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of the time. This outcome was the the was outcome This time. the of achieved by the adoption of ANSI/ of adoption the by achieved interpretations of the VGB Act. VGB the of interpretations enforceability. its and merit technical

prevent ALL forms of entrapment, ALL ALL entrapment, of forms ALL prevent regulation of water velocity is also also is velocity water of regulation Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (CPSC) Commission Safety Product years analyzing the standard for its its for standard the analyzing years

Building Code, are now designed to to designed now are Code, Building of entrapment) and evisceration. The The evisceration. and entrapment) of Safety Act (VGB Act) and Consumer Consumer and Act) (VGB Act Safety cials worked for over two two over for worked cials fi of code and

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mechanical entrapment. The 2009 IBC IBC 2009 The entrapment. mechanical from ultraviolet light and prevention prevention and light ultraviolet from completely consistent with the Federal Federal the with consistent completely ANSI/APSP-7 standard was adopted adopted was standard ANSI/APSP-7

hair entrapment, evisceration or or evisceration entrapment, hair improved resistance to degradation degradation to resistance improved community. Third, the standard is is standard the Third, community. into effect March 1, 2009. Before the the Before 2009. 1, March effect into

provided no protection against against protection no provided to prevent covers from coming loose, loose, coming from covers prevent to the national consensus standards standards consensus national the Florida Building Code, which goes goes which Code, Building Florida

The 2006 IBC and IRC codes codes IRC and IBC 2006 The standard requires improved fastening fastening improved requires standard process, the leading organization for for organization leading the process, ANSI/APSP-7 standard into the 2007 2007 the into standard ANSI/APSP-7

are in place. in are Act. The 2007 ASME drain cover cover drain ASME 2007 The Act. rigorous ANSI consensus approval approval consensus ANSI rigorous Commission (FBC) to adopt the the adopt to (FBC) Commission

2007 ASME approved drain covers covers drain approved ASME 2007 standard, as required by the VGB VGB the by required as standard, Second, it had already undergone a a undergone already had it Second, action taken by the Florida Building Building Florida the by taken action

the operation of a public pool unless unless pool public a of operation the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 drain cover cover drain A112.19.8 ASME/ANSI solutions. supported technically This achievement validates the the validates achievement This

section 1404, both of which prohibit prohibit which of both 1404, section covers that meet the new 2007 2007 new the meet that covers known forms of entrapment with with entrapment of forms known ICC early in 2009. in early ICC

nal staff interpretation on on interpretation staff nal fi CPSC 18 IBC and IRC codes will now require require now will codes IRC and IBC ve ve fi all against protection provides both scheduled for publication by the the by publication for scheduled both

1404 of the VGB Act and the June June the and Act VGB the of 1404 stringent than existing codes. The The codes. existing than stringent IBC and IRC. First, the standard standard the First, IRC. and IBC International Residential Code (IRC), (IRC), Code Residential International

covers is also recognized in section section in recognized also is covers Building Code to make them more more them make to Code Building ANSI/APSP-7 standard into the the into standard ANSI/APSP-7 (IBC) and in Appendix G of the 2009 2009 the of G Appendix in and (IBC)

or missing cover. The importance of of importance The cover. missing or strengthens the IBC, IRC, and Florida Florida and IRC, IBC, the strengthens facts persuaded them to adopt the the adopt to them persuaded facts the 2009 International Building Code Code Building International 2009 the

such thing as a backup to a broken broken a to backup a as thing such safety. The adoption of the standard standard the of adoption The safety. from across the country, three major major three country, the across from into the body (mandatory section) of of section) (mandatory body the into

forms of entrapment, as there is no no is there as entrapment, of forms major improvement in pool and spa spa and pool in improvement major cials cials fi of code with speaking In APSP-7 standard will be incorporated incorporated be will standard APSP-7

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pump is off, approved drain covers covers drain approved off, is pump ICC action and 2007 FBC adoption adoption FBC 2007 and action ICC safer pools because of what we have have we what of because pools safer voted overwhelmingly to support support to overwhelmingly voted

can occur even when the circulation circulation the when even occur can The result of both the recent recent the both of result The it. My children's children will swim in in swim will children children's My it. country listened to testimony and and testimony to listened country

to bathers. Some forms of entrapment entrapment of forms Some bathers. to of entrapment ALL of the time.” time.” the of ALL entrapment of and honored to have been a part of of part a been have to honored and of code officials from all over the the over all from officials code of

missing the pool or spa must be closed closed be must spa or pool the missing standard will protect against all forms forms all against protect will standard time to achieve this goal, I am proud proud am I goal, this achieve to time Entrapment Avoidance. Hundreds Hundreds Avoidance. Entrapment

whenever a drain cover is broken or or broken is cover drain a whenever the time, the adoption of the ANSI-7 ANSI-7 the of adoption the time, the who worked very hard for a very long long very a for hard very worked who APSP-7 2006 Standard for Suction Suction for Standard 2006 APSP-7

