Is it August or October?
The last two years have given us beautiful summer weather into October. Consider these tips when extending your pool season into the fall:
1. Turn your salt cell down if you’re not heating your pool consistently
Salt systems can over produce when your heater isn’t doing it’s job fulltime. If you’re not really using your pool your chlorine isn’t getting used up, so you can end up with high chlorine.
2. Consider automation on your equipment to prevent freezing damage
2 a). If you don’t have automation, watch the weather and keep your pump running when the nights get chilly
2 b). If you do have automation “freeze protection mode” will override your programs to ensure your plumbing is safe
3. Stay on top of your skimmer basket
3. Check your basket daily. Foliage gravitates to your pool skimmer 😉
*if you see leaves falling on your deck appearing to stain the stone, trust Mother Nature to clean it up. (the acid in rainwater/snow has a way of getting rid of most marks come spring)
4. Water running to your structure
4. If you have water running to your cabana or structure consider closing it sooner than the pool as there is no freeze protection in place for your plumbing
5. Close your pool clean and balanced
5. Remember to balance your water for closing. Properly balanced water will help protect your liner into the spring
