17 Tips to Protect Your Pool During a Hurricane
Hurricanes are an unfortunate fact of life in Orlando. The hurricane season begins June 1st and runs through November 30th. You know how to protect yourself from a storm, but what about your swimming pool? These are 17 ways you can minimize the damage to your swimming pool that might be caused by a tropical storm or hurricane. 1. Pool Covers – If you have a cover that is held on by water...
Read MoreWarmer Weather in Lake Nona – Adjust Your Timers
For the past two weeks, the Lake Nona area, and most of Orlando has suffered from hard freezes. We’ve been asking everyone to run their swimming pools through the night to avoid damage from ice forming in the pipes and pump. Well, it looks like that’s all behind us now. If you set your times to run through the night, you’re now free to change it back to run during the day. We...
Read MoreFreezing Weather Challenges Swimming Pools in Lake Nona Area – Pump Tip
If you’ve stepped outside this morning, you’ve no doubt noticed the chill in the air. For those of us in Orlando, we haven’t seen a cold snap like this in over 10 years. And now that kids are back in school, and the holidays are over, you probably haven’t given much thought as to what this cold weather can do to your swimming pool pump. The biggest problem we see during...
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