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winter pool care
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
How to Prevent Freeze Damage
What a mild fall we have had thus far! The weather has been phenomenal as of late. With a few exceptions, the past few months have provided perfect weather for outside activities. With that being said, we know that extremely cold weather will arrive—it always does. When the really cold weather does get here, it is important that your pool and pool equipment are prepared to handle … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Freeze Damage
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
What a great fall we have had thus far—sunny weather and mild temperatures. With that being said, we know that it will eventually get very cold. The average date of our first freeze is November 22nd—so it is just around the corner. With freezing weather imminent, it is important that your pool and pool equipment are prepared to handle it. Following are a few general … [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
