For someone without a pool, it seems lots of work to get it ready for winter, but can also see why it needs doing correctly so you don't create more work for yourselves come spring /summer time. Very informative 👏 so thank you.❤❤❤
When our company closes pools here in the UK, we tend to vacuum to waste (vacuum whilst the multiport valve is either on waste or backwash) before adding in any chemicals. Adding chemicals first and allowing them to circulate before draining the pool down means that you're losing some of those chemicals when you drain the water. Most pools that I have personally shut down take 10 litres (1 tub) of liquid chlorine, a bit of Ph reducer, and between 1 and 2 bottles of winter algicide with anti-staining agents. The process I personally follow when shutting a pool is as follows: 1: Test chemical levels. Self-explanatory, this tells me what I need to dose into the pool. 2: Clean the pool via either vacuuming and netting or using what is called a "hammerhead" pool cleaner. The Hammerhead cleaner is essentially an outboard motor from a boat that runs on a 12v battery. It blows muck up into a bag that is fitted to the top of the unit. It only really works for leaves and larger debris. Smaller dusty particles just go right through the bag or clog it up. Whilst cleaning the pool, I have the customers' filtration actively lowering the pool water level. If there are no suction points below the skimmers, I will use one of our pumps to pump the water below the skimmers, then circulate chemicals with these pumps. If there are suction points below the skimmers, I leave the customers' filtration running to circulate chemicals via these suction points. Ideally, I get the water level around 4 to 6 inches below the skimmers, as this gives a good buffer zone to allow for rain to fill the pool over winter. 3: Dose chemicals and allow them to circulate for 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the pool and how good the circulation is. I find that rectangular pools get the best filtration, whilst kidney-shaped pools get the worst filtration out of most of the shapes that I've seen. Multiple chemical tests are done at different areas of the pool to ensure chemicals have circulated fully. I aim to get the chlorine to around 10 ppm, as this will last a good while, providing the customers' debris cover is in good shape. For Ph, I try to get it around 7.0 to 7.2. This allows the chlorine to stay nice and active over winter. 4: Loosely fit the debris cover around the pool, then go around and tighten each strap until the cover is flat and off of the water. I'm not usually satisfied until the springs for the debris cover are really compressed under the tension of the cover. Some of our customers take it a step further, and they have lengths of wood to lay around the sides of the debris cover to prevent leaves and other debris from getting under the debris cover over winter. The idea of a debris cover being tight like this is to allow leaves and debris that fall on the cover to blow off over winter, rather than causing the cover to sag and drop them into the water. Even if the leaves and other debris are sitting on top of the debris cover, if they're sitting in the water then the chlorine will be used up by them. Plus, a sagging debris cover can cause the sides to lift up and allow debris underneath, which will in turn allow more debris to enter the pool. This uses up the chlorine faster and can end up causing a very green pool. I usually drain the skimmers at this point, either by using my wet vac or by opening the skimmer valves to allow the water to be sucked in via the pool pump until it begins to suck air. I then place chemical bottles half filled with water into the skimmer to protect it in case of freezing in the event that the pool water gets high enough to fill the skimmers over winter. Squares of tarp are placed under the skimmer lids to prevent rain from filling the skimmers over winter. On tiled pools, I also half-fill multiple chemical barrels with water and float them on the pool surface over winter. Idea behind this is that they are sacrificial and will be crushed if ice forms before the ice pushes out the walls of the pool. Liners can shift a bit, so ice is less likely to cause damage. Unless someone tries to move the ice, in which case the liner can be torn/pierced. 5: Once the debris cover is fully fitted, it's time to drain the plant room (if applicable, as some pools are kept running on a frost stat over winter, in which case the plant room is not drained). All pool-related circuit breakers are turned off, timers and switches are turned off, and items that are plugged into sockets are unplugged as an extra precaution. I then proceed to take out the pump drain bung(s), filter drain bung, heater drain bung (if a heater drain bung is fitted, if not I just empty it from the unions), plus any extra equipment that is fitted, such as UV units. I also drain any low spots in the pipework. 6: If a solar cover is present, I usually put some sort of protective cover over it. Providing there is one available on site, that is. 7: Pack all of my equipment away in the van, pack customers remaining equipment away, then say goodbye to the customer and get on the road. Please be aware that this is just a generalization of the average process I complete. Sometimes different things are applicable, as different pools have different needs, and certain customers prefer things done differently. I believe the most important part of keeping pools clear for the open up is to ensure chemical levels are checked and topped up at some point during the winter season. We provide a winter check and a pre-season check for our customers, if they wish to have them, and this tends to help keep a lot of pools clear over winter. It also means we have to use fewer chemicals in the long run, which ends up saving the customers money. If a pool goes green, it takes a decent amount of chlorine to bring it back to clear. I'm aware that there are different strategies for pool maintenance over the winter months in your part of the world, compared to here in the UK. However, if you have any questions, feel free to reply to my comment with them. I'll answer to the best of my ability.
