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Preparing Your Pool for Winter

Seasonal has everything to prepare your pool for winter

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Materials you'll need for closing your swimming pool.

Above Ground Pools

  • shock
    double your normal weekly dose
  • winter chemical Kit
  • skimmer winter face plate
  • Gizzmo
  • plug for return fitting
  • winter cover
  • cable and turnbuckle for cover
  • inflatable pillows to absorb ice expansion
    2 or 3 small pillows are better than 1 large pillow
  • string or twine to tie off pillows
  • pool cover pump or siphon
  • leaf master or leaf rake
  • silicone-based lubricant

Inground Pools

  • shock
    double your normal weekly dose
  • winter chemical kit
  • nontoxic pool anti-freeze
    1 gallon per pool line;
    2 gallons per line of longer than 25 feet
  • Gizzmo
  • plugs for return and suction lines
  • winter cover
  • pump protector and lubricant
    to protect the pump's internals from drying, cracking, rusting or corroding
  • water tubes
  • shop vac or blower
    to clear water out of suction and return lines
  • pool cover pump
  • leaf master or leaf rake
  • silicone-based lubricant