Your wintering checklist from your smartphone
It's time to winterize your pool! You're not quite there yet? Don't panic, Aboral is here to guide you!
Wintering concerns the pool, but also its accessories: your heat pump, your pH regulator and your electrolyser deserve just as much attention.
When should I winterize my pool?
When should I winterize my pool? It is essential to check that the temperature of the pool water is below 15°C. If the temperature is higher, then it is not yet time to winterize it! The other action not to forget is cleaning your pool: to make your task easier, we recommend that you clean it using a broom or a robot. You should also remember to empty the skimmer baskets
How do I winterize my pool?
To begin, you must tackle the cleaning of two essential elements for the proper functioning of the swimming pool: the filtration pump and the sand filter.
Once these two pieces of equipment have been cleaned, we recommend that you carry out a shock treatment to completely disinfect your pool. Depending on the treatment of your pool, which can be chlorine, bromine or salt, choose the appropriate shock treatment. Be sure to refer to the instructions for use to dose the product correctly and then let your pool filtration run for 24 hours.
The sand filter, as its name suggests, filters impurities and residues present in the bathing water in order to keep it healthy and clean. It is therefore essential to check its proper functioning and to descale it using a descaler before the supreme stage of wintering. This is to ensure that the water will be treated properly throughout this winter period. A period of 24 hours without filtration must be respected in order to allow the product to act effectively. The following day, the filtration must be restarted daily.
What is the wintering product?
Wintering is a specific product for the winter period of the swimming pool. It is in a way its vitamin C to keep healthy water! Its main active ingredients prevent the spread of algae and bacteria. The product is poured directly in front of the return jets and then requires running your pool filtration again for 24 hours. Thus, it spreads in the water and will be the guarantor of your swimming pool throughout the winter season. This is an essential step that should not be neglected at the risk of finding your pool in a poor state when it reopens next spring.
How to adjust my filtration during wintering
The wintering period involves a change in filtration time. First, when temperatures are still pleasant, choose 7 hours of filtration per day. When temperatures drop (from December depending on the region), we recommend reducing the filtration time to 4 hours during the coldest hours, generally from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., which will prevent frost from forming in your water.
Furthermore, if you are in a very cold region, you can also position wintering gizzmos in the skimmer and antifreeze floats can be placed directly in the pool.
Finally, don't forget to place a tarpaulin or winter cover on your pool, to protect it from bad weather throughout the winter season.
Should I winterize my equipment?
While the pool must be the focus of all attention during the wintering procedure, the accessories must not be forgotten: they too must be protected in order to keep them in perfect working order.
How to winterize my equipment
Your heat pump
When your pool is not used for swimming for a long period such as winter, you must of course turn off your heat pump by closing the bypass valves. It is important to open the drain plug on the heat pump, it is located on the side at the bottom of the white plastic cap, then unscrew the two IN / OUT connectors at the back of the heat pump. The water contained can then flow out and the flexible pipes will be completely emptied. Your heat pump is now ready for winter.
Your pH regulator
The pH regulator must also be turned off. To do this, turn it off and then loosen the pH probe retaining nut. As for the pH probe, you must handle it with great care. It must be removed and then soaked throughout the winter in a suitable solution or basic water. You can position a ½ inch stopper in place of the pH probe.
Your electrolyser
As soon as the temperature of the water in your pool reaches or falls below 15°C, you can stop the electrolyser from operating: turn off the appliance and close the electrolyser bypass if possible; depending on the model, it may be necessary to remove the electrode from the transparent vessel.
We always feel a little pang in the heart when putting a swimming pool into winter storage... But just tell yourself that it will be ready for you to enjoy again as soon as the good weather arrives!
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