A few weeks before summer, it’s time to get your swimming pool on the way after winter. If your wintering has been successful, you should have no trouble following the few steps essential to your summer swimming.
After the wintering of your swimming pool, the time comes to restart For the arrival of sunny days. When to start starting your swimming pool? How if the water is green or troubled? How to do after an active or passive wintering? What about above-ground pools? We tell you everything about the restoration of your swimming pool.
First thing to know: It is essential to restart the pool when the water temperature is permanently between 12 and 15 degrees (below the water is too cold, above the temperature promotes the development of microbes and algae). Depending on the region and the years, the month of April, even in early May, is the ideal period.
When you restore your swimming pool, you may have the unpleasant surprise to have green and troubled water. Especially if you have opted for passive wintering, which promotes the development of microbes and algae, or if you wait too long before restarting your pool and that the water temperature increases.
- First thing to do: check the condition of your filtering system
- Effectively clean your pool.
- Also, shock treatment with chemical solution may be necessary. Several treatments exist and they are to be purchased from a professional and are used with caution.
- In general, it is advisable to renew each year 1/3 of the volume of water from your swimming pool To promote healthy and clean water.
Note that the steps to follow for the restart of your swimming pool will be different depending on your type of wintering.
Active wintering, privileged in hot or temperate areas, consists in leaving filtration on the move – but idling – during winter to avoid frost and development of bacteria. There restart will be fast ::
- Increase the daily filtration time according to the rise of temperatures and that of water
- Return the equipment type regulator, automatic water treatment, water heating system …
- Activate the electrical box
- Clean the walls, the bottom of the pool using a robot, the water line and the surroundings of the pool
- Relicit water and filter non -stop for 24 hours
- Analyze water (TAC, pH, stabilizer rate …) and adjust if necessary
In cold regions where the risk of frost is high, passive wintering is privileged. Longer to set up, passive wintering also requires more work at the time of Return to the pool.
- Remove the winter tarpaulin from your swimming pool, making sure to have the stagnant rain water (with a cobbler pump) on the tarpaulin so that it does not fall into the swimming pool. Help of a second person may be necessary to remove the tarpaulin. Clean it and keep it dry until next winter.
- Remove winter equipment (floats, gizmos, caps …)
- Return the discharge nozzles, the broom socket and the basket in the skimmers
- With the background and surface landing nets, clean the pool water
- Raise the water level if necessary for the operation of the pump, which may need to be plumped (rotate it with a vision to prevent it from blocking)
- Reinstall the different technical elements and recharge them (cartridge filter, diatomie filter, sand filter …)
- Activate the electrical box
- Clean the walls, the bottom of the pool using a robot, the water line and the surroundings of the pool
- Relicit water and filter non -stop for 24 hours
- Analyze water (TAC, pH, stabilizer rate …) and adjust if necessary
For an above -ground model, The stages of restarting the pool will be the same. Indeed, it is the type of wintering (passive or active) which determines the steps to follow in the spring, and not the kind of swimming pool (dug or above ground). Precautions will therefore be the same. Above all, remember to check that the tarpaulin is in place during the winter and that the bad weather does not damage it. If you have a self -supporting swimming pool, ensure the state of the inflatable sausage and the PVC of the above -ground pool to avoid any risk of collapse. Some removable pools are to be installed and uninstalling each season. Keep all the original equipment and box and follow the instructions.
