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Gohlke Pools Blog
Dealing with Damages from Power Outages and the Hard Freeze
Due to the widespread power outages and record low temperatures, we are seeing a lot of pool equipment damage. Please be careful with icy ground conditions and check on your pool equipment as soon as you are able. The condition of it will fit into one of the following categories. Please review them and use the subsequent action plan: Everything is running as normal If the pool … [Read more...] about Dealing with Damages from Power Outages and the Hard Freeze
I Think That I Might Have Freeze Damage
The recent cold weather provided us both of the extreme weather events that can cause freeze damage—long periods of time with temperatures below freezing and extremely low temperatures (lowest temperature recorded since February 1899). Most pools would have been avoided having any damage even with the extremely low temperatures, but the real outlier from past freezing weather events were the power … [Read more...] about I Think That I Might Have Freeze Damage
How To Prevent Freeze Damage This Weekend
It has been a fairly mild winter thus far, but it appears that will change this weekend, with lows expected to be as low as the single digits on Monday night. What can really be difficult on pool equipment is consecutive number of hours below freezing—which we are expecting from Friday night until Wednesday (over 100 hours). It has been 25 years (January 30-February 5, 1996) since we have had that … [Read more...] about How To Prevent Freeze Damage This Weekend
Don’t Wait Any Longer for that New Pool in 2021
It goes without saying that our lives have been changed forever due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. One of the results that we have seen is the increase in the demand of home improvements, including swimming pools. This has resulted in an increase in the construction of swimming pools and the supply of skilled labor and materials has not increased, which has resulted in projects taking … [Read more...] about Don’t Wait Any Longer for that New Pool in 2021
Home Sweet Home
I think that it goes without saying that our lives have been changed forever due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is something that none of us have ever been through, and there are many things about the future that we do not know: When will this pandemic end? When can we go see our aging parents? When can we go back to church? When will public gatherings (sporting … [Read more...] about Home Sweet Home
Alternatives for Dealing with the Leaves Falling into your Pool
The combination over the past week of the rain, lower temperatures, and the high winds have definitely changed the lives for pool owners who have trees—as the leaves are now falling! What can a pool owner do to combat the leaf problem? Short of cutting the trees down (please don’t do this), following are some suggestions to help: Mesh covers Mesh covers have become increasingly popular in … [Read more...] about Alternatives for Dealing with the Leaves Falling into your Pool
Now is a Great Time to Renovate Your Pool
Now is the Time to Begin Planning a Pool
Most pool builders are asked two questions more than they hear other questions—and those questions are: “What is the best time of year to build a swimming pool?”“How do I begin the planning process for a swimming pool?” Following are the answers to these very common questions: What is the best time of year to build a swimming pool? The answer will probably not surprise you: You need … [Read more...] about Now is the Time to Begin Planning a Pool