Act. Finally, the standard requires that that requires standard the Finally, Act. some forms of entrapment SOME of of SOME entrapment of forms some a very dedicated team of professionals professionals of team dedicated very a and spas) by adopting the ANSI/ the adopting by spas) and

options are also recognized in the VGB VGB the in recognized also are options and IRC language protected against against protected language IRC and Professionals, said, “As a member of of member a “As said, Professionals, Residential Code (residential pool pool (residential Code Residential

or no suction outlet at all. These These all. at outlet suction no or as Florida has done. The 2006 IBC IBC 2006 The done. has Florida as and Association of Pool and Spa Spa and Pool of Association and pools and spas) and the International International the and spas) and pools

outlets, an unblockable suction outlet outlet suction unblockable an outlets, to incorporate this new safety standard standard safety new this incorporate to of Florida Swimming Pool Association Association Pool Swimming Florida of the International Building Code (public (public Code Building International the

gured multiple suction suction multiple gured fi con properly provide states the means necessary necessary means the states provide Dan Johnson, Swim Inc., member member Inc., Swim Johnson, Dan entrapment avoidance language in in language avoidance entrapment

option of building a pool or spa with with spa or pool a building of option standard into the IBC and IRC will will IRC and IBC the into standard APSP-7 standard. APSP-7 to replace the existing pool and spa spa and pool existing the replace to

new construction a contractor has the the has contractor a construction new pool and spa safety. Adoption of the the of Adoption safety. spa and pool testimony and support of the ANSI/ the of support and testimony International Code Council (ICC) voted voted (ICC) Council Code International

The standard provides that for for that provides standard The said, “This victory is a major step for for step major a is victory “This said, at the recent ICC hearings providing providing hearings ICC recent the at On September 21, the the 21, September On

Suction Entrapment Avoidance Standard Avoidance Entrapment Suction

Pool safety prevails as ICC adopts ANSI-7 ANSI-7 adopts ICC as prevails safety Pool

www.FloridaPoolPro.com November 2008 November 2 Florida Pool Prosm • November 2008 New Member Ap pli ca tions President's Column Where are we now? Florida West Coast As my box to come up with a new structure term as Pre- to provide those services. Florida Pool Pros (Builder/Installer) CPC1457640 sident of the This is my last article as your Kurt & Rose Kucera FSPA draws President; two years have gone by to a close, it fast. I will replace Scott Egglefi eld, seemed ap- Mirasol Fafco Solar, as Past Space Coast propriate to President as we welcome Alan refl ect on the Cooper, Alan Cooper Consulting, At Your Pool Service, LLC (Provisional - Service Company) CPC1457741 challenges as our new President. The makeup Erik Thompson and opportuni- of the Executive Committee has ties of the last been changed slightly by the revised Dominick Montanaro several years. bylaws. The National Vice President Central Florida Coast FSPA President I pulled out my position has been eliminated and two notes from our Strategic Planning At-Large Directors have been added. Amenity Pools & Spas, LLC (Builder/Installer) CPC1457372 session that was held February 13, The rest of the Executive Committee William Lang 2004 with Rich Maladecki and to is Vice President Clay Andrews, my surprise several items became Aquapool of Jacksonville, Inc.; apparent as I reviewed it. We are Treasurer Eva Adcock, Best Pools of If you have actual knowledge of any grounds why the above companies do not moving in the right direction! Brevard; Secretary Keith Johnson, meet FSPA criteria, contact the Chapter Director in writing • We are a stand alone Pool Works; and At-Large Directors organization with an active Builders Richard Moseley, Champagne and Service Councils, many Pools of Central Florida, and Pete educational opportunities and a strong Coccaro Jr., Nautilus Pools, Inc. Board and staff. I look forward to working with all • The lack of focus on of them but will miss having Steve government relations was our top Bludsworth, All-Pool Service & weakness in 2004 and is now one of Supply, Inc., and Scott Egglefi eld, our strongest attributes. The last two Mirasol Fafco Solar, as part of our years have proven we are a player crew. in the regulatory arena locally, at the I will miss my conversations with state level and the national level. Wendy Parker as she updated me on • A seat on the Florida Building the pressing issues of the day. Wendy Commission had been identified truly loves her role as our Executive as an opportunity and today it is a Director. I appreciate all the help the reality, and we continue to work on a staff in Sarasota offi ce has given me license for water treatment and pool and the professionalism they have cleaning. brought to our Association. I have The economy in 2004 was enjoyed working with Kari Hebrank, good and we grew our membership, FSPA lobbyist, and Jennifer Hatfi eld, but today’s scenario is different. Director of Government & Public Business as usual has been replaced Affairs, on the many issues we with being creative, cautious and handled the last two years. sometimes daring. We are not The friendships I have made operating under the old rules. Your since coming on the Board in January business is surviving because you of 2000 will always be special. I are taking drastic measures to ensure thank all of you for helping make me its viability. a better person. I have enjoyed the We are doing the same at FSPA. opportunity to give back to the industry We are identifying the changing that has provided my livelihood for 30 sm needs of our members and seeking years. I appreciate all your support Florida Pool Pro opportunities to provide those services and friendship and will continue to Published monthly by the Florida Swimming Pool Association in the most economic way. The same be a participant in moving the FSPA Association Mission: Promoting Florida’s swimming pool industry. way you modifi ed your business plan forward. as needed, we must do the same. We Thank you President need to look outside and inside the Dominick Dominick Montanaro M & M Pools, Inc. Satellite Beach Executive Director Wendy E. Parker, APR, CEM, Ext. 102 Vice-President Clay Andrews Director of Government & Public Affairs JJanuaryanuary 15-17,15-17, 20092009 Aquapool of Jacksonville, Inc. Jennifer Hatfi eld, Ext. 111 Jacksonville CCommitteeommittee MMeetingseetings Technical Training Coordinator Bernice Ryder-Smit, Ext. 109 Secretary BBoardoard ooff DDirectorsirectors MMeetingeeting Alan Cooper Communications Specialist Alan Cooper Consulting Charis Tyson, Ext. 103 Orlando RRenaissanceenaissance OrlandoOrlando HotelHotel AirportAirport Administrative Assistant Treasurer Valerie Swika-Bundy, Ext. 100 Eva Adcock Best Pools of Brevard, Inc. Melbourne New, Earth friendly Florida Pool Prosm Past President 2555 Porter Lake Drive, Ste. 106 Scott Egglefi eld Sarasota, Florida 34240 The Florida Pool Prosm is now being Mirasol FAFCO, Inc. (941) 952-9293 printed on paper made from eucalyptus Toll-free: (866) 930-FSPA Nokomis trees. Eucalyptus is a fast growing, high Fax: (941) 366-7433 yield tree. It grows in 7-10 years versus At-Large Director www.FloridaPoolPro.com 20+ for other trees used to make paper. Steve Bludsworth This allows twice as many trees to be All Pool Service & Supply produced on the same amount of land! Orlando Don’t forget to recycle your Florida Pool 2008 Florida Swimming Pool Association. All rights reserved. The con tents of this pub li ca tion may not be Prosm when you are done with it! reproduced in any form without written permission of the pub lish er. Florida Pool Prosm • November 2008 3 Insur ance Update Pollution Liability - do you need it? by Debra Tomaselli, CPCU, ARM, Insurance by Ken Brown, Inc.

