Although summer is waning and outdoor aquatic facilities don’t need weekly pool maintenance, autumn is the ideal time for pool professionals to deep-clean pools before winterizing. Doing deeper cleaning and seasonal maintenance in the fall and winter will ensure quick and easy pool openings in the spring. Whether pools are in a mild climate or in an area where frost and snow are the winter norm, there are steps that should be taken to prevent swampy pool water or structural pool damage. A deep-cleaning maintenance routine before winter can protect aquatic facilities for years of future enjoyment.
Cleaning Pools Thoroughly
Before pool professionals fully winterize pools, a deep cleaning will help prevent pool surface staining, algae growth, and may even
uncover areas that need repair. Commercial-grade, handheld pool vacuums have become an essential tool for aquatic facility managers as they deep clean pools before winterizing. A high-flow pump with extra power will make for better deep cleaning, and a larger scrub brush head and increased debris capacity can handle any size pool in minutes. Inspect and clean simultaneously by using a cordless, hoseless, battery-operated pool cleaner. Cracks on tiles or gunite, broken light fixtures—all of these things can be easily spotted and addressed while doing a deep clean.
In areas with lots of trees and foliage, a cordless skimming vacuum designed to handle leaves can reach stubborn leaves collecting at the bottom of the pool floor as well as top-side leaf skimming at the surface of the pool. Removing leaves quickly will enable pool professionals to get to the more complex, higher-profit winterizing and maintenance work on pools.
Winterize With Pool Cleaners
Pool professionals agree that investing in having a handheld, cordless, battery powered commercial grade pool cleaner is the best way to ensure pools get cleaned fast, in every area of the pool—even the tough corners and nooks, steps, seats, and around water features and slides.
Keeping one of these pool cleaners will allow you to quickly finish the work of deep cleaning the water and surfaces of the pool, so that you can spend more time on the more profitable work of replacing lights, heaters, pumps, filters, etc.
A battery-powered, cordless cleaner makes it simple to spot-clean various areas of the pool quickly and efficiently, often targeting areas missed by pool cleaners or other types of in-pool cleaning systems. It can be especially helpful in shallow end areas, steps and the like.
Windy areas are subject to dirt and dust constantly falling into the pool. Regions near beaches get sand tracked into the pool. Areas with lots of tree cover are prone to having acorns and evergreen debris falling into and settling at the bottom of the pool. All of these situations are ideal for a light-weight, handheld, battery-operated, cordless vac to get the pool clean, fast.
Protecting pools against the ravages of winter is essential to keep pools in good working order. Pool professionals are always short on time as they race to close pools before the weather turns too cold. Smart pool professionals are investing in hand-held, commercial-grade, cordless pool cleaners that allow them to deep-clean the pool before delving into the complex work of preparing pools for winter. Winterizing pools minimizes the risk of water contamination and cold damage to sensitive equipment to ensure the longevity of the pool and a smooth spring opening.
About the Author
Guy Erlich is the founder and president of Water Tech Corp., a manufacturer of pool and hot tub cleaners in East Brunswick, N.J. For more information, visit www.watertechcorp.com.