Covering Your Pool for Winter

December 17th, 2013 Posted in Pool Maintenance
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Unless you live in a very warm climate, closing your pool in the winter may be the only reasonable option. Choosing a pool cover is an important part of full pool closure for the season, and there are a variety of options on the market.

Solid Safety Covers

Pool owners who opt for solid safety covers can completely close their pool and reduce winter maintenance dramatically. With a solid cover, you can shut off the pump and motor, blow out and plug pool lines, treat the water and keep the pool completely free of falling winter debris. These covers can also help to prevent children and pets from falling into you closed pool, thus reducing a hazard on your property during the winter months.

Mesh Pool Covers

Choosing to cover your swimming pool for winter with a mesh cover can keep some debris from settling into the water, but the pool will still require some routine maintenance throughout the winter. You’ll need to treat water with additional chemicals in order to prevent algae growth, and open the pool earlier in the spring before the water has a chance to become too warm. Checking the pool throughout the winter to ensure that no algae growth is occurring, in order to prevent stains and ongoing issues upon pool re-opening.

Retractable Safety Covers

If you have a heated pool, a retractable pool cover can allow you to extend the pool season quite a bit by acting as an insulator. Because retractable covers are also considered an acceptable alternative to fences and barriers, they can also be an important safety feature.

Working with a professional pool maintenance service to discuss the best winterization covering option for your pool is a great way to determine which cover is right for your property.

Posted on behalf of Premiere Pool Enterprises

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Winterizing Your Pool

December 17th, 2013 Posted in Pool Maintenance
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During the summer months, a swimming pool is an attractive oasis providing a break from the seasonal heat. When the cold weather rolls in and pool season ends for another year, it’s time to start thinking about winterizing your swimming pool.

Water left inside a pool pump can cause the equipment to break, should it freeze and expand. Water volume increases by nine percent when it freezes, so breakage is a very real concern if your live in an area where freezing is a possibility. It’s important to ensure correct winterization of your pool before deep cold sets in, to protect your investment for enjoyment during many active seasons to come.

A professional pool maintenance company will force all the water from lines and pipes, then plug them to prevent water from seeping back inside over the course of the winter. They may then add chemicals to inhibit algae growth through the winter and spring seasons. Depending upon the style of cover you’ve chosen, a professional pool technician will then install either a mesh cover or one of the solid variety.

Customers who live in areas where freezing is intermittent, you may choose to winterize without fully closing your pool. In these cases, it’s wise to consider a pump with freeze protection to prevent damage from freezing water. If your pump doesn’t have automatic freeze protection, you should make a point of activating the pump when temperatures begin to drop closer to the freezing point.

Winterizing your pool is a task some homeowners choose to take on themselves, but a professional pool service will guarantee their work throughout the winter season. The cost of professional winterization can be significantly less than expensive repairs down the road, so working with a professional technician is a smart investment.

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Pool Maintenance Tips

November 20th, 2012 Posted in Pool Maintenance
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Pool ownership has its rewards and its drawbacks. While nothing beats a cool dip in the pool on a hot day, that pool needs constant maintenance to keep working properly. If a pool is not maintained, it can cost even more money to fix or repair. By creating a simple maintenance schedule, you can keep your pool in great working order and ready for that afternoon dip.

Daily And Weekly Maintenance

There are some things that should be checked daily, or at least every few days. By keeping up with these small maintenance chores, they can help you avoid big messes down the road.

  • Chemicals. Keeping the correct PH balance in your pool is much easier if you stay on top of it. Huge swings one way or the other makes it harder to control. Test your water daily if the pool is used regularly. Make sure you add chemicals, especially chlorine, at night. They will work better and last longer.
  • Filters. Make sure you are checking and emptying skimmer baskets or lint pots regularly. Debris can wreak havoc on your pool system, creating poor circulation. Consider a filter sock to keep out other debris.
  • Run the pump. Most pumps should be run for at least four hours a day. In peak season, this will most likely be closer to six or eight hours to make sure it is completely circulating and sanitizing.

Other maintenance such as checking the total dissolved solids and cleaning the filter need to be done every few months. For semi annual or annual pool maintenance, consider getting a good pool service to help you out. If you can take care of the daily and weekly maintenance, they can make sure the other systems are kept running smoothly. It is much easier and cost effective to keep your pool running then to have it repaired or replaced down the road!

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