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Archives for 2024
Your Pool Flooded with the Recent Rain… Now What?
Heavy rain can wreak havoc on swimming pools—by exposing problems such as poor drainage and also by creating problems such as debris in the pool and water chemistry issues. Poor drainage If you have drainage issues, heavy rain can really expose them. The best way to determine if poor drainage exists is to observe the pool area during heavy rain. If poor drainage is an issue which causes rain … [Read more...] about Your Pool Flooded with the Recent Rain… Now What?
Tips for a Great Labor Day Weekend Pool Party
Labor Day weekend is typically a very big weekend for swimming pool parties, probably second only to the July 4th weekend. Before long, we will start having much cooler weather. With that being said, it is typically still very warm over Labor Day weekend, therefore pools will be a great place to be. Following is a checklist to assure that your Labor Day weekend pool party goes as … [Read more...] about Tips for a Great Labor Day Weekend Pool Party
Swimming Pool Safety for Dogs
Many of us at Gohlke Pools are dog lovers. Whether they are our pets or our clients’ pets, we get attached to them and we want them to have the best life possible, especially during the “dog days of summer” (no pun intended). With that being said, with the hot weather that we are currently experiencing, we are getting asked our opinion of whether dogs should be allowed in the family pool. … [Read more...] about Swimming Pool Safety for Dogs
Water Saving Tips for Pool Owners
Fortunately, it hasn’t been a brutally hot summer thus far. We started off with a very wet spring and then it started to get hot, but fortunately we had a cool front or two mixed in. As of this writing, we are at eight 100-degree days, compared to twenty-two at this time last year. Last year we ended up with 55 days of 100-degrees or more, which was much more than our average of 20 days. Although … [Read more...] about Water Saving Tips for Pool Owners
Methods to Cool Your Pool Water & Pool Area
As of this writing (July 22nd), we have had eight days at or above 100 degrees, which is about the number that we would expect at this point on our way to our annual average of 20 days at or above 100 degrees. Although we are having some unseasonably cool weather right now, we know that it is just a matter of time before it heats up again. Traditionally, one of the solutions to dealing with … [Read more...] about Methods to Cool Your Pool Water & Pool Area
Water Your Yard to Prevent Damage to Your Pool
We had a very wet first six months of 2024—our 30-year average is 36.14” of rain per year, and we are at 28.74” so far this year*. With that being said, we have received no rain in the past month—the last rain was on June 5th. Although there is now rain in the forecast, we have entered a time of year that is typically very hot and very dry. This can impact pools in the north Texas area, and we all … [Read more...] about Water Your Yard to Prevent Damage to Your Pool
Swimming Pool Maintenance Tips
It has been an extremely wet spring so far. But now that we are into June, temperatures are beginning to rise into the 90’s on a fairly regular basis and based on our weather history, the rainy weather will likely lessen. Before long, we will likely be seeing 100 degrees, as our average first day to reach 100 degrees is July 1st. With that being said, we know that as the temperatures continue to … [Read more...] about Swimming Pool Maintenance Tips
Protecting Yourself This Summer
Now that all area schools are out for the summer and the Memorial Day weekend is behind us, the hot weather is beginning to arrive. As of this writing (May 28th), we have only reached 90 degrees ten times (May 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27), and it has not yet reached 100 degrees. The average date of our first 100-degree day is July 1st, but it will be here soon enough. With the … [Read more...] about Protecting Yourself This Summer
