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winter pool care
Be Prepared for Freezing Weather
Thus far we have seen a mild winter, but most likely we will see another significant freeze or two before spring. Extreme cold for us and pool equipment is low 20’s and below and prolonged freezes where we don’t get above freezing for 24 hours or longer. Damage due to freezes can be very expensive, so please take the following precautions before any significant freeze: Make sure the … [Read more...] about Be Prepared for Freezing Weather
How to Prevent Freeze Damage
Where did fall go? It seems that we went from extremely hot weather to freezing temperatures almost overnight — I guess that is just the weather that we have here in north Texas! The average date of our first freeze is November 22nd, and this year our first freeze was on October 31st. We do not know what this means for the rest of fall/winter, but we do know that we will have … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Freeze Damage
Swimming Pools and Cold Weather
What a late summer it was, with September starting out very hot and dry. But it has finally started cooling down—and we even received some rain! And although we don’t know what this winter will bring, we do know that we will soon have periods of cold weather. This means that swimming pool owners will need to decide what to do with their pool during the off season. Depending on several … [Read more...] about Swimming Pools and Cold Weather
