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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 return jet ripples the surface of a dark winter pool with frost on the shaded stone coping and dormant brown grass beyond.

Seasonal9 min read

Should Your Pool Run All Winter in North Texas?

Nobody swims in January and the pool looks the same whether the pump ran or not. In most of the country the honest answer would be to shut it down.

January 9, 2026Read more

A split running along a white PVC pipe at a frost-covered pool equipment pad, with bare branches behind under overcast winter light.

Troubleshooting10 min read

Freeze Damage: How to Tell if Your Pool Equipment Cracked

The freeze has passed, everything looks normal, and you want to know whether you got away with it. The most expensive mistake is made in the first hour.

January 6, 2026Read more

A clear suburban North Texas backyard pool under a low January sun, with bare crepe myrtles, dormant straw-colored grass, and a brick house wall behind.

Seasonal12 min read

The North Texas Pool Year, Month by Month

Doing the right job in the right month is most of what separates a pool that is easy from a pool that is a running argument.

January 2, 2026Read more

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