It’s easy to forget about pool maintenance during the off-season, but there are some things you can do to protect your inground pool covers over the winter. Your winter pool cover can be damaged from an accumulation of too much water and ice on the top, from wind, or from …
It is important to understand the advantages of the best inground pool covers and protect your investment with quality pool covers that keep your family and pets safe during the off-season. There is nothing worse than looking outside in the dead of winter to see your winter pool cover sunken into …
Closing your pool every year requires following a detailed checklist to make sure that everything is closed up, winterized, and protected over the cold winter months . When you start putting away all the pool toys and getting your winter safety cover out, do not forget to mouse proof your …
Sodium borates, also called Sodium tetraborate, Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate, or just borates, are all boron compounds with many uses. Sodium borate for pools is a common use of this versatile mineral that can be a common ingredient in many things like laundry detergent, cosmetics, and medicines. Using borates in swimming …
Keeping mice and rodents out of pool equipment during the winter months is a common problem for pool owners. When the weather turns cold, mice and other rodents like squirrels, rats and chipmunks love to nest in a warm place like the inside of your pool heater, equipment and pool …
Winterizing your pool correctly is critical to protecting your pool equipment and the structure of your pool over the cold, winter months. We get a lot of questions about the proper way to close a pool and winterizing a pool so that it can endure the cold New England winter. …
If you have not yet closed your swimming pool for the season, there is still time to schedule your pool closing. The Swimming Pool Store will be scheduling pool closings throughout the month of October, although you should start preparing for your closing now. Preparing for your pool closing includes: …
Pool closing season is near! It might not feel like it with the recent heat wave, but it won’t be long before the leaves start falling and we need to cover our swimming pools for the winter. Now is the time to make the decision about your pool cover. If …
Rodents can cause a lot of damage to pool equipment and stored covers any time of year, especially over the winter months. During the warm summer months, rodents like mice, chipmunks and squirrels may nest in stored winter covers, chewing holes through thick, expensive covers that will need to be …
Most of us probably have our pools covered and winterized by now to prepare for the coming winter. If you haven’t yet closed your pool, schedule your pool closing online and check out these Last Minute Tips for Winterizing Your Pool. Learn more: How to Close Pools for Winter: Complete …
