Maintaining a swimming pool
Posted: Jan 25, 2010 | Category: Home & Garden News
With a reasonable warm weather start of this year, I thought I will give you some tips on how to maintain your swimming pools. I am just kidding about the warm weather by the way, although it is warmer here in the UK than Edmonton, Canada.
It never hurts to start early so those expected surprises cannot delay planned pool opening.
So while the swimming pool is closed for winter, here is what you can do, which will help make the spring opening quick and easy and hassle-free.
· Pump excessive water off the winter cover. Why? I don’t know, just do it, again just kidding – excessive water on the swimming pool covers can cause damage to the cover or cover can fall into the pool.
· Check pump room for any leakage.
· Do not pump off the water; just leave 2 to 3 inches of water on the cover to protect from wind damage.
· Do not move sheets of ice, this can do your pool liner some damage.
· Check swimming pool chemicals
· Ensure the pool water is still in pristine condition with no trace of algae.
· Open sand filters and check quality and level of the sand.
Before I finish just want to add something on caring for your pool in the winter:
Water tends to stay clear with very little help during the winter. I hardly ever see a pool turn green in the winter because algae does not appear, even if it does appear its build-up is extremely slow.
So to winterize the swimming pool, here is what you should do.
Add dose of chlorine one a week, oh and run the pump too. Vacuum once every 4 weeks under normal circumstances, this will keep your pool winterized.
Swimming pool maintenance can help prevent swimming pool problems and avoid water problems and enable you to enjoy your pool in the spring as soon as the warmer weather arrives.
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