If you’re looking to get an early start on the swimming season and open your Long Island, NY pool right away, The Platinum Group is here to make sure that you can look forward to a long season of outdoor fun. Here are some professional tips to help kickstart spring with a splash.
Investing In An Auto Cover
If you haven’t already invested in a auto cover for your pool, now is the perfect time to do so. A cover ensures that water is not wasted through evaporation during the heat of summer, keeps leaves out of your pool during fall, warms the water and provides insulation if you’re intending to keep your pool heated throughout the swimming season. This in turn will keep heating costs down, extend the swimming season and make for an overall more efficient system. If you’ve had a pool cover over your pool during the winter, a pool professional will be able to clean the cover of debris and pump away any rain or snowmelt that has collected.
Structural Maintenance
Cold winters do come with the risk of damage to your pool lining, depending on what type of pool you might have. If any cracks or leaks have occurred, now is the best time to have these repaired in order to allow for an uninterrupted swimming season. A relining of the pool is also an option. In either case the pool may have to be drained in order for the repair or replacement to be possible. Rest assured this is only a slight delay, but sooner in the year is definitely better for ensuring that your pool is in top shape come the peak of the season.
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Reassembly and Inspection of Pump Parts
As with the structure of a pool, outlets and pipes are also susceptible to winter damage. An inspection of these should be done by a pool professional, followed by a reassembly of the pump and a subsequent check to ensure that all parts are working correctly. Any necessary repairs or replacements to the pump and catchment systems can be made at this stage to avoid having to close your pool midway through the season, however briefly. Now is also a good time for any general maintenance to the system that may be necessary
Chemical and Manual Cleaning
During the winter months, the rate of algae growth is slowed, however it’s about to kick back in in full force with the rising temperatures. This can be prevented by having your pool cleaned, tested for the correct chemical balance and treated by a trusted pool professional.
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Pool Heaters
In order to fully appreciate your pool this early on in the year, we highly recommend investing in a pool heater if you don’t already have one installed. A gas heater can quickly heat your pool to a peak temperature within 24-48 hours, ideal for a flying start to the season. Other types of heaters, such as an electric heat pump or solar heating may be slower, but provide a constant and long term solution to keeping your pool at a comfortable temperature from early spring to the end of summer and even beyond that.