EdenPURE or Infinity Heater?
What one should you choose?
It’s pretty simple—take your pick. They are both great heaters. Lets look at the similarities.
- Both are infrared heaters. They don’t rob your home of moisture like traditional coil heaters.
- Both are totally safe to use and cannot start fires.
- Both are lightweight, allowing you to easily move them from one room to another.
- Both are economical and operate for about 6-8 cents per hour (depends on your supplier’s rate).
- Both are easy to use.
So what are the differences?
- Infinity offers a digital read-out
- Infinity offers a ‘sleep-timer’ feature, where the heater will automatically shut off after a length of time you determine.
- EdenPURE Gen 3 is manually controlled and the USA1000 units have a remote. Infinity has a remote.
- EdenPURE has a black, plastic, molded frame. Infinity has a furniture grade wooden cabinet.
- EdenPURE warranty work must be performed at the factory. Save the box and send it back to them. Trained Eastgate Pools Service department personnel service Infinity heaters, in-store.
I own one EdenPURE and I love it. I’ve had it five years and it still works great. I have since purchase two Infinity heaters and they both work great. I chose Infinity because I really like the digital read-out. Ultimately, it’s your call but I don’t think you can go wrong with either heater. –Max
Pool Cues And Supplies
You may not think of Eastgate Pools when you think of pool cues and billiard playing accessories . . . but you should! We have a great selection of pool cues from such well-known manufacturers as McDermott, Dufferin, Viper and Mikerak, and Minnesota Fats, as well as, several others. We even have a very nice selection of NCAA approved college logo cues. So whether you need a cue for under $10 or are looking for one that costs several hundred dollars, we have a wide variety to choose from. And we’ve got all the goodies that go with them, from soft and hard cases for your cues to tip sharpeners and chalk in just about any color you can imagine.
- Max
Chlorine Tablets Make Great Christmas Presents!
Imagine the joy that special someone will feel when he (or she) unwraps that beautiful package to find . . . Chlorine tablet! For the pool owner, it’s usually the number one expense for the pool every year, so why not get a gift that’s not only lovelt, but practical! And right now, Eastgate Pools has all remaining buckets of chlorine tablets on sale.
So whether it’s birthday or anniversary time, the recipient will be impressed with your thoughtfullness and will appreciate the gift that keeps on giving (until the bucket is empty).
And for Christmas? Add some alkalinity and pH controls and you’ve got shopping covered. Stop in today and we’ll help you complete that list.
- Max
Watching It Rain…
waiting for it to turn into snow.
Ugh. I’m not one of those people that “just love winter”. Personally, give me an inch of snow on Christmas day and I’ll then be happy with 60 degrees and cloudy the rest of the winter. I heat my home with propane and I do not look forward to the monthly re-fill and the subsequent bill that mysteriously and magically appears three days later! I think that if you look up the word ‘sucks’ in the dictionary, there will be a picture of my propane tank right next to it. But I have found a way to keep the bill down a little. Actually a lot…and I can still stay warm. I use two of our room quartz heaters in different areas of my house. I have an Infinity heater in my bedroom and an EdenPURE in my son’s room. This lets me turn my thermostat way down at night and everyone is still comfortable while sleeping. They pour the heat out and operate for about 6-7 cents an hour. We know that is correct as we have a meter set up here at the store and have done the calculations. That’s half of what my ‘95% efficient’ propane furnace costs me. It’s easy to figure: “95%” means only 5% of the gas is not being used to generate heat. At $2.50 a gallon, 5% is 12.5 cents.
Save some money—get an EdenPURE or Infinity quartz heater and turn your thermostat back. –Max
Super Hot Tub Deals!
If you’ve been considering a hot tub purchase, you should stop in as soon as possible. We just made a special purchase of hot tubs from Four Winds Manufacturing. These are display tubs from Home Shows and State fairs. They are all brand new and carry full manufacturer warranty. There may be some small cosmetic scratches on the cabinet or a mark or two on the shells, but these are some great deals and you can save thousands on some models. Priced in lower to mid-range price points, these are pretty much upper-end spas—big, with lots of options such as backlit jets, digital perimeter lighting, stereos, iPod connections, and water show fountains and waterfalls. Each is unique and each is a one-of-a-kind.
Stop in before your neighbor stops in and gets your hot tub! –Max
Super Hot Hot Tub News
If you’ve been considering a hot tub purchase, you should stop in as soon as possible. We just made a special purchase of hot tubs from Four Winds Manufacturing. These are display tubs from Home Shows and State fairs. They are all brand new and carry full manufacturer warranty. There may be some small cosmetic scratches on the cabinet or a mark or two on the shells, but these are some great deals and you can save thousands on some models. Priced in lower to mid-range price points, these are pretty much upper-end spas—big, with lots of options such as backlit jets, digital perimeter lighting, stereos, iPod connections, and water show fountains and waterfalls. Each is unique and each is a one-of-a-kind.
