A. C. Swimming Pools: Closing in-ground Pools

Home PoolsServicesOur StoreAbout Us Contact Us Links Options

Closing in-ground Pools

Vac & Lower water
1. Sweep Pool till clean.
2. Lower water to last return. {You can do this while vacuuming on waste}
3. Take basket out of all skimmer’s.
4. Unscrew eyeballs out of return line’s
5. Take out ladder’s & handrail's.

Filter, Motor & Pump
1. Take lid off pump.
2. Take basket out.
3. Take out little plugs on side & front. Where ever they are located on the pump & motor.
If there is no plugs vacuum out water.
4. Put all plugs in the pump basket so you will know where there are next season.
Sand Filter
1. Take out the plug on the bottom of tank & let all the water drain out. If you want you can put the plugs in the pump basket with the other plugs.
D.E. Filter
1. Take off band in the middle of the tank.
2. Lift out grids, Clean them with a garden hose.
Do not take grids apart.
3. Clean out the tank. Note: Not all tanks are the same.
Heater
1. Unscrew plug on the side of the heater to release the water in the heater.
2. Unscrew pressure switch to release water.
{Leave unscrewed}
3. Turn off GAS to the heater.
4. Turn valve knob to off position.

Winterizing Lines
1. With a wet Dry Vac suck out all the return lines.
{Each one individually}
until you hear air gurgling on the side that is opened.
2. Do the same to the skimmers.
3. Then put anti-freeze in the lines that
have been sucked out till you get the anti-freeze
on the other end.
{ You will have to use the vac to get the anti-freeze to the other end.}
{Turn off all other valves that your not using.}
4. Put plugs in the returns after you see the antifreeze come through. And put the gizzmo’s in the skimmer
after you see anti-freeze come through.
Put a little anti-freeze in the skimmer
after you put the gizzmo in.

Winterizing Main Drain
1. Pour 2 Gals. of anti-freeze down the main drain pipe, or the valve.
{Turn off skimmer valve while pouring into the main drain. Put dial valve in closed position.}
2. Unscrew all plugs that may be on thedial valve & take out sight glass.
{ Put all plugs in your pump basket forsafe keeping & put the basket back in the pump for the winter.}
3. Be sure you put your grids into filter & put the lid on and the band on yourtank.
{ Then it will be ready to start next season.}
4. Be sure your Automatic Feeder is empty of all water & chemicals. And put lid back on feeder.

Winterizing Kits
8,000-10,000 Gals.
4 - 6 lbs. Shock (Cal Hypo)
1 qt. Algaecide 60%
1 - 33.9oz. Winter Magic

11,000-15,000 Gals.
6 - 10 lbs. Shock (Cal Hypo)
1 qt. Algaecide 60%
1 - 33.9oz. Winter Magic

16,000-25,000 Gals.
10 - 15 lbs. Shock (Cal Hypo)
1 qt. Algaecide 60%
1 - 33.9oz. Winter Magic

26,000-35,000 Gals.
15 - 20 lbs. Shock (Cal Hypo)
2 - qt. Algaecide 60%
2 - 33.9oz. Winter Magic

A.C. Swimming Pools
3621 Messanie * St. Joe. Mo. 64507
816-232-9198 Fax: 816-232-7979

Seal Black Background.jpg

YOUR FUN IN THE SUN HEADQUARTERS !