On this episode, we're talking about some key things that you can do to take care of your swimming pool when it's closed, these tips could ensure that you have a clear opening this spring. Taking care of your pool in the off season is important if you want to open up your pool clear in the spring, and i asked 10 pool professionals what their tips for off season pool care is and number one is using a polyquat aldecide under the cover Right before you're about to open it, so once the pool gets warm and you're not ready to open it yet add a little bit of algaecide in the actual water under the cover uh to prevent any algae from growing number. Two constantly check your filter system for any water buildup. Any water can freeze, expand and crack any plastic in your pool.

So just make sure if you see any water get rid of it drain it dump it out somewhere, but make sure it's not in your filter system. Number three may seem obvious, but it's keeping your pool cover free and clear of debris because number one it makes it look good all season. Long and number two it'll actually make it easier to take off the cover in the spring number four is similar to tip number one and that is to add a little bit of liquid chlorine if you're not ready to open up your pool, but the weather is Getting warmer because that it's a perfect time for algae to grow and if you're, not ready, just add a little bit of liquid chlorine to prevent algae from growing number five is to check your winter cover periodically to make sure it's properly fitted. If you have an above ground pool, you want to make sure that cable and winch is tied around your pool.

If you have an in-ground pool, that's just a tarp cover, make sure your water bags are filled and none of them have fell into the pool. And if you have a safety cover, just make sure your springs are nice and tight and the cover isn't sagging number six is to pay attention to the weather. I know some of you probably already do this, but if it's gon na rain, you're gon na make sure that if it does rain and it collects on top of your cover - that you have a winter cover pump to pump that off. If it snows again you're going to want to take that snow off and if it's warmer you're going to want to add either an algaecide or liquid chlorine to make sure that you don't have any algae blooms number seven is to use an enzyme chemical to break Down any non-living organic contaminants, this could include bird pollen or bather swimmer grossness, so you can use a chemical like pool perfect and you can add it under the cover to get rid of any of that any of those contaminants.

Also, if you get a a ring around the pool in the springtime, this will actually help prevent that number. Eight, if you have an above ground, pool, make sure that your air pillow is inflated and make sure you actually use an air pillow. When you close your pool because an air pillow helps protect your walls against ice damage, because the water can freeze the ice expands and it expands against your pool walls, a pillow in the middle of your pool will actually contract and take all that absorption from the Ice expansion - number nine is check your water level. Now it could be either high or low if it's low you're going to want to fill it up so that your cover doesn't sag and if it's high you're going to want to drain it.

So it doesn't overflow in your pool. So if you have a high water level, make sure you use a window cover, pump or a sump pump to drain that out and if it's low just add some water underneath the cover to fill it back up and finally, number 10 is to protect your cover From snow weight, sometimes in the middle of the winter, you'll get a lot of snow and that snow can weigh down the cover and it could put a lot of stress on a safety cover and pull water bags in. If you have a tarp cover, or it could start to pull in your pool walls, if you have a above ground pool so just make sure you use a long soft broom to just wipe off any snow, that's accumulating on top of the cover. Now.

That's all 10 tips, but there's just one more bonus tip yeah. It's a bonus tip here we go bonus tip. Today's bonus tip is brought to you by the art of pool care, which is a downloadable illustrated guide that i created all about taking care of your pool and winterization. You can get your copy by going to swimuniversity.com art and because you're watching this video, if you enter the promo code, video you will get five dollars off late to bed early to rise, keeps your pool healthy and easy on the eyes, and that's thanks to james Atlas of platinum pool care, and it's true.

If you close later in the season and you open up early in the spring, you will actually probably open up pretty clear because, especially if we have those extended summers, the pool water is still warm and that's a perfect time for algae to grow. And if it starts to get warmer in the spring like early spring again, algae can start to grow. So if you oh, if you close it later and open it, early you'll have a better chance of opening opening it clear in the spring. And if you have, if you want more information about pool and spa care, you can go to swimuniversity.com and last but not least, if you're on youtube, just click.

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