Winterizing Pool Chemicals

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Closing your swimming pool is easy with our winter closing chemical kits and quality winter pool covers. Find everything that you need to properly close your pool for the winter season right here on PoolSupplies.com. Whether you have an above ground or inground pool, you're sure to find products that will accommodate your swimming pool and more importantly - your budget. Need help choosing the right products? For more information about the different types of pool chemicals and how they should be used in your swimming pool, please visit the PoolSupplies.com Blog!

Our pool chemical kits come in multiple sizes to accommodate any size pool and include must-have items such as shock, stabilizer, algaecide and more. If you'd like assistance with choosing the right chemical kit for your above ground or inground pool, please contact a member of our friendly staff at 1-800-356-3025.

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Winter Pool Chemicals

Unfortunately, it’s starting to get to that time of the year again. Colder weather is on the horizon and before you know it, it's going to be time to start planning on closing your pool for the winter. Winterizing your pool the right way can save you a lot of time and hundreds or thousands of dollars when you go to open your pool in the spring. The last thing you're going to want to see in the spring is a filthy pool. It could require weeks of treatment just to get it in a condition that's suitable for swimming. Our closing kits along with this blog and video will help guide you to winterize your pool the right way!

Materials Needed:

• Bucket
• Closing Kit
  • Shock
  • Algaecide
  • pH stabilizer
• Vacuum or Cleaner
• Maintainence Kit
• Blower
• Skimmer Plug

 

 

Steps:

1. Vacuum/Clean your pool to get rid of any debris
2. Make sure that your pools pH and alkalinity levels are both stabilized before you begin the winterizing process
3. Drain pool water
   • The amount of water you drain from your pool will be dependent on the climate you live in. The warmer the weather, the less it will need to be drained. However, no matter where you live, your pool should never be emptied and the water should always be drained at least 4-6 inches below the skimmer mouth.
4. Blow out and plug up the pipes
   • If you take away anything from this blog it should be to completely blow out your pipes. Failing to do so, will allow the water to freeze inside the pipes, which will do some pretty costly damage. This is something you and your wallet will never want to deal with.
5. Fill the bucket ¾ of the way up with water
6. Grab the bag of shock from your kit and carefully cut it open
7. Slowly poor the shock into the bucket as you’re simultaneously stirring the water
8. Once completely dissolved, strategically poor around in your pool to help disperse the chemical
9. Slosh around the water to make sure the chemical is distributed evenly throughout your pool
10. Wait 15-20 minutes
11. Repeat steps 5-9 with the algaecide
12. Wait 15-20 minutes
13. Repeat steps 5-9 again with the pH stabilizer

Since winterizing your pool will require the use of chemicals, it’s important to exercise complete caution. To help avoid any mishaps, when you’re mixing chemicals into the bucket, make sure that you're pouring the chemicals into the water and never the water on top of the chemical. After watching our video and following the provided steps, you should be good to go when you open your pool in the spring. Just remember, to open your pool clean, it must be closed clean!