Well hello, we finally will be getting some warm weather here in the northeast this coming weekend. You know what that means don't you? Time to get out in the yard and tackle some long awaited chores, one being your pool opening. As I mentioned in previous posts you may not be swimming this early but you don't want to be caught in a mad dash trying to get parts for your filter or heater when you have a party planned either, so now's the time to take a look see and lets get the summer started.
I am going to say this just once, the earlier the pool opening the cleaner the pool, if you closed clean that is. If you wait until the water warms up for several weeks under that cover things tend to grow fast and it can bloom very fast and become a mess. In general you want to have the cover off and filter going with chemicals before your water reaches 65-68 degrees F. Procrastinators be warned. :) Many will say, with the recession that they do not want to run the filter so early and spend money on chemicals but if the days and evenings remain cooler you can cut down on filtration as compared to the hours you run during full summer heat. Same goes for Chlorine usage you will use less during this period of time versus full summertime sun and you don't have to look at that cover anymore! Here are the steps for opening your pool