Opening your pool for summer

 

When warm weather is approaching, it’s time to think about opening your swimming pool for the season. These steps should help you get your swim pool open the right way for the pool season.

The first thing you must do is remove the cover. If there are leaves or other debris on the cover, use your leaf net to remove them.

After removing the cover, be sure to clean it, let it dry, and store for the season.

You may need to add water, bringing the level up to its normal operating level.

Remove any freeze plugs and other items installed to protect against freezing.

If you drained down your plant for winter re-fit drain plugs and re-assemble pipe work

Now, start your filter system up, being sure to prime the pump before starting the motor. Be sure to purge all the air from the plumbing and equipment. Warning: Air will be compressed during this procedure. Be sure to release any built up pressure before opening your filter, pump, or chemical feeder.

Check for any leaks.

Assess the pool itself. Hopefully, you had a cover on and the water is as clear and blue as when you closed it. If not, you will want to remove any large debris with your leaf net, leaf rake, or leaf eater.

Any dirt, sand, algae, or other small debris should be vacuumed to waste.

After cleaning the pool, it’s time to check the water chemistry.

If your pool is green you will need to first add shock and algcide you need a level

of more than 10PPM

Adding chlorine and other chemicals in certain circumstances can damage and/or stain your pool surface.So take care how much you add

Allow the water to circulate at least 8-12 hours, so that the water that was added has time to mix with the water in the pool.

After that time, test it thoroughly, then add the necessary chemicals in the proper sequence to balance the water chemistry. Test for pH, Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, As well as chlorine levels. Be sure to follow the procedure on the chemical containers to avoid damage to your pool’s surface.

Install handrails, ladders, etc. being sure to inspect them for wear and damage.

Inspect the diving board. It should be free of stress cracks and the surface should have a Non-skid surface. If the board has any stress cracks, it should be replaced.

Tile lines can be cleaned with pool tile cleaner. Do not use any household cleaners (especially abrasives) to clean the tile. You do not want to swim in these chemicals.

Heaters will need to be serviced if you have a gas fired heater you will need to get a Gas safe registerd enginner with an HWB1 qualification to do this

HeatPumps nedd attantion too clean around them and make sure there are no plants growing near them that may affect the proformance for optomum proformance clean coils with a coil cleaner

 

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