Preparing Your Pool for Winter
Seasonal has everything to prepare your pool for winter
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How to Winterize Your Swimming Pool
Materials you'll need for closing your swimming pool.
Above Ground Pools
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shock
double your normal weekly dose - winter chemical Kit
- skimmer winter face plate
- Gizzmo
- plug for return fitting
- winter cover
- cable and turnbuckle for cover
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inflatable pillows to absorb ice expansion
2 or 3 small pillows are better than 1 large pillow - string or twine to tie off pillows
- pool cover pump or siphon
- leaf master or leaf rake
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silicone-based lubricant
Inground Pools
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shock
double your normal weekly dose - winter chemical kit
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nontoxic pool anti-freeze
1 gallon per pool line;
2 gallons per line of longer than 25 feet - Gizzmo
- plugs for return and suction lines
- winter cover
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pump protector and lubricant
to protect the pump's internals from drying, cracking, rusting or corroding - water tubes
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shop vac or blower
to clear water out of suction and return lines
- pool cover pump
- leaf master or leaf rake
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silicone-based lubricant