Generally speaking, most of steps to open your swimming pool are simple and easy to understand:
Follow these steps or plan to attend Pool School, April 28th, 2012 (Saturday 11- Noon).
If you miss the school or are in need of our advice, bring a water sample to our store.
1. Drain, dry and remove a DRY winter cover off the pool. This is to keep dirty water or debris on top of the winter cover from falling into the pool water. If a lot of water collected on top of the cover and pushed out the pool water underneath - CALL OR VISIT POOLCO BEFORE YOU REMOVE THE WATER OFF THE TOP OF THE COVER or your pool may become damaged.
2. Clean you cover with "Stow-Away" cover cleaner, fold and stuff into a large plastic garbage can with a lid. Protects the cover and helps it last longer. If is damaged or has numerous small holes, throw it away. Don't bother trying to get "one more year" out of it. 3. Inspect the pump, skimmer and filter before attaching to the pool. Change the sand in the filter, if needed. Inspect the filter hoses. If they are more than 2 years old they might need to be replaced. (Not worth taking the chance on them splitting during the pool season.) Attach all drain plugs. Inspect the skimmer for cracks. Lubricate the oring under the clear lid above the pump basket. Plug in the pump for 10-15 seconds. Does it sound smooth? Or not start at all? These are all things that are easier to do before you attach the entire system to the pool.
4. Connect the filter system to the pool. Be sure that every connection, lid, plug, etc. are tight! Any gap (leak) in the system will either suck in air or drip water. (Air leaks will be covered in an upcoming post.)
5. If you use them, remove the winter plug from the return jet. Remove the cover plate from the front of the skimmer. Tighten the skimmer screws, be careful though to not over tighten them.
6. Finish filling the pool. Fill the pool until the water level is 2 inches below the top of the skimmer opening (inside the pool).
7. Backwash the filter for 3-5 minutes before you begin filtering the water. New sand will need to be backwashed longer. If you didn't chemically clean the sand last fall before closing your pool, consider doing this now. Chemically cleaning your sand is important. (Just imagine what your hair would look like after a month, if you didn't shampoo it.) Come see PoolCo for proper instruction on how to get the "Strip-Kwik" filter cleaner into your sand filter.
8. Before you begin filtering and stirring up the pool water, it's best to bring a sample of pool water to PoolCo for computerized water analysis. We will help you balance and sanitize the water quickly and correctly. Most importantly, we can help you prevent problems (saving you time and money) before they have a chance to begin. We will customize a pool opening for you, based on what the water looks like, if the pool is partially in the ground, if the cover fell in, or what ever the situation may be. PoolCo is here to help!
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