Pool Opening & Closing Services
Pool Opening & Closing Services
Start the Season Right. Protect Your Pool Through Winter.
Proper seasonal care plays an important role in protecting a swimming pool, its plumbing, and its equipment.
Douglas Aquatics provides professional pool opening and closing services designed to prepare pools for the swimming season and properly winterize them when the season ends.
Whether Douglas Aquatics built your pool or not, our experienced service team can help make the transition into and out of each swimming season easier.
Professional Pool Openings
Opening a pool involves more than removing the cover.
Our technicians work through the pool and equipment systems to prepare them for seasonal operation and identify visible concerns that may need additional attention.
Depending on the pool and equipment, opening services may include:
- Remove and fold/store pool cover as applicable
- Reinstall applicable fittings and equipment components
- Reassemble filtration and circulation equipment
- Start pumps and circulation systems
- Inspect equipment for visible operational concerns
- Start heaters and other applicable equipment
- Restore automation and controls as applicable
- Initial water-condition evaluation
- Identify visible repairs or additional service needs
- Prepare the pool for the next phase of cleaning and water balancing
The exact scope of opening service should match Douglas Aquatics’ current operating procedures and service agreement.
Professional Pool Closings & Winterization
Professional pool maintenance is about more than removing leaves and adding chemicals.
Depending on the pool and system, closing services may include:
- Prepare pool equipment for winter conditions
- Lower water level where appropriate
- Winterize pool plumbing
- Blow out applicable plumbing lines
- Install winter plugs and protection devices
- Winterize pumps, filters, heaters, and other equipment as applicable
- Remove or protect accessories where required
- Install safety or winter cover when included in the service
- Final visual review of the winterized system
The exact closing procedure will depend on the individual pool, equipment configuration, cover system, and current Douglas Aquatics winterization procedures.
Safety Covers & Replacement Covers
If a pool’s safety cover is worn, damaged, no longer fitting correctly, or approaching replacement, Douglas Aquatics can assist with safety-cover evaluation and replacement.
Opening Reveals a Problem? We Can Help.
Sometimes an equipment or operational problem becomes apparent when a pool is opened for the season.