I moved from your area-ish to the desert and we have poisonous spiders so around here it's normal to spray the foundation and entrances of your house and outdoor areas with pesticide. I keep my dogs off sprayed surfaces for a day to dry but after that I can go a year without seeing live spiders. Maybe next Spring you could spray just the upper deck area where you sit and it would create a safe zone? I know, I hate using pesticides too, but it's necessary here and it really does help. If you can minimize the use and keep them from runoff like under the covered deck it may be fine.
Have owned a pool for 20 years in NH and shocked the pool and covered with a pool float in the middle. Never had an issue. Add chemicals don’t add chemicals the water always looks the same when you open.
Peppermint oil and water is a great non toxic bug replant you can spray! I use it inside and outside and it's great! Specially for down here in TX where the bugs can be crazy
I’m no pro, but a pool owner for 10+years, and I’m pretty sure Andrew is right about the chemicals. Clean the pool and skimmers. drain the pool below the outlets, add shock, blow out the lines and add antifreeze, cap them, cover the pool, drain your filter (ours is sand), unplug your equipment and wait for April or may. Literally an hour if you hire someone or 4-8 hours if you don’t. Anyway, never added the extra chemicals, and never have had a problem. Anyway, love your guys’ videos. They’ve provided me with some inspiration for my own home!
Maybe make bug nets around your porch set up? That might help 😊 not sure how to protect the projector screen…. The pool video definitely got me watching 😌😌 it’s a beautiful pool truly! 🤍🤍
When i saw all you sunflowers that's all i thought of how covered in ear wigs you were gonna be. I had two sunflowers and it's was nightmarish for me. Like i had no idea. That's nature i guess
I loved your comment “Andrew was a scout before he was a man.” Makes it sound like being a scout was quite the ordeal. 😂 Is your pool heated? Never watched one of your pool videos before.
We live in Tennessee so after Labor day is cooler, we close it then cause leaves where filling it up. Also, is an above ground pool so wish we had it a little longer but oh well, it will be summer before you know it. I enjoy your videos and is so cute how I was waiting for your kiss and Andrew was talking till when you put your lips up lol. VERY SWEET. HAPPY FALL YA'LL !! 🍁🎃🍂
Just one more question I am thinking of putting in a fibreglass pool possibly with salt water system. Do you guys love your pool and also dear bill go up quite higher
This is partially why I will never want to own a pool! That and when I took a CPO class/got my license I realized just how gross they can be and said no thank you ma’am 😂
It gets too cold over the winter to want to play pool outside. The snow can ruin the outdoor furniture so to keep it looking as good for as long as possible we cover everything and put all the cushions in storage!
For someone without a pool, it seems lots of work to get it ready for winter, but can also see why it needs doing correctly so you don't create more work for yourselves come spring /summer time. Very informative 👏 so thank you.❤❤❤
When our company closes pools here in the UK, we tend to vacuum to waste (vacuum whilst the multiport valve is either on waste or backwash) before adding in any chemicals. Adding chemicals first and allowing them to circulate before draining the pool down means that you're losing some of those chemicals when you drain the water. Most pools that I have personally shut down take 10 litres (1 tub) of liquid chlorine, a bit of Ph reducer, and between 1 and 2 bottles of winter algicide with anti-staining agents.
The process I personally follow when shutting a pool is as follows:
1: Test chemical levels. Self-explanatory, this tells me what I need to dose into the pool.
2: Clean the pool via either vacuuming and netting or using what is called a "hammerhead" pool cleaner. The Hammerhead cleaner is essentially an outboard motor from a boat that runs on a 12v battery. It blows muck up into a bag that is fitted to the top of the unit. It only really works for leaves and larger debris. Smaller dusty particles just go right through the bag or clog it up. Whilst cleaning the pool, I have the customers' filtration actively lowering the pool water level. If there are no suction points below the skimmers, I will use one of our pumps to pump the water below the skimmers, then circulate chemicals with these pumps. If there are suction points below the skimmers, I leave the customers' filtration running to circulate chemicals via these suction points. Ideally, I get the water level around 4 to 6 inches below the skimmers, as this gives a good buffer zone to allow for rain to fill the pool over winter.
