Restore your swimming pool after wintering!

Getting your pool back into service is an essential step to enjoying clear, healthy water. Discover in this article the different steps to getting your pool back into good condition after winter .

Wintering: what is it? (Reminder)

Wintering consists of protecting your pool from the basics of winter, protecting the infrastructure but also preserving healthy water to be able to enjoy it when the good weather returns. There are two methods: Active wintering and passive wintering. Different but with a common goal, that of keeping a pool in good condition.

Active wintering

If the filtration was left running all winter (active wintering), restoring your pool will be easy and quick, without too much effort. In fact, you will only need to adjust the filtration duration and clean the pool thoroughly. Then, you will need to put back all the accessories that you had removed, before checking the pH of your water, and adjusting it if necessary.

Passive wintering

On the other hand, if the wintering was passive, you will have to restore your pool by following a few additional steps. Indeed, you will first have to clean your pool (without forgetting the waterline, or the areas around the skimmers).

Steps to follow to restore your swimming pool after wintering

We will distinguish these steps into two parts: Technical and aesthetic.

Technical part

You will need to put the skimmer baskets back in place if you removed them, and raise the water level if you lowered it below the return jets during the winter.

Once in the technical room, the first step is to put the pump and the filtration system back in place, depending on the model of your filtration system. Once you have restarted the engine, remember to check that there are no leaks and that the filter is correctly balanced. If this is not the case and the pressure is insufficient, it may be a blockage of the pump. Then proceed to clean it completely .

Otherwise, if the pressure is too high, it is possible that the valves are not all open or that the filter is also dirty. Finally, do not forget to reconnect the trunk if you have a protective shutter.

By following all these steps, you will succeed in restoring your swimming pool and finding clear water , ready to cool off this summer.

Aesthetic part

After a wintering period your pool will not be in top shape, so you will need to pamper it so that it is ready for the summer period. This will involve cleaning the walls of your pool, if you have encountered algae problems during the winter consult our article on the subject by clicking here in order to get rid of them. In order to find optimal water quality and remove all impurities and deposits present. Once the treatment products have been applied in order to regulate the pH of the water, all you have to do is let your robot vacuum do the work and your pool will have been restarted. For the development around your pool, in particular your pool shelter/Pool house, consider using a pressure washer which will help you to remove dirt, especially if you have a terrace.