There are many types of pollution type of claim on your policy? With a exposures in the pool business. standard insurance form, there would Some arise from the storage and sale be no coverage for this loss. While a of bleach from tanks, others are found standard form (ISO CP 00 10 04 02) in the transportation of chemicals and typically includes limited pollutant others may occur at the jobsite. In clean-up and removal, the premises this article, the exposures found in are defi ned as ‘land or water’. On the storage and sale of bleach from a standard form, there would be tanks will be looked at. Owners might no coverage inside your premises. think they don’t need extra coverage Many pool stores have their hoses if they are selling bleach, but as one conveniently located indoors. If this is store owner learned, many do. your setup, you may need additional It was the end of the day and coverage. the owner was closing shop when Where’s the coverage? An a customer came in with a simple endorsement labeled “Limited request for a gallon of bleach. Pollution Reimbursement - Your Knowing the tank was nearly empty, Premises Coverage - Swimming the owner instructed the customer to Pool Operations” (CG 71 54 12 06) “go see if he could get a gallon” from extends pollution coverage right into the hose located inside the store. The your scheduled premises. customer fi lled his container, paid for The endorsement, which provides the product and left. Then the owner $100,000 limit with $1,000 deductible, closed shop and went home. reimburses you for sums you are When the owner returned the legally obligated to pay because of next morning, he had to slosh through bodily injury or property damage from bleach to get to the back of the store! a ‘pollution incident.’ In addition, the What happened? The bleach supplier form includes ‘remediation expenses’ arrived that night and fi lled the tank. that directly result from a pollution The hose, lying on the shop fl oor, mishap; so you would be reimbursed leaked. The resulting seepage caused for the cleanup required to sanitize the thousands of dollars in damage to area and protect from further loss. the store, as well as the expense of a If you are unsure about what your complicated cleanup effort. policy covers and the exposures you Would there be coverage for this face, talk to your insurance agent. 4 Florida Pool Prosm • November 2008 Florida Pool Permits Provided by HBW. www.hbweekly.com.