3: Dose chemicals and allow them to circulate for 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the pool and how good the circulation is. I find that rectangular pools get the best filtration, whilst kidney-shaped pools get the worst filtration out of most of the shapes that I've seen. Multiple chemical tests are done at different areas of the pool to ensure chemicals have circulated fully. I aim to get the chlorine to around 10 ppm, as this will last a good while, providing the customers' debris cover is in good shape. For Ph, I try to get it around 7.0 to 7.2. This allows the chlorine to stay nice and active over winter.
4: Loosely fit the debris cover around the pool, then go around and tighten each strap until the cover is flat and off of the water. I'm not usually satisfied until the springs for the debris cover are really compressed under the tension of the cover. Some of our customers take it a step further, and they have lengths of wood to lay around the sides of the debris cover to prevent leaves and other debris from getting under the debris cover over winter. The idea of a debris cover being tight like this is to allow leaves and debris that fall on the cover to blow off over winter, rather than causing the cover to sag and drop them into the water. Even if the leaves and other debris are sitting on top of the debris cover, if they're sitting in the water then the chlorine will be used up by them. Plus, a sagging debris cover can cause the sides to lift up and allow debris underneath, which will in turn allow more debris to enter the pool. This uses up the chlorine faster and can end up causing a very green pool. I usually drain the skimmers at this point, either by using my wet vac or by opening the skimmer valves to allow the water to be sucked in via the pool pump until it begins to suck air. I then place chemical bottles half filled with water into the skimmer to protect it in case of freezing in the event that the pool water gets high enough to fill the skimmers over winter. Squares of tarp are placed under the skimmer lids to prevent rain from filling the skimmers over winter. On tiled pools, I also half-fill multiple chemical barrels with water and float them on the pool surface over winter. Idea behind this is that they are sacrificial and will be crushed if ice forms before the ice pushes out the walls of the pool. Liners can shift a bit, so ice is less likely to cause damage. Unless someone tries to move the ice, in which case the liner can be torn/pierced.
5: Once the debris cover is fully fitted, it's time to drain the plant room (if applicable, as some pools are kept running on a frost stat over winter, in which case the plant room is not drained). All pool-related circuit breakers are turned off, timers and switches are turned off, and items that are plugged into sockets are unplugged as an extra precaution. I then proceed to take out the pump drain bung(s), filter drain bung, heater drain bung (if a heater drain bung is fitted, if not I just empty it from the unions), plus any extra equipment that is fitted, such as UV units. I also drain any low spots in the pipework.
6: If a solar cover is present, I usually put some sort of protective cover over it. Providing there is one available on site, that is.
7: Pack all of my equipment away in the van, pack customers remaining equipment away, then say goodbye to the customer and get on the road.
Please be aware that this is just a generalization of the average process I complete. Sometimes different things are applicable, as different pools have different needs, and certain customers prefer things done differently. I believe the most important part of keeping pools clear for the open up is to ensure chemical levels are checked and topped up at some point during the winter season. We provide a winter check and a pre-season check for our customers, if they wish to have them, and this tends to help keep a lot of pools clear over winter. It also means we have to use fewer chemicals in the long run, which ends up saving the customers money. If a pool goes green, it takes a decent amount of chlorine to bring it back to clear.
I'm aware that there are different strategies for pool maintenance over the winter months in your part of the world, compared to here in the UK. However, if you have any questions, feel free to reply to my comment with them. I'll answer to the best of my ability.
You leaning in so Andrew can speak into the mic is hilarious. You should do that in all your vids
I moved from your area-ish to the desert and we have poisonous spiders so around here it's normal to spray the foundation and entrances of your house and outdoor areas with pesticide. I keep my dogs off sprayed surfaces for a day to dry but after that I can go a year without seeing live spiders. Maybe next Spring you could spray just the upper deck area where you sit and it would create a safe zone? I know, I hate using pesticides too, but it's necessary here and it really does help. If you can minimize the use and keep them from runoff like under the covered deck it may be fine.
