pool closing

I plan to close my pool myself this season. What do people recommend to clear the water lines? I get the impression that air volume is more important than pressure. Is there a pump folks would recommend that does the job of blowing out the lines efficiently?

Is there an ideal level that FC should be at after adding polyquat 60? I added the Polyquat 60 when the FC was at 1/2 slam level and will let the pool motor run for 24 hours. I have read that you should not adjust the FC after adding Polyquat 60. I am just wondering how stringently this rule...

Hello everyone, I know its early for this topic but I wanted to get it out early. I decided to take the plunge and close my pool this year. I have watched every video and read most topics on closing your pool at TFP and thank you for all of that! It is very informative and I am positive I will...

Hey everyone, New member here looking for some advice I am going to try and close my pool myself this fall and was wondering what the best way to blow out the return lines would be. I purchased my home about a year ago and the pool and equipment was already set up by the previous owner, a bit...

I had the pool closed through a company this year. As far as I remember, he lowered the level below the return lines, and also put in plugs removed the pump etc. and also put in liquid chlorine. While the winter has been milder, there has been some rain and flurries. This might be a silly...

Hi, winterizing the sand filter in ground pool in the home we revert purchased. I read through most posts and was able to blow lines ( I think) Looking for help , Sharing the photos 1. Removed plugs on the filter and pump and let the water drain. What am I supposed to replace all the...

Central Virginia, Fiberglass, SWG, 17k gallons and autocover: My first season and apparently my PB wants me to get the chemicals in the water the day or so before they come to do the closing. (part of the build) I do all my own chemistry and am pretty comfortable with the Taylor/TFP test kit...

Hi all, first year pool owner and first time closing myself. I've had a rough end of summer for my pool chemistry and am wondering if it's worth it to fix before closing. I have a mesh cover, so my thought process was that even if I balanced it now, I might still open green and have to spend...

Hello TFP Members! I am questioning everything about our pool and how it is maintained. I will try and make this post concise so that answers and recommendations can be easily offered. I have already done much reading here and have concluded that most of what I have been doing in maintaining...

Hi all! I will be winterizing my above-ground Coleman rectangular steel-frame pool (22 x 12 feet) for the first time this winter (normally I would take it down and set it back up but it's a lot of hassle and a lot of $$ getting it refilled every year). My biggest hmm-haw is what should I bring...

Hi! Help! My replacement safety cover arrived late and now my pool closing company is done for the year...I have to do it my self ;) One of my skimmer baskets has two holes in the basket. Is it best to put a gizmo in each hole...so, two holes in one skimmer? If only one, which hole gets the...

I was looking for a recommended blog or something that gives advice on closing my pool for winter, but all I could find are influencers who wanted me to buy stuff. I also thought there might be a pinned thread in this forum, but there doesn't seem to be. My pool has the following traits I think...

I'm draining my Intex. We want to us that space for something else in the winter so we will not leave it up. I have a few questions: 1. How do I close the pump and SWG? 2. I want to give her a good scrub down. What dilution bleach water for cleaning the empty pool? 3. I want to store the...

Hi all - been using the TFP methodology this year and it's been wonderful - have saved a lot of money. I have a question about pool closing, however. Due to the elevated equipment pad, there's a check valve that leads into the pump and I'm wracking my brain trying to figure out how I'm going to...

My pool pump died right before I added the polyquat 60. I just need to add that and blow out the lines to close the pool. The water is clear and was at SLAM levels. I would rather not buy a pump right now, the last one I bought in 2017 was $350 the same one now is $700. The front seal cracked...

Hi everyone! I am pretty new here so learning lots. My pool has been difficult this year. I’m either battling a leaky liner, cloudiness or algae. I’ve been in a SLAM for well over a week. The green is gone but like every other time, it stays cloudy. I’d like to close it up but they say must be...

Hello, I’m hoping the forum can help with my issue and appreciate anyone who reads my post and offers advice. My fiancé and I bought our first home last year and it has an inground gunnite pool from the 70s with a Hayward pump and sand filter in our basement that’s sitting below the main drain...

When I opened my pool at the beginning of the season, I had an algae problem which might have been mustard algae? I wasn't sure and just treated it that way with directions from this site. The water cleared up and the pool has been running clear all summer (Thanks TFP!). Now that I'm getting...

just a bit confused about the position of the valve after blowing out the main drain. Should the valve be turned closing off the main drain as in the picture? Does it matter that it would leave the skimmer side open? Thank you in advance

Hi All! Long time lurker and first time pool owner here (inherited a pool built in 2006 by the prior). Location is northeast. My first pool season has been pretty smooth, mainly thanks to the advice here and following the TFP method. The weather in the north east is still a bit too warm to...

Hi - first closing on our new pool and I am going to try out the wrap stuff to seal around the winter cover. Any suggestions or feedback on using this? I am in a coastal/high wind area. Also, how have people worked the stuff around the skimmer??? I usually see this wrap extending like 12" below...

I found troublefreepool and the pool math app after I had already gone a month into maintaining our new 27' x 54" AGP using the chemicals purchased from the company that sold us the pool. Even just a month in, the CYA had climbed to above 60. I was still trying to figure out how everything for...

I’m in the cold NorthEast in New Jersey. Considering closing my pool for the first time with concerns about properly blowing out lines. My pool details are in my profile. Has anyone posted the process or step by step procedures? My main concern is removing as much water as possible with a...

Just wrapping up the third summer with my pool. I’ve always had trouble with CYA disappearing. Apparently it is susceptible to whatever baddie that turns CYA into Ammonia. When we opened it this year, it took over 30(!) gallons of 12% bleach to balance all the Ammonia that had built up over the...

I have a Viking fiberglass 22K gallon pool with gas heat, salt cell, auto cover with 1 skimmer, 2 massage jets, 3 returns, 2 LED lights and 2 deck jets. The minimum pool closing cost here in Chicago is $475, & I’d like to start doing it on my own. After cleaning, balancing & shocking the pool...