It’s Time to Preparing Your Pool For Winter Season

If you are like most of us, fall is a time when you have to close your pool. Yes, there are those who are fortunate enough to be able to use their pool year round, but for the rest of us, we have to take a deep sigh and close the pool for another year. Sigh. But do not worry, because getting steps to get that pool ready for winter accurately will mean it's in tip-top aspect come next summer when the time is right to open it again.

Cooler weather is here, and in some part of the country, it is downright cold! While some pool owners may prefer to heat their pools and use it during the winter, many people find this to be the chance to winterize their pools. Winter intends cold temperatures, and icing temperatures mean freezing water. If you have standing water in pipes or fixtures in a pool and it freezes it could destroy the accessories, so it is necessary that all tubes or pipes heading in and out of the pool are empty for winter. Even those pipes that are underground can freeze so you need to use a powerful air compressor or shop vac to pursue that water away.

If your pool has tiles, you must make sure that the water level of the pool throughout the winter is lower than the tiles. Tiles can break and crack once the water freezes and extends onto them, and this means a significant mess come summer. Lower the water in the pool to under the tile line. If you have a liner, you won't require lowering the water too much as the more water left inside means, the better the cover will guard the pool all winter. Too much dip in the cover means that water can accumulate and freeze on top of it and it may cause loss over time.

Of course, you cannot close a pool without applying some mix of winterizing chemicals. Most specialists say that a concentrated shock treatment with winter algaecide and stain treatment product will get the job performed. You should also modify the pH and the alkalinity of the left water. If you are using granular chemicals blend them up in a container before putting them in the pool, so you don't have problems with them staining the bottom of the pool.

It is also a great idea to thoroughly label totes or boxes where you will stock skimmers and pipes for the pool during the winter and to keep all little clips, stoppers and clamps collectively, so you don't go looking everywhere for them come summer. Keeping the pool stuff warm and dry through the winter will give them lasting life and keep your pool working well.

The winterizing pool tips noted above are designed to make sure your pool is well-maintained throughout the winter months, and that it is ready and easy to catch back up and to run when the weather warms up. The size, shape, and geographic area of your pool will determine the upgrades and winterization needed, so get the expertise of an expert if you are uncertain about the winterizing method.