How to close a pool in the winter.
Chemicals needed to close swimming pool.
What pool closing chemicals do you need.
Our winterizing kits include rust and scale preventer shock and winter algaecide.
Add 1 day before closing the pool.
When closing down your pool you will need to check that the chemicals are all balanced.
Stain scale treatment.
The most primary chemicals to take and balance their readings in order of importance are.
The liquid chlorine that you added is similar to the shock in our kit.
In a vinyl lined pool it is not necessary to lower the water.
A solid woven water tight cover is the most common for closing an above ground.
Begin winterizing one week before closing your pool.
If your pool is lined with tile along the edge make sure the water line falls below the bottom of the tile.
The ph 7 4 7 6 alkalinity 80 100 for pools with liners and 100 125 ppm for plaster pools.
Hello tami we would recommend adding winterizing chemicals when closing the pool.
Place into the pool just before covering.
When purchasing a pool cover customers are faced with many different choices for closing their pools.
Balance the pool chemistry.
Between the chemicals cold weather protection from debris and dark conditions algae will be unable to grow.
You might wait to close until the water temperature is well below 60 degrees so algae is less likely to grow and if it does it grows slowly.
Add 2 days before closing the pool.
Brush and vacuum to remove all debris.
Using the filter pump and setting the inlet to pull from the main drain lower the pool s water level to approximately 2 inches below the lowest return line.
What you ll need tools for removing pool accessories such as ladders air compressor water chemistry test kit or test strips chlorine bromine or whichever sanitizer you prefer ph increaser if necessary ph decreaser if necessary alkalinity increaser if necessary calcium hardness increaser if.
Pour into the pool just before covering.
Manage your water level.
Chlorine free pool shock.