A pool properly maintained during the winter months can be prepared for a new season of swimming with a minimum of effort. Pump, hose, or sweep away water, dirt, or debris from the cover and deck. Remove the cover and plugs from all openings.

How To Open An Inground Swimming Pool – Video. Host Tim Casey shows you how to completely open up your pool. Part One goes over cover removal, setting up the deck equipment (ladders, rails, diving board) and hooking up the pool filter system. Be sure to see Part 2, which covers a detailed explanation of pool chemicals and then finishing the opening. Produced by Poolandspa.TV for Poolandspa.com.

How To Paint and Acid Wash A Swimming Pool – Part 1 of 3 – Acid Washing The Pool. Host Tim Casey shows you how to properly and safely acid wash your swimming pool to prepare for painting. Be sure to see Part 2, which covers Repairing Cracks In A Pool Wall, Step and Deck and Part 3, which covers the actual Pool Painting Process. Produced by Poolandspa.TV for Poolandspa.com.

Easy Pool Water Chemistry. Pool Filter should run at least 8 to 10 hours per day (24 hours per day is best). Set your pool timer or remember to run the pool manually if you don’t have a timer. If you are not running your pool 24 hours per day, it is best to have it running during the daylight hours (instead of night).

How To Clear And Clean A Green Pool – Swimming Pool Cleaning – How To Clear A Green Swimming Pool – Part 1 of 2 – Find out how to clear up that swampy green pool in your backyard. Be sure to watch the second half of this video too ! Produced for Poolandspa.com by Poolandspa.TV. Host Dan Harrison.

How To Snap A Pool Liner Back Into The Track – In This How-To Video, Dan Harrison goes through the steps necessary to snap a pool liner back into the track. Host Dan Harrison from PoolAndSpa.com answers common questions about the care of swimming pools and hot tub spas in this E-How episode from Pool And Spa TV Season 7.

How To Repair A Cement Pool Step – How To Paint and Acid Wash A Swimming Pool – Part 2 of 3 – How To Repair A Gunite Swimming Pool Cement Wall, Step & Deck. Host Dan Harrison explains how to use E-Z Patch cement patch to repair and fix walls and a walk-in step for a plaster / gunnite swimming pool. Also shows you how to repair a cement swimming pool deck or coping. This is Part 2 of 3 in the How To Acid Wash & Paint A Pool Series where host Tim Casey shows you how to properly and safely acid wash and paint your swimming pool. Be sure to see Part 1, which covers the Acid Washing Process and Part 3, which covers the actual Pool Painting Process. Produced by Poolandspa.TV for Poolandspa.com.

Swimming Pool Water Chemistry – Technical Details. Because a swimming pool system begins as a hole in the ground, without any water movement, it is an artificial structure. Consequently, it lacks the three purifiers that protect water quality in natural bodies of water:

Swimming Pool Remodeling Tips – In This How-To Video, Dan Harrison gives you swimming pool remodeling tips. Host Dan Harrison from PoolAndSpa.com answers common questions about the care of swimming pools and hot tub spas in this E-How episode from Pool And Spa TV Season 7.

The Basics of Swimming Pool Filters. Swimming pools and spa are subject to constant contamination from foreign matter brought in by swimmers, wind and articles used in and around the pool. Filtration is the mechanical process of removing this insoluble matter from swimming pool and spa water. Water clarity is important for appearance, hygiene and safety. Filters are universal in pool systems, linked to the circulation system along with the motors and pumps.