Winterisation - For Peace of Mind
Good pool maintenance throughout the year is essential. A neglected pool is expensive to repair and winter is the time when poor maintenance can lead to burst pipes, heaters and filters.
Winterisation is the process of preparing your swimming pool for the winter months when the pool is inactive. This is essential to guard against frost. Once your pool has been winterised the level of regular maintenance required is greatly reduced. However, it's important to remember that algae does continue to grow during the winter months. Therefore, it remains necessary to treat the water until the outside temperature drops to about 7 degrees C or 42 degrees F.
Swimming pools should not be left without water in the winter months as the pool shell will be at risk from frost attack on the internal surfaces. In addition, an empty pool in general is more dangerous.
Once you decide on a date to close down your pool, the next stage is to decide how the equipment is to be left during the winter. There are two alternatives -
1. Run the filter pump only for two to three hours per day. This can be done if the plant room can be fully protected against frost. This will mean that the filter will have to be serviced on a monthly basis during the winter and you will use some electricity. However, commissioning the pool at the beginning of the next season will be a much easier process.
2. Drain the filtration and heating equipment of water and store the pumps in a warm environment.
If you don't want the inconvenience of closing your pool for the season, Neptune would be delighted to provide this service for you and advise the best method for your swimming pool. Winter maintenance packages are available at exceedingly good prices.
Our service includes:
- Assess type of pool for winterisation procedures
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Remove clean and store all pool side equipment and summer covers etc.
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Check all filtration, heating and cleaning equipment and report on its condition. Advise on the servicing of heaters etc.
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Remove and store pool cleaner if fitted
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De-leaf and clean the pool
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Lower the level of the pool water to approximately 30cms (1ft) below the skimmers as a frost precaution, plug and empty out the skimmer (if appropriate)
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Check the chemical levels and adjust
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Put the filtration and heating into its winter mode
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Regular monthly checks to check water condition
Neptune Swimming Pools are full members of the Swimming Pool & Allied Trades Association.
For more information please call our sales department on 01440 713355
Date : 08-09-2008
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