How do you maintain a pool in the winter?
- Maintenance on your swimming pool should be done either daily or weekly depending on the size of the pool you have as well as the environment around the swimming pool.
- Ensure that there is daily a source of movement in the pool, whether it’s by human, brush or by using the pool vacuum, swimming pool water should not just stand as that causes several types of bacteria to deal with then.
- On a daily or weekly base clean all skim of with debris and remove all leaves from your swimming pool, ensure that you tackle the sides with the pool brush.
- You can run your swimming pool pump at least once per week and check the filter and backwash as needed.
The next step in ensuring proper swimming pool maintenance in the winter time is to balance your water:
Here are basic steps to follow:
- Adjust Total Alkalinity. Ideal range: 80 – 120 ppm.
- Adjust ph. Ideal range: 7.4 – 7.6.
- Balance Calcium Hardness. Ideal range: 200 – 400 ppm.
- Add sanitizer (chlorine, bromine, or biguanide) Ideal range: 3 ppm (chlorine)
- Measure Total Dissolved Solids.
- Shock the pool.
- Test the water.
- You can also take a sample water to your nearest swimming pool supplier and they will also be able to do the above for you instore.
Last but not least you want to keep an eye on your swimming pool water level.
- You want to hold a level that is half way up your skimmer’s opening. If the water is too little, simply use a garden hose to carry in the appropriate amount of water.
- Rent a submergible pump from a home improvement store to remove the excess, if the water level is too high.
- However, if you’re a pool liner, it’s a vinyl or fiberglass material that can easily be destroyed by the pump weight.
For more advice or tips you can contact us.
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Swimming Pool in the Winter
Description
Maintenance on your swimming pool should be done either daily or weekly depending on the size of the pool you have as well as the environment around the swimming pool.
Ensure that there is daily a source of movement in the pool, whether it’s by human, brush or by using the pool vacuum, swimming pool water should not just stand as that causes several types of bacteria to deal with then.
On a daily or weekly base clean all skim of with debris and remove all leaves from your swimming pool, ensure that you tackle the sides with the pool brush.
You can run your swimming pool pump at least once per week and check the filter and backwash as needed.
