Paying someone to open and maintain your pool for you is an expensive option. Instead, you can easily open, clean, and service your pool yourself. You will notice green water when you first pull back your pool cover. This can be overwhelming if you don’t know what to do, but this article will explain everything you need to know to help you learn how to do it yourself.
This article provides a general guide for above-ground and in-ground pools, so you can trust it applies to your situation.
You’ll learn basic safety information. For example, you’ll want to turn everything off before removing the pool cover. We’ll continue to review safety precautions throughout the article to ensure you can confidently clean your pool.
Then, you’ll learn everything you need to know about pool service, including the basics for beginners, like skimming dead leaves and branches off the top of the pool before turning the pump on. After that, we take a deep dive into how to get rid of your green water so you can dive into your pool as soon as it’s warm outside.
If you own a pool, it’s essential that you are able to not only open it yourself but maintain it year-round!.
