Learning Ways On Protecting In Ground Pools For The Cold Season

By Eugenia Dickerson


In ground pools Atlanta should be prepared now that the winter is coming. You will need to protect it in order to save yourself from a lot of work at the end of the season. Thus, here are tips to help you.

The first step that you must be making is to have knowledge about the appropriate time of the year wherein you will start doing this kind of task. Usually, people will prefer doing this during fall and you will have a clue that you are in the best timing when it is already cold to swim therein. Also, this time is critical because of the falling autumn leaves which lead to serious damage and clogging of filters.

The next thing that you must be concerned with is the ascertaining that you have already obtained all of the supplies as well as the equipment that will have to be utilized together with the chemical products to complete the work. These products have a different formula with those that are appropriate for summer. These has to contain ingredients to keep the balancing of pH and to keep the water algae free.

Another matter that you should also have in mind is that there is no more need to be turning your heater on but you may turn it off. Although this step might seem to be negligible, this is also crucial because this appliance would be consuming much of your energy or fuel supply and you will end up having higher utility bills. Well, you need not heat the water during these months especially if its outdoors.

One more step that you have to take is to clean all the components which is very crucial since this will have to sit for a long time. Have some time off in order to accomplish this as it would be needed at least to scrub the walls. However, if you have those types which are made up of metal, do not scratch them because they will rust when you accidentally remove the coating.

Moreover, after you are already done with the cleaning and in the adjusting of the pH, there are still other things that need to be done. You are already aware that it will be laid to rest for a long time and thus you should be pouring extra amount of the sanitizing chemical that you are currently using. You should also add solution that can kill algae.

If there are also tables, chairs and other devices you should be gathering them up. Then make sure they have been cleaned before you will be putting them on storage which could be in your pool house, garage or shed. This is necessary to protect them form the environmental elements that might damage them.

Furthermore, you also have to give care to the pump and in beginning to do it, you should disconnect it from its electrical lines and then tidy up the parts. The skimmer baskets together with the filters should also be pulled to get rid of the debris they caught. Any installations such as ropes and ladders floating freely should also be removed.

Finally, the step that is yet as need to be done to prepare in ground pools Atlanta for winter is to use pool covers. Be sure it is enough for the entire surface. Have it secured safely.




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