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More pool care advice for Plano and DFW homeowners

53 guides from Austin Andrews on what your pool actually needs in the Texas heat, oldest of them still as true as the day they went up.

A garage shelf holding chlorine jugs, a bucket of tablets, shock, and a test kit, with a pool brush and pole leaning beside an open door onto a sunlit pool.

Maintenance9 min read

DIY vs Hiring: The Honest Collin County Math

Most owners who quit DIY do not quit because it was hard. They quit in late July, because it was relentless.

February 19, 2026Read more

A pole brush and leaf rake lean on the coping of a North Texas pool with pollen film and winter leaves floating on the water, budding trees behind.

Seasonal12 min read

Spring Pool Startup After a North Texas Winter

The trick is doing this in late February while the water is still cold, rather than in April when it has already started working against you.

February 16, 2026Read more

A brass test plug and pressure gauge threaded into an open pool return line at an equipment pad during a leak pressure test.

Pricing7 min read

Pool Leak Detection: What It Costs in DFW and When It Is Worth It

Roughly half the pools we are called about are evaporating normally rather than leaking, and the test that tells you which costs nothing.

February 12, 2026Read more

A close view of the backlit control keypad on top of a modern variable speed pool pump on a concrete equipment pad.

Equipment10 min read

Variable Speed Pumps: The Texas Math, and the Rebate That Does Not Exist

Owners regularly defer this purchase expecting a utility incentive. In most of the DFW area there is none, so the upgrade has to pay for itself on the energy math alone. Usually it does.

February 7, 2026Read more

An overhead flat lay of pool repair parts on a concrete deck: a pump impeller, o-rings, a shaft seal, a pressure gauge, a valve actuator, PVC with a union, and a light assembly.

Pricing10 min read

What Pool Repairs Actually Cost in DFW, Part by Part

Four symptoms have cheap causes that get quoted as expensive ones. Ruling those out yourself first saves more money than any negotiation.

February 4, 2026Read more

An empty stone pool deck at a newly bought North Texas home, with only a water test kit and a coiled hose beside the steps of a clear pool.

Hiring13 min read

Just Bought a House With a Pool? Your First 30 Days

A pool cannot be broken by a month of ordinary attention, and it can be quietly ruined by a month of none at all in a North Texas summer.

January 30, 2026Read more

A chalky, UV-cracked old pool pump with a split lid and rust-stained bolts stands beside a newer clean pump on a sunlit concrete pad.

Equipment11 min read

How Long Pool Equipment Actually Lasts in Texas Heat

A twelve month run season, UV on plastic housings, and freeze cycling all push real service life toward the bottom of every published range.

January 27, 2026Read more

A gloved hand holds an opened salt cell crusted with white calcium beside a cut section of heater pipe lined with the same deposit.

Maintenance10 min read

North Texas Water Is Hard. Here Is What It Does to Your Whole Pool.

The white band on your tile is the visible part of a problem that starts at the hose, and it does not stop at the tile.

January 22, 2026Read more

An elevated view over a suburban Collin County backyard with a rectangular pool, small spa, equipment pad against the house, and mature oaks along the fence line.

Pricing12 min read

What It Really Costs to Own a Pool in Collin County

Pricing a pool by its monthly service rate is roughly like pricing a car by its insurance. Here is the line nobody puts on a quote.

January 18, 2026Read more

A complete residential pool equipment pad photographed straight on: pump, cartridge filter with pressure gauge, timer box, gas heater, salt cell, and three valves on white PVC.

Equipment11 min read

Pool Equipment 101: Everything on Your Pad and What It Does

A pool is a single loop. Knowing the order water travels is most of what you need to diagnose anything on it.

January 15, 2026Read more

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