Archives for November 2015

We are expecting the first freeze of the season this weekend—and pool owners should be prepared. The average first freeze occurring in the DFW area on November 22nd, so it appears that it will happen just about on schedule this year. With many weather forecasters predicting a colder and wetter winter than we usually have, it is almost certain that freezing temperatures will be here in a matter of … [Read more...] about Freeze Warning This Weekend – Be Prepared!

The International Pool/Spa/Patio Expo was recently held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The Pool Expo is the must-attend event for the pool, spa, and backyard industry to stay abreast of trends, market directions, and cutting-edge technology.  It attracts close to 10,000 pool industry members (pool and spa builders, retailers, service technicians, … [Read more...] about A Report from the Pool Expo

This has been a crazy year thus far weather-wise. We started out with record rainfall in April & May, followed by an extremely dry period of over 40 straight days of no precipitation, which is the third longest dry stretch since records have been kept (1898). We then had the second wettest October ever (we received 9.82” and we average 4.22”), and we picked up most of that rainfall in under 10 … [Read more...] about Flooding Followed by Drought Followed by Flooding