Here comes the warm weather in 2010, so I thought I will give you some normal tips on maintaining your swimming pools. I am just joking by the way about the warm weather..

I know it is freezing cold but it never hurts to start early so any of those expected surprises cannot delay planned pool opening.

Here is what you can do to make your spring opening quick, while your swimming pool is closed for winter.

• Push unwanted water off the winter cover. Why? I don’t know, just do it, again just kidding excessive water on the swimming pool covers can cause severe damage to the swimming pool cover and due to this cover can fall into the pool.
• For any leakages check the pump room.
• To protect from any wind damage, leave aroudn 2 to 3 inches of water on the cover.
• If the water is frozen, leave the sheets of ice as they can do your pool liner some damage, if you were to try and move it.
• Check swimming pool chemicals
• Ensure the pool water is still in pristine condition with no trace of algae.
• Open sand filters and check quality and level of the sand.

Before I finish just want to add something on caring for your pool in the winter:

Water tends to stay clear with very little help during the winter. Because of extremely slow building algae, pool never turns green in the winter.

Here is what you should do to winterize the swimming pool.

Run the pump after adding a dose of chlorine, you can do this once a week. Vacuum the pool at least once every 4 to 5 weeks.

Swimming pool maintenance is very imporant and it helps prevent pool and water problems, which enables you to enjoy your swimming pool in spring as soon as the warm weather hits the ground.