Getting your pool ready for closing day saves serious time, protects your equipment from freeze damage, and prevents a total swamp situation come spring.
1. Clean & Balance the Water
- Balance Chemistry: Test and adjust your pH (7.2–7.6), alkalinity (80–120 ppm), and calcium hardness a few days prior.
- Shock the Pool: Add a winter shock treatment 24 to 48 hours before closing to kill off any lingering bacteria or algae.
- Skim and Vacuum: Thoroughly skim the surface, brush the walls, and vacuum the floor. Any organic debris left behind will decompose and stain your liner over the winter.
- Clean Your Salt Cell: Ensure your salt cell is clean, protected and ready for next spring by using a salt cell cleaning solution to remove all build up and debris from the season.
2. Prep the Filter System
- Sand Filters: Perform a deep backwash to flush out trapped dirt.
- Cartridge Filters: Remove the cartridges and spray them down thoroughly with a hose. Soak them in a filter cleaner if they have heavy oil or mineral buildup, then let them dry before storing them inside for the winter.
3. Gather Accessories & Winterizing Hardware Set all your winter gear pool side so your service technician isn’t hunting through the shed.
- Winterizing Plugs: Heavy duty rubber expansion plugs for the return lines, main drains, and skimmer lines.
- Gizmos: Threaded freeze protection tubes to screw into your skimmers to absorb ice expansion and protect the housing.
- Covers & Anchors: Lay out your safety cover or your heavy-duty tarp cover.
- Water Bags / Tubes: If using a traditional tarp cover, test your water bags for leaks.
4. Clear the Deck
- Remove all pool toys, floats, skimmer baskets, solar blankets, and automatic pool cleaners.
- Unbolt handrails and ladders, store them indoors, and spray down the pool deck to keep dirt from blowing under the cover once it’s set.
Ready to Leave the Heavy Lifting to the Pros?
Take the stress out of winterizing altogether! We’re extending our Fall Sale so you can sit back, relax, and let our expert team handle the dirty work.
- Full Pool Closing: Now $399.00 + HST (regularly $419.00 + HST)
- Deluxe Pool Closing: Now $529.00 + HST (regularly $549.00 + HST)
Spots fill up fast as the temperature drops! Book your discounted closing appointment today and give your pool the protection it deserves this winter!
Have any questions? Reach out to our team today, We’re here to help!
