Hamlin Pools
It has been said by many professionals in the pool industry that your pool’s water pump is the heart of the pool. Good circulation is as essential to our health, as it is for the health of your swimming pool, for a number of reasons. The experts at Hamlin Pools explain how the right pool equipment Read More
If you are considering new pool construction, you need to be prepared to consider numerous variables and look into all the available options. Since adding a pool to your McAllen and Rio Grande Valley area home is a large project, it is important to take your time making the final decision. A very big part Read More
At Hamlin Pools, we strive to give our customers the absolute best by continually improving and finding way to do things better. Even with over 60 years experience building pools, we never stop learning and want every single member of our crews to be the best at what they do. Our latest continuing education session Read More
The average American pool owner spends up to one hour each week maintaining his or her pool, and that doesn’t include when the pool is in high usage during the busier spring and summer months. One way you can shorten your pool maintenance time and improve the quality of your pool water is with a Read More
With summer just around the corner—and National Water Safety month this May—now is the perfect time to make sure those long, sunny days sitting poolside are accompanied by some smart water safety habits. Because, of course, the best way for you and your family to have fun at the pool this summer is staying safe. Read More
The Swimming Pool Industry has come a long way over the years. Advances in technology have slowly made an impact on the care and ease in maintaining, owning and operating a pool. There are a number of advances that could be mentioned but today we are going to share 3 that have been very popular with our Hamlin Read More
Here in the Rio Grande Valley, March usually marks the beginning of our swimming season. We still have bouts of cool weather but they are short lived with a quick return to days approaching temps in the 80’s and 90’s. The need to flip back on the A/C, quickly reminds us that Spring and Summer are fast approaching. We thought Read More
Price vs Quality, everyone has read or seen articles written on this topic on about every product or service we can imagine, including Swimming Pools. I am not going to pretend to be an expert on this and try to compete with professionals who are trained in this field and publish their “how to” advice on navigating this issue. I Read More
This might not be an article about the direct “fix” of a swimming pool problem but it is an interesting story about a rare changing of the guard to create a 3rd generation of family ownership in a pool business that was started back in 1952 by Francis McDonald Hamlin. As one of the past 2nd generation Owner/Partners, Read More
The first thing most pool owners know or should know is that cloudy water is preventable. The 2nd thing they should be aware of is that cloudy water could be unsafe and the pool should be closed if the bottom cannot be seen. Safety Codes require Commercial Pools and Water Parks to close if severe cloudy water conditions occur. The Read More