County Name September 2007 September 2008 _ Alachua County 22 11 Bay County 24 10 Brevard County 23 13 Broward County 54 46 Calhoun County 0 0 Charlotte County 35 15 Citrus County 20 16 Clay County 4 3 Collier County 64 47 Dade County 101 47 Duval County 45 5 Escambia County 16 12 Flagler County 34 9 Franklin County 2 1 Gadsden County 0 0 Gulf County 0 2 Hernando County 27 6 Highlands County 6 2 Hillsborough County 115 57 Holmes County 0 0 Indian River County 33 23 Jackson County 0 0 Jefferson County 0 0 Lake County 47 18 Lee County 136 72 Leon County 11 12 Liberty County 0 0 Manatee County 86 33 Marion County 67 13 Martin County 14 20 Nassau County 18 1 Okaloosa County 16 10 Orange County 132 64 Osceola County 63 35 Palm Beach County 120 64 Pasco County 54 35 Pinellas County 35 41 Polk County 97 36 Putnam County 0 0 Santa Rosa County 21 7 Sarasota County 36 25 Seminole County 25 18 St Johns County 44 20 St Lucie County 55 22 Sumter County 21 13 Volusia County 56 31 Wakulla County 5 2 Walton County 8 8 Washington County 0 1 TOTALS 1792 926 Florida Pool Prosm • November 2008 5 ICC adopts ANSI-7 Continued from front page YOU DESERVE MORE & Spa Professionals and the Florida LA County Fire Department. Swimming Pool Association, leading The Florida Swimming Pool Use a highly trained specialist who will find the hidden leak advocates for pool and spa safety. Association will continue to work with Many tireless industry volunteers contractors, building departments, WITHOUT DESTRUCTION. and staff contributed to this result and consumers to educate them about including: APSP Staff, Carvin swimming pool safety. FSPA has DiGiovanni; APSP code consultant, developed training programs for code Servicing Our Pool Industry Lorraine Ross; FSPA Staff, Jennifer offi cials and industry professionals to Hatfield; chairman of the APSP help them learn how to implement the Professionals Since 1974 Technical Committee, Steve Barnes; ANSI/APSP-7 standard. Classes are Reputation > Any firm that you refer to your customer chairman of the APSP In-ground currently being taught throughout the reflects back on you. Are you working with the Residential Standard Committee state. In addition, consumer brochures best, licensed professionals in the industry? and FSPA member, Dan Johnson; are available that provide information and APSP counsel, Steve Getzoff. about suction entrapment prevention Confidence > Backed by over 30 years of experience and Also testifying in support of the ANSI/ and swimming pool safety. Training state-of-the-art equipment. APSP-7 standard were several state programs and informational brochures building code officials, including are available by contacting the Florida Fast Results > Highly trained Leak Specialists who know representatives from both Florida and Swimming Pool Association at 866- how to use our superior equipment that Georgia, along with the Chief of the 930-FSPA. isolates the leak source quickly. Guarantee > We guarantee to locate most customer’s residential pool, spa, or fountain leaks or we do not charge. Referral Relationship > As the recognized leader, no one else has Get out the vote achieved our volume; therefore, we are By Kari Hebrank, FSPA Lobbyist better positioned to refer customers to you. Each office independently owned and operated. Perhaps you feel the energy a With the current economic national election brings, watching downturn, now more than ever, it is the news for every tidbit about imperative that you take your civic the candidates, volunteering for a duty seriously and cast your vote campaign, slapping political bumper for industry-friendly, pro-business stickers on your car or even wearing candidates. Encourage your family red, white and blue every day until members, neighbors and friends the election. Alternatively, you could to go to the polls to vote. As an be like many Americans, just plain employer, make sure you give your tired of the plethora of campaign employees administrative leave on signs dotting our roadways and the Election Day to vote. During this incessant droning of campaign ads past year, your association's political sandwiched between your favorite TV action committee (PIPAC) has been 800.970.LEAK shows. Whether you fall into the fi rst diligently screening the candidates on or second category (or somewhere issues of importance to the swimming inbetween), I urge you to take a pool and construction industry. Take moment between now and Election time to review the list of candidates HD 18 Ronald Renuart (Rep) HD 81 Mike DiTerlizzi (Rep) Day on November 4 to cast your financially supported by FSPA's HD 19 Mike Weinstein (Rep) HD 82 William Snyder (Rep) vote for the national, state and local PIPAC during this election cycle as HD 20 Bill Proctor (Rep) HD 83 Carl Domino (Rep) candidates. (Note:Early voting begins listed below. HD 21 Linda Meyers (Dem) HD 86 Maria Sachs (Dem) on October 20, 2008) Be a part of history by taking HD 21 Charles Van Zant (Rep) HD 87 Adam Hasner (Rep) Think your one vote won't make part in one of the greatest freedoms *Both HD 21 candidates represent HD 89 Mary Bradenburg (Dem) a difference? Think again. History we as Americans enjoy-- the right to ideals important to FSPA; therefore, PIPAC HD 91 Ellyn Bogdanoff (Rep) books are full of elections won and lost vote. Your vote helps choose our supported both candidates and we encourage you to vote for either. HD 95 Jim Waldman (Dem) by a handful of votes---congressional, national and state leaders, the folks HD 24 Kurt Kelly (Rep) HD 97 Martin Kiar (Dem) state legislative, senatorial and empowered to set policy for our HD 26 Pat Patterson (Rep) HD 101 Matt Hudson (Rep) gubernatorial races all decided by less state and country-- policy that affects HD 27 Dwayne Taylor (Dem) HD 102 Eddy Gonzalez (Rep) than 1% of the vote! Other examples your company's bottom line. Support HD 28 Dorothy Hukill (Rep) HD106 Richard Steinberg (Dem) of close votes include the following; the business-friendly candidates HD 29 Ralph Poppell (Rep) HD 107 Luis Garcia (Dem) •1885---President Grover Cleveland identifi ed by PIPAC. Your one vote HD 30 Ritch Workman (Rep) HD 110 Esteban Bovo (Rep) won the election by 48.5% of the vote can make a difference! HD 31 John Tobia (Rep) HD 111 Erik Fresen (Rep) to Blaine's 48.2% HD 32 Tony Sasso (Dem) HD 112 David Rivera (Rep) •1916 ---Woodrow Wilson defeated State Senate Races HD 33 Sandy Adams (Rep) HD 113 Carlos Lopez- his opponent by less than one vote per SD = Senate District, Rep = Republican, HD 35 Dean Cannon (Rep) Cantera (Rep) precinct in a single state. Dem = Democrat HD 36 Scott Randolph (Dem) HD 117 Julio Robaina (Rep) •1923--- One vote gave Adolf Hitler SD 3 Charlie Dean (Rep) HD 38 Bryan Nelson (Rep) HD 119 Juan Zapata (Rep) leadership of the Nazi party and SD 5 Stephen Wise (Rep) HD 40 Eric Eisnaugle (Rep) HD 120 Ron Saunders (Dem) eventual control of Germany. SD 7 Evelyn Lynn (Rep) HD 42 Marlene O’Toole (Rep) •1941---One vote defeated the bill to Italicized candidates FSPA supports, SD 9 Andy Gardiner (Rep) HD 44 Robert Schenck (Rep) kill the draft law, three months before but did not provide a PIPAC SD 11 Mike Fasano (Rep) HD 46 John Legg (Rep) Pearl Harbor. contribution. SD 17 JD Alexander (Rep) HD 47 Kevin Ambler (Rep) •1948---Lyndon B. Johnson SD 23 Nancy Detert (Rep) HD 48 Peter Nehr (Rep) became a U.S. senator by a one SD 24 Thad Altman (Rep) HD 49 J.P. Quinones (Rep) PIPAC also supported the following vote margin. SD 25 Jeff Atwater (Rep) HD 51 Janet Long (Dem) Senate and House candidates in 2008 •1960--- One additional vote per SD 27 Dave Aronberg (Dem) HD 52 Bill Heller (Dem) that have been elected through no precinct in Illinois, Missouri, New SD 35 Dan Gelber (Dem) HD 54 Jim Frishe (Rep) opposition or via a primary election: Jersey and Texas would have put HD 55 Darryl Rouson (Dem) SD 13 Dennis Jones (Rep) Richard M. Nixon in offi ce eight years State House Races HD 56 Rachel Burgin (Rep) SD 21 Mike Bennett earlier. (Nixon lost to Kennedy by HD = House District, Rep = Republican, HD 57 Faye Culp (Rep) SD 29 Chris Smith (Dem) 100,000 votes) Dem = Democrat HD 60 Ed Homan (Rep) SD 37 Garrett Richter (Rep) •1976---president Carter won 297 HD 1 Greg Evers (Rep) HD 65 John Wood (Rep) HD 6 Jimmy Patronis (Rep) electoral votes to squeeze by Ford's HD 2 Dave Murzin (Rep) HD 67 Ron Reagan (Rep) HD 7 Marti Coley (Rep) 240 votes HD 3 Clay Ford (Rep) HD 69 Keith Fitzgerald (Dem) HD 34 Chris Dorworth (Rep) •1982--- In Illinois, Governor Jim HD 5 Brad Drake (Rep) HD 70 Doug Holder (Rep) HD 37 Scott Plakon (Rep) Thompson defeated Adlai Stevenson HD 9 Peter Boulware (Rep) HD 72 Paige Kreegel (Rep) HD 41 Steve Precourt (Rep) by less than 1/2 a vote per precinct HD 10 Don Curtis (Rep) HD 73 Nick Thompson (Rep) HD 50 Ed Hooper (Rep) •2000---The presidential election HD 11 Debbie Boyd (Dem) HD 75 Trudi Williams (Rep) HD 61 Will Weatherford (Rep) was decided by a 537 vote margin HD 12 Janet Adkins (Rep) HD 77 Dennis Grimsley (Rep) HD 63 Seth McKeel (Rep) in Florida out of more than 6 million HD 14 Mia Jones (Dem) HD 79 Mike Horner (Rep) HD 74 Gary Aubuchon (Rep) votes cast HD 17 Lake Ray (Rep) HD 80 Debbie Mayfi eld (Rep) HD 90 Kelly Skidmore (Dem) 6 Florida Pool Prosm • November 2008 FSPA member appointed to the CILB By Jennifer Hatfi eld, Director of Government & Public Affairs

