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After a successful summer season, when the weather starts to cool down, there will be a time when you want to shut down your pool for the winter. Winter closings go a long way to protect your pool from harsh winter conditions, help prevent algae and bacteria growth while the pool is not in use, and can even help prevent potential accidents that can occur near an unsupervised pool. If you would like help closing your pool and learning exactly how to best protect your pool during the long winter season, call Premier Pool Service and ask for our Pool Closing Service! 

Expert Service In Winterizing & Closing Inground Pools

Just because no one will be using the pool during the winter does not mean that the pool will not require any maintenance. Preparing your swimming pool for winter can take up to a week, and involves not only a winter or a safety cover, but also includes balancing your water your chemistry, adding chemicals to prevent algae and bacteria build-up, winterizing your plumbing, and adjusting your pool equipment to run at shorter and less frequent intervals. This can sound like a lot of work, but with the right training, it can actually be a simple and pain-free process. 

Contact Us If You Need Help Closing Your Pool

Closing your pool for the winter might take a little time, but it does not have to be a headache. At Premier Pool Service, we are here to help make closing your pool for the winter a breeze! Our friendly and knowledgeable technicians are always available to come out to your house and help you close your pool in top shape for the winter season. Every pool has specific needs, so count on Premier Pool Service to give your pool the individualized care to help it stay clean and algae-free all winter long. To have one of our trained, professional service technicians come out and help you open your pool, contact us today for a free quote on winterizing your pool.

LOOKING FOR HELP WINTERIZING YOUR INGROUND POOL?

The weather has started to cool off and, while it may still be warm enough during the day to swim, unless you have a heated pool the nights maybe cooling off the water too much to enjoy it during the day.  Looks like it’s time to prepare your pool for the coming winter (though many of you may still enjoy a brisk swim).  Get your pool ready by preparing it in case of freezing and protecting the inside surfaces with a chemistry-balancing treatment.

Treat Your Water

Balance your pool’s chemistry, making sure that the pH value is between 7.2 and 7.6.  Keep the alkalinity of your water at 80-120 parts per million (ppm) and the calcium hardness at 180-220 ppm.  Once the pool has been balanced, chlorinate it to kill off any existing organisms.  Test the water over the next few days and, once the chlorine reaches 1-3 ppm, use a pool winterizing agent to prevent algae buildup.  The winterizing agent will keep your pool blue and beautiful throughout the winter.

Freezing Prep

While your pool itself is unlikely to freeze, the water in your pump system will certainly freeze at least once during the winter.  Water expands as it freezes, which can severely damage your pump, heating, and filtration equipment.  This leaves you with two simple options for protecting your pool system.

Lower the water Level – drain the pool until the water level does not reach the pump and filter system.  If no water can enter the system, it can’t expand within the pipes to damage them.  Once you’ve drained part of the pool, blow out the pipelines to evacuate the water from the system and plug to ends.  Plugging the entry and exit points of your system will keep weather-water out of the lines and will prevent pests from crawling in and nesting within the system.

Remove the filter and pump system – If sensitive components are not in the water in the first place, they cannot be damage.  This isn’t always the most effective means of preserving components (it depends on how easily removed or installed the devices are). It’s a good idea to clean, dry, and store many of these components anyway, so a hybrid choice between this and lowering the water level.

Once you’ve drained all components, and sealed them against any new water arriving, you’re pool is ready for the winter once more!  Over the course of the winter, occasional debris may end up in the pool (sticks or trash for instance).  Don’t worry, you can call your friends at Texan Blue Pool for help!

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Temperatures are quickly falling, and many parts of Texas are already on Freeze Watch. Are you taking proper care of your pool?

  Protecting your pool during the off-season prevents your pool from freezing, keeps it clean from debris, and makes for a much easier transition into spring and the swimming season.

  It's a sad thing to winterize your pool, but it is even sadder when you have to make costly repairs in the spring due to broken pumps, pipes, and filters.

    If you don't want to buy all the materials and do all the work yourself, the trained pool service technicians at Texan Blue can do the job for you.

  But if you are the DIY type, follow these steps to ensure that you are properly protecting your pool during the cold weather:

  Anyone north of San Antonio should winterize their pool. The water, even though it is circulating, can freeze and all of your plastic components in your pool will break and crack (which is not covered by warranty). To avoid these costly repairs, start winterizing your pool now.

  Materials:

  Rubber Plugs for the Skimmers, Winterizing Chemicals, and Chemistry Test Kit.

  1. Check Levels and Balance the Water - About a week before you cover your pool, check the levels of your alkalinity, calcium hardness, and pH and make sure they are at the correct levels.

  Your Texan Blue Pool Service technician can test your water and correctly balance your water if you want to skip this step. 

  Make sure your pool is balanced:

Adjust the pH to a level between 7.2 and 7.8

Adjust the alkalinity to 80 to 120 ppm (parts per million).

Adjust the calcium hardness to 170 to 230 ppm.

If your pool's levels are already in check, move on to step 2.

  2. Check Water Level - Make sure that water level is several inches below your skimmer (or tile line).

  3. Shock Pool with Chlorine - Bring the chlorine level up to 10-12ppm and then let it return to its normal chlorine level of about 1.5-3.5ppm before moving on to the next step.

  4. Balance the Water - Add the winterizing chemicals to the pool. You can buy pool winterizing packages that usually have shock, algaecide, and other winterizing chemicals. Follow the directions on the winterizing mix package.

  5. Drain Water from Pumps, Pipes, Filters, and More - You want these things totally drained out so that there is no chance of these parts getting frozen over winter.

    Go down to your filter and back-wash it thoroughly. You want to get all the dirt and debris out of there so that when you open it next season, everything is clean and in running order. You can use Filter Cleaner and a water hose to rinse your filter out.

Blow out all of your pipes, your return jets, skimmers, and your heater. You can do this with a shop-vac or an air compressor. 

Take out any drain plugs you have in the pump or filter. Make sure there is no water in the chlorinator, the pump, any valve, multiport, and the filter. 

You may want to add Antifreeze to your drain pool lines.

  5. Remove Pool Equipment and Clean - Before you attach the cover, you'll want to make sure that your pool is free of any equipment and is completely clean.

  Remove, clean, and store any diving boards, pool toys, step ladders, and other deck equipment. Store in garage with your pump and filter. You sand filter, however, can be left outside.

Clean the wall and floor of the pool. 

Double-check to make sure there is nothing that is obstructing the way for the pool cover.

CONGRATULATIONS! Well, that's it. Your pool is winterized and you can put your worst fears behind you. Your pool won't freeze and it will already be clean and ready to use in the spring. 

  If you had any trouble, during any of these steps, call the professional pool service technicians at Texan Blue Pool Services. We want to make sure that your investment is properly maintained and protected. For your pool maintenance and repairs, call Texan Blue Pool Service today!

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