Stop in before your neighbor stops in and gets your hot tub! –Max
The Stock Market, Gold, and Silver
Like most people I have followed the ups and downs of the stock market with great interest. Equally interesting is what has happened to gold and silver prices. New highs almost every week on gold, and the stock market itself reminds me of a roller coaster at Kings Island. So how do you make sense of it all and what can you do to help secure your financial stability for the future. Well, I have an idea.
Inflatable pool floats and toys. Talk about the investment potential! No, I’m not talking about investing in the companies that make them. I’m talking about what we sell—what’s right here on my shelf. For example, I have an inflatable raft that normally sells for $12.99 that is on sale for $7.00. WOW! The great savings is overshadowed only by the investment possibilities. Personally, I’d recommend buying all of them I have. Like gold bullion, plastic might be the next goldmine. Imagine their value when plastic prices start to soar like silver has. Buy everything I have and you may be setting on a fortune down the road. I smell early retirement.
Don’t miss out on what I am sure is the next market boom. –Max
The Alphabet, As Seen Through the Eyes of a Pool & Hot Tub Veteran
Above ground pools. Started building them in the summer of 1974.
Black Diamond. Cartridge filters that don’t collapse and last longer.
Cyanuric Acid. Better known as chlorine stabilizer, it gives life to chlorine.
Diatomaceous Earth. An alternative to sand or cartridge filters. Ugh!
E-Z Drain above ground winter covers. GREAT innovation!
Floats. Hey, what is a pool without some floats!
Golf. A floating game for the pool. No dirt involved!
Hydromatic. Above ground cartridge filter that saves you time, water, and money!
Innovation=pool lighting, chlorine generators, ionizers, spa sound systems.
Jets. My first spa had 4. My next 26. My current one has 80. Rock on!
Kreepy Krauly. Great automatic pool cleaner. Many customer name theirs!
Lazy Lounge. In-ground pool step and seat, all in one.
Mira. One of our hot tub lines. Made in America by trained craftsmen.
Natural Enzymes. Used on pools and spas to break down oils & reduce work!
Oxidizer. Potassium Monopersulfate. Removes organics from pools & spas.
Pools. Nuff said!
Quality. Products, service, history. Eastgate Pools & Spas
Robotic cleaners. Aquabot, Pool Rover, Nitro. One will fit your budget!
Service Department. Ours is professionally trained & as good as it gets!
Testing. Service and sales are tested for knowledge and procedure.
Umbrellas. Around the pool, on the deck.
Versatility. Not your same old hot tub. Jet, heat, sensory therapy.
Water. 2/3rds of the planet is water and we have your share!
Xylophone. Skip the lessons. Get a pool!
Young. How a hot tub makes you feel. Seriously.
Zeosand. Alternative to filter sand, filters much finer particles with less changing.
Happy Retirement to David ‘Pappy’ Lyle!
One of our own has finally reached that stage of life called easy street. Dave ‘Pappy’ Lyle retired September 18 and everyone here at Eastgate Pools wishes him and his family nothing but the best. Dave gave us thirteen years of quality customer service, sales expertise, and more importantly, friendship. We all got a little emotional when the last day turned to goodbyes and hugs.
Dave – enjoy the retirement that you have earned and stop back in any time you feel like it. You’re always welcome. –The Associates of Eastgate Pools & Spas
Closing The Pool For The Season
Three recommendations:
1. Get any leaves out that are on the bottom. Some people say the heck with a few leaves in the pool. The fluids in the leaves can stain the liner. This is difficult to clean in the spring.
2. If you have an algae bloom, kill it before closing. Brush the liner real good, attack the algae with proper chemicals to kill it, and then close it up. You can always vac out the dead algae in the spring, but live algae will stain the liner too.
3. Do NOT winterize using strong doses of chlorine shock. A better choice is a specialty winterizing kit that does the work without hurting your cover. The problem with using shock to close is the elevated chlorine levels ‘gas-off’, weakening the seams of your cover and greatly reducing the life of the cover.
We will be glad to answer any questions you might have about winterizing your pool. Just call or stop in. –Max
Clean Your Skimmer Basket And Save Yourself Some $!