On October 17, Governor Charlie Crist announced several appointments to the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB), including that of FSPA member Roy Lenois. Roy is the owner of Artesian Pools of East Florida located in Port Orange. The CILB is composed of 18 members (9 Division I contractors and 9 Division II): four General Contractors ; three Building or Residential Contractors with at least one Building Contractor and one Residential Contractor; one Roofi ng Contractor; one Sheet Metal Contractor; one Air Conditioning Contractor; one Mechanical Contractor; one Pool Contractor; one Plumbing Contractor; one Underground Utility and Excavation Contractor; two Consumer Members; and two Building Officials of a Municipality or County. Each of these 18 members are appointed by the Governor and can serve two consecutive four-year terms or a total of 11 years. Mr. Lenois will succeed Joan Brown as the pool contractor member and his appointment is for a term beginning October 17, 2008 and ending October 31, 2011. The CILB regulates construction contractors and their businesses and was created within the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation. To be eligible to serve, each contractor member must have been certifi ed by the board to operate as a contractor in the category with respect to which the member is appointed, be actively engaged in the construction business, and have been so engaged for a period of not less than fi ve consecutive years before the date of appointment. Each appointee must be a citizen and resident of the state. Meetings of the CILB are held 11 times a year in various locations across the State. The Florida Swimming Pool Association is proud to have a member of the Association appointed to this important Board. We would also like to thank all those who sent letters and made calls in support of Mr. Lenois. Congratulations Roy, we know you will serve the citizens of Florida well and we appreciate your commitment in representing your industry!

SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE Chapter News

QUATTRO TRACTION DURA LIFE TILT ACTION CONTROL DIAPHRAGM RUDDER Check out Chapter Web sites for current information! Broward Executive Director: Kathy Bohlander (866) 414-4771 [email protected] www.FSPABroward.com

Broward Chapter would like to thank all of our members that renewed! In these troubled times, thanks for sticking with us. To all of you that could not, please be assured that we are still here for you and when times get better we would love to have you back! We had a very long summer and are back to work again. October 14 was our 64-E 9 code meeting given by Pat Riley, Broward County Health Department. It is always a pleasure to work with Pat, not only is she knowledgeable but also very pleasant. Thank you to everyone who came, we had over 100 people show up! There

© 2008 Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. BARACUDA is a registered trademark of Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. Inc. Systems, is a registered trademark of Zodiac Pool BARACUDA Inc. Systems, © 2008 Zodiac Pool were members, non-members and members from other Chapters and it made for a great meeting. Next month will be about ANSI/APSP-7 Suction Entrapment Avoidance Standard. Information on the time and place is yet to come. Thank you to Don Cesarone Jr., Van Kirk and Sons, Inc., for offering to take this course to bring to us. There Florida Pool Prosm • November 2008 7 have been a tremendous amount of questions on this issue, hopefully Don can clarify and answer some of your questions. East Central Florida Until next time, be safe and win all of your Executive Director: Lynn Hecklinger bids! (386) 673-0038 [email protected] www.FSPAEastCentral.com

