Frisco Pool Opening

After cooling your heels over the winter months, pool owners want to cannonball into spring with a clean and inviting swim space. Before you hit the high dive in your backyard pool it’s important to make sure that it is clean and sanitary first. After months of disuse your swimming pool will need more than a quick shock treatment to restore condition. Local Puddle Pros provide Frisco pool opening services that are efficient, affordable and set the stage for a successful swim season. 

Spring Pool Care: The Best Way to Open Your Pool For the Season 

Even in Texas winterizing plugs and closing for the off-season is always a good idea. The trick is to undo all of the closing practices when opening back up in spring. Applying chemical treatments isn’t much use if the water level is low or drain plugs are sealed off. By following along with a step by step process Puddle technicians have made pool openings into a science and an art form. 

Prepare For Opening: In addition to opening up drain plugs it is important to reinstall any components that were removed for storage. It’s also important to refill the water level so it reaches the skimmer line. All it takes is a garden hose to raise water levels. This makes it possible for pool water to flow through the filtration system and circulate chemically treated water throughout basins. 

Remove Debris: Pulling back that pool cover you are likely seeing a ton of unwanted items both floating along the water surface and sunken at the bottom of the pool. Balancing your pool water will be impossible without getting rid of this debris first. During this step it’s important to empty out the skimmer basket, manually vacuum flooring, steps and hard to reach areas, skimming up floating items and scrubbing residue off of walls by the water line. 

Water Balancing: When dealing with weeks or months worth of contamination it will take more than a single chemical treatment to right the ship. Standing water is prime real estate for bacteria so it’s important to start off with an initial shock treatment that will start to clear away cloudiness and treat discolouration. It may take several applications of shock before pool water shows signs of improvement. Once things are under control a Puddle technician will test and balance pool chemistry with a focus on chlorine levels, pH levels, total alkalinity and calcium. 

Assessing Pool Filters & Equipment: Proper pool cleaning doesn’t stop at the surface level. In order to make sure that water systems are running smoothly it’s important to check return lines, clean pool filters as necessary and make sure that pool pumps and heaters are working as they should be. 

Basic test strips and a couple of chlorine pucks aren’t enough to restore water condition after the off-season. Trying to clean out water systems on your own will often take longer, stretching as long as weeks or even months before things are properly balanced. Instead, book an experienced pool service company like Puddle Pools to handle your opening quickly and efficiently so you can make the most out of the swim season. 

Puddle Pool Care: Start the Season Off Right With a Professional Pool Opening 

Swimming pools become a top priority at the first sign of warm weather but there’s a lot to be done before you can dive in or host a pool party. Luckily there are local Puddle Pros nearby who are ready to swing into action cleaning your pool and getting it ready for use. With options to book online or by phone 24 hours a day there is never a bad time to book your pool opening — but don’t wait too long! 

Puddle technicians are able to offer up helpful tips and tricks for maintaining your swim space as well as equipment. Even something as small as swapping and storing your pool cover can make a world of difference to the overall condition of a swimming pool over the course of the year.