Using Winter To Your Advantage For Pool Repairs

Even if you maintain it properly throughout the year, there's a good chance that your pool will eventually need more than just cleaned. Sealants crack, seals decay and tiles chip, none of which can be easily resolved without completely draining your pool. In order to avoid the inconvenience of mid-summer repairs, one solution is to have problems addressed when your pool sees the least use.

Draining Your Pool

While there's nothing wrong with draining your pool in the summer, the region you live in may cause issues with refilling it later. Winter temperatures and the increase in precipitation common in the fall can ease the strain on municipal water providers and make the entire process more painless. Use caution though, and avoid draining your pool if there are likely to be temperatures near freezing in the days following as this can end up leaving a block of ice just below the surface of the soil.

You can choose to pump the water out of your pool on your own, but there are many pool services who will bring a pump truck to your location and do it for you. These same companies may also be able to handle any repairs you might have. Milder temperatures will make their work go faster and reduce some of the wear on the pool surface.

Finding and Repairing the Problem

Depending on the nature of the issue needing repaired, a DIY solution may not be in your best interest. Pumps, filters, hoses and lighting can all create issues, and few of the problems that arise with these systems will require you to drain your pool in order to address them. Instead, make sure a professional pool contractor comes out to evaluate the problem system and diagnose the specific nature of what needs repaired.

This might seem like something you can easily have done in the summer, but in truth most pool contractors are kept quite busy during the warmer months. If you can wait until the temperatures start to drop, getting an appointment with a pool contractor in the late fall and early winter can be much easier. Most pool owners will have already begun winterizing, so you'll stand a better chance of getting someone out to your home on your schedule.

Some problems that arise with your pool will require immediate attention, but for those that can be dealt with later it's often best to wait. So long as the water in your pool hasn't frozen over yet, waiting until December or even January to have repairs completed might just work to your advantage.

To learn more, contact a cofmpany like Bright And Clear Pool Care with any questions you have.