Central Florida Following our October meeting at the Halifax Executive Director: Mary Manion River Yacht Club, the ECF Chapter is sailing on (800) 416-6774 down the river to our Deck Down Under in Port [email protected] Orange for our November dinner/meeting and www.FSPACentralFlorida.com CE course. Slated for Thursday, November 20, the evening will begin with the fi rst meeting Tuesday, November 11 will be the last of the new Board of Directors at 5:30 p.m. Chapter meeting for 2008 and will include a CE Following the dinner and Chapter meeting, course that will affect how you do business in a one-hour CE course will be offered at 8:00 2009! Adam Alstott, Tropical Pools & Spas, p.m. Jonathan Parker, CSP, ARM, will teach ™ Inc., and Richard Moseley, Champagne Pools “Workplace Safety” (CILB course #0006954, The X7 Quattro is the next break- of Central Florida, will instruct the two-hour CE meets workplace safety requirement, FPSA d/b/a through in pool cleaning power and course entitled “Advanced Florida Building Code: FSPA providership #0000917). This will be the Entrapment Protection for Suction Inlets” (CILB last Chapter get-together until the new year. agility. From its innovative QTC Disc course #0010696, two hours, FPSA d/b/a FSPA At the September meeting, the ECF Chapter ™ providership #0000917). This course meets the Board of Directors named the chairman of System (Quattro Traction Control) advanced module requirement. The CE course the Chapter Builders Council, Wes Haigh, to a completely re-engineered “one deals with the changes to the entrapment laws Guaranteed Pools, as “Director of the Year.” which go into effect March 1, 2009. These Congratulations, Wes! moving part” Dura Life Diaphragm, changes effect every aspect of your businesses, ™ from retail to renovations and from builder issues the X7 Quattro is redefining to service and repair. Your company should have the definition a representative at this meeting to carry back the Florida Gulf Coast information to everyone. The class will be held Executive Director: Andy Mallison at the Sheraton - Downtown Orlando, 60 South (800) 569-6774 Ext. 11 Ivanhoe Blvd (directly off I-4). Reservations are [email protected] mandatory. www.FSPAGulfCoast.com of clean. Effective immediately, all Central Florida Chapter meetings will have a member fee and a Riveting styling and The November Chapter membership non-member fee. There will also be an additional meeting will be held on Monday, November a superior level of performance will $5 fee if your company requests an invoice for 10 at the Paseo Village Center, 11611 Paseo the meeting. The member fee (payable at the stop your consumers in their tracks, Grande Boulevard, Fort Myers. The meeting door by check or cash) for the November 11 will begin at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will feature meeting is $40 for dinner and the certifi cate sparking something really new to Dan Johnson, Swim, Inc., as our guest for the CE course. If a member is attending speaker. He will be teaching the two-hour talk about. This is the machine you’ve for dinner and no CE certifi cate, the fee is $30. CE course “Advanced Florida Building Code: Non-members will be charged $50 for dinner been waiting for to create excitement, Entrapment Protection for Suction Inlets” (CILB and CE certifi cate and $40 for dinner with no course #0010596, two hours, FPSA d/b/a FSPA certifi cate. purchase interest… and make your providership #0000917). As always, proper The Chapter encourages the surrounding photo ID is required per CILB rules. bottom line shine. FSPA Chapters (Polk, North Central, East Central and Space Coast) to also attend this event. The next time this class will be available is at the Orlando Pool & Spa Show (formerly known as the Florida Pool and Spa Show) in February. Florida West Coast Your business may have some prep work to do Executive Director: Malinda Howard OBSESSIVE prior to the March 1, 2009 enforcement of the (727) 517-9340 new laws. Please RSVP to the Chapter offi ce [email protected] COMPULSIVE by November 7. www.FSPAWestCoast.com CLEAN The next Board of Directors meeting will be held at noon on Tuesday, November 4 at Charlotte Harbor Belleair Pool Supply, 1702 West Bay Drive, Executive Director: Andy Mallison Largo. Remember, any Chapter member can sit on the Board of Directors and every member (800) 569-6774 Ext. 11 is encouraged to attend Board meetings. [email protected] Our Board of Directors meetings are usually www.FSPACharlotteHarbor.com scheduled for the fi rst Tuesday of the month, but please call the offi ce if you plan to attend. Many thanks to Connie Sue Centrella, The Chapter sponsored three local teams, HornerXpress, for her CE course presentation Countryside High, Northeast High and Palm at the October membership meeting. Our next Harbor University High, for the FSPA High Chapter membership meeting will be held on School Invitational Swimming and Diving Meet Wednesday, November 12 at the Elk’s Club, in Orlando. 20225 Kenilworth, Port Charlotte. The meeting The Annual Tampa Bay Pool Industry Table will feature a two-hour CE course. Vivian Top Event was held on Tuesday, October 28 Cardarelli, HornerXpress, will be our guest at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. There will speaker. For more information, or to make a be more to follow on this event in next month’s For information on the X7 Quattro™ and dinner reservation, please contact the Chapter. issue. Congratulations to the 2008-2009 Chapter Please call the offi ce with your ideas for taking full advantage of this new selling slate of offi cers. Our President: Kris Peterson, Chapter meetings and programs. True Blue Pool Supply; Vice President: Fred opportunity, contact your Baracuda® sales Terhune, Howard’s Pool World; and Secretary/ consultant at (800) 822-7933, or visit Treasurer: Sam Baublitz, The Baby Safe Company. Our directors are: Colin McTigue, www.clubp.info Fulton Pools; Pete Cocarro, Nautilus Pools; Greater Miami Gary Hendrickson, The Gorman Company; Please contact the FSPA offi ce and Kathie Hendrickson, Mr. Marcite. (866) 930-FSPA The Chapter holiday party will be held on www.FSPAMiami.com Thursday, December 4 at Visani’s Restaurant and Comedy Club. Don’t miss it! No news this month. Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. 8 Florida Pool Prosm • November 2008 important meeting for all members some last minute items for the golf Chapter/ State Partnership Agreement Manasota to attend. tournament and reported that the and a one hour CE Course with Mark Executive Director: Andy Mallison Due to the busy holiday season, tournament participation is down just Gordon, HornerXpress, (“Pool (800) 569-6774 Ext. 11 there will be no Chapter meetings like the economy. We are looking at and Spa Solutions in Chemistry”, [email protected] scheduled during the month of a 50 percent decrease in participation CILB course #0007821, one hour, www.FSPAManasota.com December. from sponsors and players from last HornerXpress providership #004- year, but still planning on having 0001103). Thanks to John Barnott, Manatee plenty of fun. Connie Lorring, SCP, We have a great relationship County Building Offi cial, for taking was our guest speaker on collections with our building departments and time out of his busy schedule to meet North Central Flori da and members learned about notice-to- have partnered to solve some of the with Chapter members in regards Chapter President: Dino Muggeo owners and liens. Thank you Connie challenges contractors are having. to confronting unlicensed activity (352) 333-7946 for your time. Contact Mitch Brooks if you have any in Manatee County. Another topic [email protected] There were no nominations by questions. petition presented at the meeting or discussed at the October meeting www.FSPANorthCentral.com was working with our members by the deadline of October 15 and the new offi cers are: Randy Taylor, to help solve problems between The Chapter had a Board meeting HornerXpress, President; Connie the pool industry and the building October 8 at Carmichael’s in Ocala Northwest Flor i da Ripley, Pools by Ripley, Inc., Vice department. which included reports about the Chapter President: John Salvo President; Larry Losciale, Easy Our next Chapter membership state Board meeting in September, a (850) 668-4202 Modern Living, Inc., Treasurer; and meeting will be held on Thursday, discussion about building to ANSI-7 [email protected] Tom Bush, Fun State Pools, Inc., November 13. The topic of discussion and discussion about the Partnership www.FSPANorthwest.com Secretary. will include the State/Chapter Agreement with FSPA. Tom Bush, The date for the November Partnership Agreement. This is an Fun State Pools, Inc., went over No news this month. meeting has been changed to allow Dan Johnson, Swim, Inc., to teach the advanced CE course on suction entrapment avoidance. The new date Palm Beach is November 19 and the meeting will Executive Director: Doris Rohner be at Napolatano’s in Gainesville. (888) 818-9618 [email protected] www.FSPAPalmBeach.com

