Winterize Your Metric Pool

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Posted by The Great Escape Blog on Monday Jul 18, 2011 11:32 am

1. Make sure all ladders, pool cleaners, toys, floats are out of the water and stored.

2. Make sure the water is clean, balanced, free of algae, and winter chemicals are added.

3. Water is generally lowered to just below the skimmer to ease the plugging and draining of the hoses, pipes and skimmer.

4. Return Inlet: Remove directional (eyeball) and insert rubber or plastic winterizing plug from the inside of the pool.

5. Make sure the filter and pump pipes, hoses are drained of water. Please follow pump and filter manufacturers specific instructions for winterizing.

6. Skimmer: Remove basket and weir. Insert gizzmo or styrofoam and/or winterizing plate to prevent ice from forming a solid block that could damage your skimmer.

7. Install aboveground winter cover; the excess cover material should be in the pool and on the water. No pillow is suggested. Add a little water on the cover in windy areas to hold the cover down. No air piilow or flotation is required in the middle of the pool.

8. Check the level of the water under the cover after about one week, a good test for a slow leak in your liner.

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