The days of playing games with family, dipping your toes in the pool, and relaxing on a lawn chair by your pool under the warm sun are coming to an end for the season. As temperatures drop and snow begins to fall, it’s time to prepare your pool for winter. Whether it’s your first year as a pool owner or you’ve noticed damage from previous winters, winterizing your pool is crucial—especially in Northern Virginia. Properly closing your pool each winter helps protect it from harsh weather, ensuring it’s ready to enjoy again when the warmer months return. Alpha Pools USA can professionally close your pool for the winter so you can be worry-free all winter long!
Why Should You Winterize Your Pool?
Prevention: Inground swimming pools are designed to thrive in warm weather, but their components—and the chemicals that keep your pool clean—aren’t made to sit dormant through freezing winter temperatures. If the water in your pool freezes, it can cause serious damage to the equipment and systems.
Durability: Winterizing your pool is the key to protecting it during the colder months. By preparing your pool for winter, you safeguard it from potential harm, ensuring it’s in great shape and ready to be enjoyed when the warmer weather rolls around again.
Stress-Free: If you professionally close your pool down for the winter, you won’t have to worry about it at all until spring!
When Should You Winterize Your Pool?
We recommend closing your pool for the winter, when the temperature drops below 30 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time, as that means the below-freezing temperatures might start to damage your pool. However, you can keep it open all season long if you have a gas or propane heater. It will be quite expensive to heat your pool all winter.
Our Steps to Winterize Your Pool
- Remove any accessories, equipment, toys, and any other miscellaneous items.
- We clean and test your pool water. We vacuum the floor and walls of the pool and skim the surface of the pool water as well.
- We then add the proper winter chemicals to help sustain your pool water’s cleanliness and proper pH levels.
- The next step we do is to backwash your filter to remove any debris and clean your pool pump.
- Next, we blow out your lines, which means removing all the water from your pool plumbing system to prevent pipes from freezing or bursting.
- Finally, we put on your winterized pool cover, which means your pool is all set for the winter!
Call Alpha Pools USA to Close Your Pool for the Winter!
As the temperatures drop, it’s important to ensure your pool is properly closed for the winter to avoid damage and ensure a smooth reopening come spring. Alpha Pools USA has the expertise and experience to handle all your pool closing needs with precision and care. Don’t wait until it’s too late—call us today at (540) 502-7665 to schedule your winter pool closing and let us protect your investment. Your pool will be ready to go when the warm weather returns! Contact Alpha Pools USA today for professional and reliable service.