Northeast Flori da Congratulations to the 2009 Exec u tive Director: Mitch Brooks Chapter Board of Directors: President (800) 569-6774 Ext. 12 – Jim Stevens, Fl Pool Tech; Vice [email protected] President – Kim Allert, Southern www.FSPANortheast.com Pool Plasterers; Secretary – Scott Kaufman, Proline Distributors; and Important Chapter meeting – Treasurer – Lisa Galan, Fountain November 13. We have a number of Blue Pool Service. Directors: Dave important Chapter and state issues to Ballard, Horizon Pool & Patio; present, including an update on the Steve Lumerman, Team Horner; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Bill Peterson, American Leak Safety Act, ANSI-7 compliance, the Detection; Mike Shirey, Clear Pools

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Who knows if lives Executive Director: Bill Britz the implications. We hope everyone free to contact Karen at the Chapter may be saved from this program! (321) 779-0103 received some extra knowledge and offi ce. Thanks, Judy! information from this presentation. [email protected] Michele Green, Florida Sunrise Please feel free to contact him if you Pools & Spas of Polk County, www.FSPASpaceCoast.com have any further questions on his Inc., awarded Keith Johnson, Pool presentation. If there is anyone else Treasure Coast Works, with special recognition as The Space Coast Chapter’s who would like to present at one of our Builders Council and Service Council Executive Director: Susan Gilbert the former Chapter President. Keith meeting in the future, please contact (772) 263-2653 served as Chapter President for 2007- will not meet this month. The Board Karen to set something up. [email protected] 2008 and has done an incredible job of Directors will meet at 4:30 p.m. The FSPA is a great association www.FSPATreasureCoast.com in promoting the FSPA as well as Thursday, November 13 at the that provides many member benefi ts initiating excellent programs during his Executive Directors home. to you all, and we really need your Our November Board meeting tenure. He has worked tirelessly on Our Annual Golf Classic will be support. Please get involved! We date has been changed to November member retention and recruiting and held on Sunday, November 2 at The would also like to thank the following 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Josef’s At the Saints, has been an excellent ambassador Majors Golf Club. members and non-members for their 2601 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port for the Polk Chapter on a state level. Remember that we will be having participation: Joel Gray, Hayward Saint Lucie. To make reservations call Keith has been nominated to step up our Christmas Party on December 6 Pool Products; Tim Converse, 772-263-2653. Also, our December to the State Executive Committee as this year, so plan now to attend. Solar Solutions; Jim Rex, Solar Board meeting has been changed to the Secretary of the FSPA. Source; Dick Abare, Algae Busters; December 11. Please come and join There are no regularly scheduled Sean & Darren Jones, Southern us for a great time. Have a safe and Chapter meetings in November or Pools; Allen Jones, B.A. Jones Happy Holiday! December. The Chapter members Tampa Bay Excavating; Andrew Whiting, Devin have been invited by the FSPA Central Exec u tive Direc tor: Karen Cobo Cahn Associates; Dan FiFe, Smith Florida Chapter to join with them on (813) 265-2907 Pool Supplies; Cathie Alderman For additional information about any November 11 to take the two-hour [email protected] & Kelly Jordan, HornerXpress; of the events or meetings listed in the CE course entitled “Advanced Florida www.FSPATampaBay.com Debbie & Chuck Hale, Hale Marcite; Building Code: Entrapment Protection Paul Pignataro, Apollo Pool Care; Chapter News, please contact the Executive Director listed at the top of for Suction Inlets” (CILB course The next Chapter Board meeting and Michael Turinsky, Blue Sky #0010696, two hours, FPSA d/b/a Pools, Inc. each Chapter's News. Event meeting will be Thursday, November 6 at and information can also be found in FSPA providership #0000917). This 11:30 a.m. at GrillSmith, 14311 N. We look forward to seeing you all course meets the advanced module again at our next meeting Wednesday, Chapter newsletters sent to members Dale Mabry (Carrollwood), Tampa. and available at local distributors. requirement. RSVP to the Chapter All Members and non-members are November 12. We will be having offi ce by November 7. welcome to attend and see what we Your newly elected Board will do. be meeting in both November and We had a great turn out for our December. Watch your newsletters dinner/class meeting on Thursday, for where and when and as always, October 9. A thanks to all who all members are encouraged to attended and especially Rich The SScoopco on Servviceice participate in Board meetings. This is Tarricone, Pebble Tec, who gave Housing meltdown: Avoiding pitfalls and recognizing opportunities By Rob Sanger, Galaxy Pools