You should get those mesh screens for the upstairs balcony/ patio to keep the bugs out
Yaaaas a new long video! I look forward to every Sunday - I hope y'all had an amazing holiday weekend last week!! 💖
Thank you so much for watching!! ❤️❤️
Have owned a pool for 20 years in NH and shocked the pool and covered with a pool float in the middle. Never had an issue. Add chemicals don’t add chemicals the water always looks the same when you open.
great job guys 🤙🏼
Thanks Pool Guy!
We live in upstate NY & have had a pool for 30 plus years.
Pool closing is the saddest day in the Fall for me...
Peppermint oil and water is a great non toxic bug replant you can spray! I use it inside and outside and it's great! Specially for down here in TX where the bugs can be crazy
I’m no pro, but a pool owner for 10+years, and I’m pretty sure Andrew is right about the chemicals. Clean the pool and skimmers. drain the pool below the outlets, add shock, blow out the lines and add antifreeze, cap them, cover the pool, drain your filter (ours is sand), unplug your equipment and wait for April or may. Literally an hour if you hire someone or 4-8 hours if you don’t. Anyway, never added the extra chemicals, and never have had a problem. Anyway, love your guys’ videos. They’ve provided me with some inspiration for my own home!
Maybe make bug nets around your porch set up? That might help 😊 not sure how to protect the projector screen…. The pool video definitely got me watching 😌😌 it’s a beautiful pool truly! 🤍🤍
The face you made when he pointed out you left something sharp on a liner 😂 you guys are so silly!
Yup. I’m a pool owner and pool companies just dump liquid chlorine after draining the pool, plug the jets and cover the pool in less than 1 hour.
“andrew was a boy scout before he became a man” 😂😂😂
You have a beautiful home
Amazing pineapple plant 🪴 ❤
I do live in Canada as well, so I have to close it for the winter
When i saw all you sunflowers that's all i thought of how covered in ear wigs you were gonna be. I had two sunflowers and it's was nightmarish for me. Like i had no idea. That's nature i guess
I loved your comment “Andrew was a scout before he was a man.” Makes it sound like being a scout was quite the ordeal. 😂
Is your pool heated? Never watched one of your pool videos before.
Telling the truth ….. I love it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Get Andrew a mic! But great job! Love your dogs too 😍
Just ordered one tonight!! 😂 thanks for watching ❤️
I love ur dogs❤
Thanks for the video. And I thought maintaining a Jacuzzi was a lot of work.😁
We live in Tennessee so after Labor day is cooler, we close it then cause leaves where filling it up. Also, is an above ground pool so wish we had it a little longer but oh well, it will be summer before you know it. I enjoy your videos and is so cute how I was waiting for your kiss and Andrew was talking till when you put your lips up lol. VERY SWEET. HAPPY FALL YA'LL !! 🍁🎃🍂
Happy fall!! Thank you so much for watching!
this is one of the funniest videos you guys have put out!! I love it, very educational too on how pool upkeep works!
Thank you for watching!! ❤️
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Just one more question I am thinking of putting in a fibreglass pool possibly with salt water system. Do you guys love your pool and also dear bill go up quite higher
I was just wondering about your pool underneath the deck did it not smell bad?
Welcome to fall!!! 🍂🍁🎃
Your dogs are like children - they want to be in the middle of everything!
Yes they absolutely do!!
Cover the pool again so you can use it year-round. 😉
Give that man a mic 😂
What camera do you use? is it an iPhone ?
What’s the winter project going to be?
Something so exciting but we can't say yet!! Gotta do permits first but we will share as soon as we've finalized details
Now you’ve got me excited.
This is partially why I will never want to own a pool! That and when I took a CPO class/got my license I realized just how gross they can be and said no thank you ma’am 😂
"I'll walk around and put the chemicals in" *Andrew skips around the pool*
Welcome to fall
And you guys use salt, water, or chlorine
It would probably would be better to get an electric cover
Wait why are you putting away your furniture?
I'm guessing because of substantial snow in their winters.
Yes, because of the snow :(
Wait what? Why can you just leave the furniture out for the winter and enjoy sitting on it and the pool table. You can still play?
It gets too cold over the winter to want to play pool outside. The snow can ruin the outdoor furniture so to keep it looking as good for as long as possible we cover everything and put all the cushions in storage!
I didn't know that the cold weather can damaged the furniture. I'm from Puerto Rico and we are all around enjoying our patios and pool
I wanted to add, I enjoy your content and ALL you guys have done to the house. Great job!!
@@mayraperez7091your weather is different than Canada weather in the winter. Puerto Rico gets no snow 🙄
Why is Andrew so serious gosh
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