Opening Your Pool This Spring

When opening your pool, follow these ten basic steps and you'll have perfectly clear and well balanced water in no time.

1. Remove water and debris from cover using a siphon or submersible pump.
2. Remove and empty the anchoring water bags (or unhook springs in the case of a safety cover).
3. Remove cover, clean it, and store. Make sure cover is dry before storing.
4. Hook up pool pump, filter, and reconnect all hoses, plugs and electrical connections.
5. Clean out skimmers and make sure main drain is free of debris.
6. Remove with leaf skimmer or rake all loose surface and floor debris.
7. Fill pool water up to operational level and start filtration system. Make sure your equipment functions properly.
8. Vacuum pool if necessary.
9. As pool water is circulating, add chemicals from Water Warehouse Spring Start-Up Value Pack.Carefully follow instructions.
10. Test pool water with Water Warehouse test strips and add chemicals as needed.