During a recent state Service where nobody resides and an injury Council meeting in Sarasota, a well or drowning of neighborhood children intentioned suggestion was presented. could occur. discovered it It was asserted that the FSPA should After the foreclosure, when the somehow get involved as a "community bank or real estate company has handled it outreach" gesture by offering to make assumed the liability, I offer some existing abandoned pools safer. That ideas: bought it idea was quickly dismissed because 1. Contact the lender and offer a felt it this action, as well intended as it cut rate to clean up the pool so there was, would leave the association are no mosquitoes, and offer a multi- learned it open to litigation if someone (mainly tiered service from just chemical to full unsupervised children) were to be service. This gives them the option of injured or heaven forbid killed. A prevention or putting it on the market I saw it at an Exhibition. saying comes to mind “no good deed looking good. goes unpunished”, especially when 2. Contact both the DOH and code tried it lawyers get involved! enforcement and let them know you Now with that being said, there are there to help and ask them to heard it are ways that individual service contact you when they get reports of touched it companies can get involved to help bad pools. local communities with abandoned 3. Contact as many real estate tasted it pools and at the same time make good agencies as possible and let them contacts. With the massive amounts know you are available to assist with smelled it of foreclosures in the state of Florida the pools during these trying times. noted it there are many pools that are not Excellent contacts can be made in being maintained and are a hazard to real estate, banking, code enforcement understood it health and safety. The real problem is and the DOH. Reaching out to these the ownership is still with the borrower groups will allow you to assist your squeezed it until it is offi cially foreclosed upon community and generate more clients liked it by the bank. This makes it almost at the same time. Additionally, by impossible for a service company to cultivating these relationships during Exhibitions. get involved unless they can get the pressing times, you are more likely bank or real estate company to cover to be thought of when our economy Marketing doesn’t get any more direct than this. the costs, and more importantly, the inevitably improves. liability of a swimming pool at a house Florida Pool Prosm • November 2008 11 FSPA Thank you sponsors of the High School Invitational Swimming & Diving Meet

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4th Floor Advocacy Nautilus Pools, Inc. Aqua-Rite, Inc. Olympic Pools Thanks to the following Chapters for sponsoring swim teams Best Pools of Brevard Pools by John Garner Clear Pool Maintenance Protect-A-Child for the meet: Easy Modern Living, Inc. Rick’s Pool Service, Inc. FSPA Florida West Coast Chapter FSPA Broward Chapter Solar Energy Systems of Brevard, Galaxy Pools Inc. FSPA Polk County Chapter HornerXpress - Tampa Bay Superior Solar FSPA Central Florida Chapter Insurance By Ken Brown Surf Side Pools M& M Pools, Inc. Swimming Pools by Ike Jr. FSPA Space Coast Chapter 20 FSPA East Central Florida Chapter 5:30 p.m. Board Meeting (new board!) 7:00 p.m. Chapter Dinner and Meeting Calendar of Events 8:00 p.m. CE Course

24 FSPA Charlotte Harbor Chapter Board Meeting November 2008 December 2008 2 FSPA Space Coast Chapter Annual Golf Classic The Majors Golf Club 4 FSPA Charlotte Harbor Chapter Holiday Party

2 FSPA Palm Beach Chapter Holiday Picnic 5 FSPA Treasure Coast Chapter Board Meeting, Member Meeting and Noon - 6:00 p.m. Annual Social FOP Lodge 350, 885 62nd Drive North, West Palm Beach 6 FSPA Space Coast Chapter Holiday Party 6 FSPA Tampa Bay Chapter Board Meeting 11:30 a.m. GrillSmith, 14311 N. Dale Mabry (Carrollwood), Tampa 10 FSPA North Central Florida Chapter Annual Christmas Party/ Social Ocala 10 FSPA Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Meeting 11 FSPA Northeast Florida Chapter 11 FSPA Central Florida Chapter Elections and CE Course 5:30 p.m. Board Meeting Sheraton - Downtown Orlando 6:30 p.m. Chapter Meeting Baymeadows Holiday Inn 12 FSPA Charlotte Harbor Chapter Meeting January 2008 13 FSPA Northeast Florida Chapter 5:30 p.m. Board Meeting 14 FSPA North Central Florida Chapter Board/ Member Meeting 6:30 p.m. Chapter Meeting Gainesville Baymeadows Holiday Inn

13 FSPA Manasota Chapter Meeting

13 FSPA Space Coast Chapter Board Meeting 4:30 p.m. Executive Director’s home

19 FSPA Charlotte Harbor Chapter Board Meeting

19 FSPA North Central Florida Chapter 6:30 p.m. Board/ Member Meeting 7:00 p.m. CE Course Napolatano’s, 606 NW 75th St., Gainesville

20 FSPA Treasure Coast 5:30 p.m. Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. Chapter Meeting