It’s simple. Leaves drop from the trees and the wind carries them to your pool. The filter does its job and sucks the leaves into the skimmer basket. They build and build, and water flow is reduced. The pressure from the motor cracks the skimmer basket and the leaves travel on their merry way to the basket on the front of the motor. The pressure re-builds and that basket cracks, allowing the leaves to get pulled into the impeller housing where they clog it. Now no water is going through the system and the motor continues to run.
What are you out? At the minimum, a basket or two. Pretty minor expense, but if the motor is allowed to run with little or no water going through it, you may burn out the motor. Big problem and big expense!
The solution: When leaves begin to drop, check your basket every morning and every evening and empty it. It only takes a minute but it could save you hundreds of dollars. –Max
Time To Change The Hot Tub Water
Why not? The fall season is upon us and after that comes winter. The last thing you want to do is try and change it in the heart of the winter when it is bitter cold. So let’s do the math. If you change it NOW, the next change would be due in late December to mid January while the weather and temperature is still manageable. After that comes the spring change—April to early May.
If you wait another month from now to change the water, the following change falls smack dab in the middle of February. Can you say five below zero! Plan now to avoid the February cold and freeze.
A little advance planning will allow you to enjoy the tub in water that still is fresh and balanced. –Max
Spa Pillow Maintenance
In a word, don’t remove your spa pillow unless it is absolutely necessary. We get quite a few people walk through the door with pillows that are torn apart or destroyed from having the plastic nodes broken off. These are the plastic pieces that snap into a receiver in the spa shell. Generally, manufacturers give little or no warranty because they are easy to damage, so any warranty you get is generally through the good will of the retailers. But if you MUST remove the pillow, do this:
- Gently slide your hands in behind the pillow and exert even pressure outward. Try to get as close to the nodes as possible.
- Do NOT simply grab the pillow and yank from the corner. The nodes will not release from the receiver and the pillow will either tear or the nodes will rip out of the back.
The only reason pillows are removable is for when they discolor or wear out. Let them die a natural death. Don’t assist. –Max
My recent vacation…
My youngest son and I just returned from Belize and Guatemala. I saw some old friends, some old sights, and renewed my faith that every place is special, with some more special that others. I first went to Belize in 1976 and back then, it was pretty ‘wild west-like’. And Guatemala was even wilder. Now, the tourists have invaded (I am a traveler, not a tourist), but by knowing where to go and what you want to look for, you can find it without all the tourist trappings. I climbed a mountain in southern Belize (sort of) and went snorkeling in northern Belize at Hol Chan Marine Reserve. I did great until some guy from Oklahoma swam past and clipped my goggles with his flipper. Go Longhorns! I swallowed a few hundred gallons of very salty Caribbean water and then got some help to keep going. We also did some fishing and cleaned the entire Caribbean out of Snapper. Well…there might be a few left for the next guy. But there is something special about catching, cleaning them on shore, then carrying them about fifty feet to a restaurant that cooked them up right there for me.
And Guatemala? If you have ever wanted to visit Maya ruins, there is no place like Tikal. And getting there is half the fun (work). We booked seats on a small plane out of Belize to Flores, Guatemala. We were the only passengers. And our ride from the airport to Tikal was over roads loaded with major potholes. Some were so deep they didn’t have bottoms! The driver never hit one over the fifty or so miles we traveled. Let’s see a NASCAR driver top that one.
If you are thinking of traveling to Belize or the northern region of Guatemala, give me a call. I would be happy to give you some places to visit. More importantly, I can give you names of good people that are honorable and trustworthy. It’s not just a vacation. It’s an adventure. –Max
In Memoriam…Bill Watson
The swimming pool industry was saddened on August 15th with the passing of Bill Watson. Bill was the founder of Watson’s here in Cincinnati But he far surpassed being a local icon and was respected nationally, and was a major force in developing successful selling and marketing strategies that took the pool and spa industry to new heights. Retailers all over the country copied his style and methods. Bill sold Watson’s many years ago but continued to be active, establishing several new companies. He was after all, the consummate salesman and as such, he HAD to keep working and perfecting his trade. It was his nature and selling was in his blood. About twelve years ago, he shared his knowledge and expertise, doing training classes for us here at Eastgate Pools & Spas. He was in a word, superb and listening to him was like being a small child sitting next to an old time baseball player, attentively listening to him tell stories from the past.
When I first starting doing our television commercials years ago, I received a call from Bill Watson. He just wanted to tell me that he liked the job I was doing. He said I came across as honest, friendly, and believable. I was always impressed and honored that he took the time to make that call and I remember it fondly.
Thank you Mr. Watson for your service to the industry and thank you for sharing your wisdom. You will be missed.
On behalf of everyone here at Eastgate Pools & Spas, we send our deepest condolences to Bill’s family and friends. –Max
