Summertime in the Dallas–Fort Worth area can be downright brutal. From the sun beating down on you to the scorching temperatures, residents in the area are constantly looking for ways to cool down. While some people turn to their thermostat to crank down the home temperature, others jump into their sparkling, refreshing pool. If your […]
Types of Pool Filters
With summer just a few months away, your kids are probably eager for those temperatures to rise. Although this is a very exciting time for your family, it’s up to you to ensure that you have the right pool equipment for a long and fun pool season. In addition, there are many maintenance tasks to […]
Preventing and Conquering Algae
If you want to cool off in sunny weather or stage a home, it’s important to maintain your pool. Crystal-clear water makes your swimming pool look pristine and your backyard well maintained. Algae is a troublesome pest that makes pool water unsightly, murky and unsafe, but there are simple ways to address the problem. Here […]
Combat the Coming Winter with Professional Pool Maintenance Insight
I’ve worked outdoors in a few different climates most of my adult life. In each of those environments, I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with the wind. In the hot Iraqi desert, the wind was a wonderful ally—until it got so strong that it blew sand into my eyes. Near the beaches of Dover, Delaware, […]
“Winterize” Your Swimming Pool the Right Way
Here in Texas, we don’t endure the same type of winter as most other areas of the country—especially those up north. Still, it gets cold—too cold to go swimming in your own backyard. Whether the meteorologists predict a frosty or mild fall and winter – and whether or not they get anything right – knowing […]
Take the Bad with the Good
Perspective Interstellar is one of my favorite movies of recent years and probably top 10 all time. Released in 2014, it stars Matthew McConaughey as Cooper, former NASA pilot and father to Tom and Murph. Cooper and his wife named their daughter “Murph” as a reference to Murphy’s Law, which some have passed along as, “Anything […]
Why Investing in a Swimming Pool is Good for Your Health
Many people think a swimming pool is just a fun toy for the backyard. An above-ground or in-ground pool can be as elegant as you wish, but people will still cannonball into the water on hot summer afternoons. It’s all about the fun, right? Well, there are also health benefits to having a swimming pool […]
Never Stop Learning, Part 1: Naming and Recognizing Basic Pool Components?
Are We There Yet? Summer is almost upon us, that season that brings relief from the pressures of school for most students – and teachers for that matter! It’s the time of year when visions for vacation fun come to fruition. Remember to apply sunscreen. Don’t pet the sharks. Wait at least 30 minutes before […]
Capturing Paradise
A day at the beach I’ve been to the ocean only a handful of times in my life. Some would joke that the Gulf of Mexico as seen from the Florida panhandle beaches “ain’t really an ocean,” but that’s for another essay or informal debate. The vastness is what grabs my attention. Each time I’ve […]
Persistence Through Changes
Weather Pending As fall and winter approach, my friends who don’t own pools often ask me, “I guess things are slow for you right now.” Frankly, any week with an opening is a slow week. We in the service industry depend on a full schedule to keep us happily employed and fully capable of serving […]
