Home controls released for swimming pools and spas

As if home automation systems that control temperature, lighting and family entertainment weren’t enough, gadget fans can now optimise the perfect conditions for their swimming pools and spas.

A new mobile application from Zodiac Pool Systems named iAquaLink allows pool owners to monitor, adjust and control water conditions whilst on the move, making ideal for those who fancy a dip after work.

iAquaLink, available for both Apple and Android-based mobile devices, can even clean the pool for an owner by activating the filter pump when they’re away from home, reports Electronic House.

Hot tubs can also be fully programmed to carry out a number of functions. Users have full control over the how the pumps operate, the lighting conditions and temperature for example.

ZodiacPoolSystems.com explains that the iAquaLink installation consists of “connecting a small networking device (the IQ900 iAquaLink Web Connect Device)” of which a pool professional is recommended for installation.

In addition, it says that the device can be “mounted indoors or out, depending on specific site requirements as determined by a pool professional.”

For those lucky people that have more than one pool or hot tub to control, then iAquaLink can handle that too. It supports multiple locations through a single interface. Web users can even access the controls through web apps as opposed to mobile ones as well.