When purchasing a pool cover customers are faced with many different choices for closing their pools.
Chemicals needed to close swimming pool.
A solid woven water tight cover is the most common for closing an above ground.
Our winterizing kits include rust and scale preventer shock and winter algaecide.
Place into the pool just before covering.
The ph 7 4 7 6 alkalinity 80 100 for pools with liners and 100 125 ppm for plaster pools.
How to close a pool in the winter.
In a vinyl lined pool it is not necessary to lower the water.
Balance the pool chemistry.
One week prior to closing your pool add a phosphate remover to help keep algae out and.
Brush and vacuum to remove all debris.
The most primary chemicals to take and balance their readings in order of importance are.
The other two chemicals in our kit are meant to prevent metal stains scaling and algae.
The liquid chlorine that you added is similar to the shock in our kit.
Begin winterizing one week before closing your pool.
Pour into the pool just before covering.
Add 2 days before closing the pool.
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.
Hello tami we would recommend adding winterizing chemicals when closing the pool.
Manage your water level.
When closing down your pool you will need to check that the chemicals are all balanced.
What pool closing chemicals do you need.
Stain scale treatment.
Add 1 day before closing the pool.
Between the chemicals cold weather protection from debris and dark conditions algae will be unable to grow.
Chlorine free pool shock.
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.