pump uses half the electricity of a 1 HP pump so its green too!
There is a common misconception about “Salt Water” pools. There isn’t much difference from that to putting liquid chlorine or tablets in. There is still Chlorine in your pool.
The process in a salt pool works like this. As the water passes through the cell electrolysis breaks apart the salt in the water into it’s basic components, sodium and chloride. The chlorine gas produced is that does the work of sanitizing the water. During that process the two elements re-bond into salt and the process starts over.
Typically there is a lower average level of chlorine but it’s still just chlorine. That lower average may help to reduce the harmful effect that chlorine can have but it is still present.
We get asked often enough, “How do you measure a for a replacement liner for an above ground pool?” Having just replied to one of these questions I figured I’d take that as an opportunity to re-purpose it on the site.
Between Oval and Round pools there are very minor differences when it comes to measuring. For an oval you need to measure both the length and the width, on a round pool the diameter is needed. You should check that the measurement is consistent at a few points around the pool.
We also like to have the perimeter of the pool. Having the perimeter measurement allows us to double check and adjust a cutom liner to ensure that the liner will fit your pool. To do that you usually need a cloth tape measure, about a 100 foot long should work, and you measure around the top on the steel wall, under the top rail, where the liner overlaps (for overlap pools) or the bead clips in (for beaded pools).
The last piece of information needed is thewall height. Measure the distance from the top of the cove or sand bottom to the top of the wall (where the overlap or bead receiver is).
If we get this information, and it’s acurate, we can ensure you’ll be swimming in a fresh pool again in no time.
