Now is the time to spruce up your pool before summer fun begins. If your concrete, plaster, gunite, or fiberglass pool has chipping or peeling paint, you might want to consider repainting it. Pool paint is more affordable and easier to use than ever before. Most pool paints last up to 8 years and can be applied without the help of a pool professional, saving you lots of money. If you have a liner pool, check your liner for fading and discoloration. Due to long exposure to chemicals and sunlight, vinyl liners can eventually become weakened and worn. Spring is a perfect time to consider replacement. Even if your pool surfaces are intact, they will certainly need to be cleaned to prepare for summer swimming. Check your pool maintenance equipment, including leaf skimmers, wall brushes, and vacuums, for any deterioration that could have occurred during the fall and winter months. These items are usually on sale at the beginning of pool seasons so now is the perfect time to replace any worn or outdated equipment. With some needed spring maintenance on your pool, you will ensure beautiful pool surfaces for years to come.
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Solar Pool Covers Open Pools Sooner
When you finally get to open your pool this summer, waiting for it to warm up can be almost unbearable. You have waited the long fall and winter months to be able to enjoy your pool again and want it to warm up quickly. Using the sun’s warmth, you can quickly raise the temperature in your above ground pool 10-15 degrees with a solar pool cover. Solar covers are a perfect way to swim sooner and extend your pool season longer. They also cut chemical evaporation by up to 95%, saving you money! Clear and light blue solar blankets capture warmth and help it penetrate the water, heating it quickly and thoroughly. They are an affordable solution to traditional pool heater. While solar covers are easy to apply and remove on their own, you can make this process completely effortless with solar pool cover reel. You simply turn the crank to roll and store your solar cover when not in use. Solar covers and reels are the perfect (and easy way) to warm your pool for earlier swimming.
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Don’t Jump In: Think Ahead, Buy Quality, Save Money
Longing to jump into the warmer days of summer? Even if there’s snow outside your window, it’s not too early to start thinking ahead to spring and opening your swimming pool. In fact, now is the best time to take inventory of your existing pool supplies and stock up while prices remain low. As we move closer to spring and summer, lower winter prices will begin to melt away.
Don’t jump in when it comes to buying your pool chemicals, though. Pool chemicals are a necessity for every swimming
pool, but not all pool chemicals are of the same quality. Cheaper chemicals can stain your pool and create excessive foaming and cloudy water. Because cheaper chemicals are often watered down, you need to use more of it, too, which ends up costing you more over time.
Take some time now to select your pool chemicals for the upcoming swimming season. Look for chemicals that are highly concentrated so less is required. Look also for chemicals that use only the purest ingredients to ensure crystal clear water. You may pay a little more up front, but better quality chemicals will last longer and save you money.
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Don’t Get Bugged by Spring Pool Cleaning
If you own a manual pool cleaner for your above ground pool, then you will agree that spring cleaning is one of the worst parts of getting the pool ready to open each season. Automatic pool cleaners are often pricey, so many pool owners opt for the manual variety and the extra effort.
An affordable option that above ground pool owners should consider is the Aqua Bug automatic pool cleaner by Hayward. The Aqua Bug installs easily in ten minutes and works with the existing filtration system. Unlike other automatic pool cleaners, the Aqua bug uses no debris bags, requires no booster pump, and is pretty cute, too.
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The Perfect Robotic Pool Cleaner for Above Ground Pools
The thought of cleaning your pool next spring can be a daunting task. No matter how well you winterized, spring cleaning will still be necessary. Now is the perfect time to invest in a new pool cleaner to make spring opening a breeze. Robotic pool cleaners are an amazing choice for pool owners. They are basically little computers on wheels! They will know where and when to clean with little or no manual labor. Did you know that robotic models are available for all pools, including above ground? The Aquabot Pool Rover is a robotic pool cleaner designed exclusively for above ground pools. Complete with its own drive motor and filtration system, it works independently of your pool’s return lines. You simply plug it in and watch it go to work. It is perfect for removing all dirt and debris, and it also works for algae and bacteria. It cleans most above ground pools, including flat, dished, oval, round, and rectangular, in under one hour while reducing the amount of time that your normal filter has to work. You cannot go wrong with this cleaner. You will have sparkling clean water in no time this spring!