Pool Closing Tips

The Ultimate Guide to Winter Pool Maintenance

Winter pool care involves more than just covering it and forgetting about it until spring. By following these top pool maintenance tips, you can safeguard your pool against potential damage, keep the water healthy, and ensure a smooth transition to swimming season when warmer weather arrives.

January 12, 2024

How to Store an Above Ground Pool for Winter

As summer comes to an end, it’s time to start thinking about preparing your above ground pool for the colder months ahead. If breaking down and storing your pool is the best option for your pool, we've provided some useful instructions!

October 13, 2023

Should You Remove the Salt Cell When Winterizing the Pool?

For pool owners with a saltwater pool, there's one extra winterizing step to protect your pool investment — protecting your salt cell. Should you remove it or not?

October 6, 2022

Winterize Your Pool Plumbing with the Air Supply Cyclone Blower

Winter is coming! Okay, maybe not yet, but it’s never too early to prepare your pool for the winter hiatus. If you live in an area with freezing weather, this article is for you!

September 30, 2022

Leslie's Standard Pool Closing Kit Instructions

The Leslie's Standard Pool Closing Kit includes all the chemicals you'll need to protect your pool through the off-season, and will treat pools up to 7,500 gallons in size.

August 24, 2022

Leslie's Deluxe Pool Closing Kit Instructions

When you're ready to start closing your swimming pool, a Leslie's Pool Closing Kit can help take the guesswork out of winterizing chemicals. The Deluxe Kit contains all the essentials needed to winterize a pool up to 15,000 gallons in size.

August 24, 2022

Leslie's Premium Pool Closing Kit Instructions

Ready to start closing your pool? Follow these instructions to use the chemicals in your Leslie's Premium Pool Closing Kit. This kit contains all the essential chemicals you'll need to winterize a pool up to 35,000 gallons in size.

August 24, 2022

Winter Pool Problems (and How to Avoid Them)

Winter is here! You can finally prop your feet up and forget about pool maintenance for a few months, right?! Well, not quite. We have a few tips to avoid the most common winter pool problems, including murky pool water, damaged covers, stealthy pool leaks, and cracks in your plumbing and equipment.

January 19, 2022

Winterized Pool Care: A DIY Guide

Taking quality care of your pool doesn’t end when the pool closes. Maintaining a pool is a year-round responsibility! To help you out, we've put some useful tips together in this handy winterized pool care guide.

January 3, 2022

Do I Need to Winterize My Pool?

Cooler weather is upon us, and you may be asking yourself, “Do I really need to winterize my pool?” The short answer is, it depends. If you don't close the pool properly, there are risks involved.

December 15, 2021

Winter Pool Covers vs. Safety Pool Covers

What’s the difference between a winter cover and a safety cover? Let’s take a closer look to help you decide which one's right for your pool.

December 14, 2021

Water Bags & Winter Cover Blocks

How do you keep your winter cover from blowing away or allowing debris to slip into your pool? For years, that job has been the sole purview of water bags. But with the advent of winter cover blocks, that’s all beginning to change.

September 28, 2021