Even though you won’t be swimming this winter, keeping your pool water balanced while it’s dormant is still crucial. Once the cover is on, you’re less likely to notice chemistry changes that could cause damage over the winter.
Balance Protects Your Surfaces
Unbalanced water can be corrosive or scale-forming. If pH, alkalinity, or calcium levels are off, your liner, plaster, or tile could stain, etch, or crack over the winter.
Stop Algae Before It Starts
If sanitizer levels are too low, algae can still grow under your cover — even in cold weather.
Protect Equipment and Covers
Water that’s too harsh can shorten the life of your pool heater, filter, and safety cover. Balanced chemistry helps protect your investment.
Fewer Headaches at Spring Opening
The small step of testing and treating your water now means fewer headaches later.
What to Expect When You Bring in a Sample
Our Watercrafters team will run a full computerized water analysis and provide a printout with recommendations to protect your pool. Some of the items we test for are Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, Metals & pH. Each of these factors plays a role in protecting your pool’s finish, preventing stains, and ensuring winterizing chemicals work effectively.
Before You Close
Algae or Cloudy Water? Let us know when you bring your sample. These issues should be corrected before closing so they don’t worsen under the cover.
Newly Plastered Pools
If your plaster pool was built or replastered in the past two years, mention it to our team. Warmer winters and fluctuating temperatures have caused some newer plaster pools to develop scaling. Adding Scale Inhibitor will help reduce that risk.
Our Closing Recommendation
We strongly recommend adding BioGuard Pool Closing Complete® to your pool at closing. This all-in-one product guards against staining, reduces waterline buildup and helps keep water clearer and algae-free.
