{"id":42,"date":"2026-09-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/2026\/09\/02\/how-to-close-pool-for-winter\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T09:00:00","slug":"how-to-close-pool-for-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/2026\/09\/02\/how-to-close-pool-for-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing Your Pool for Winter Without Freeze Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A careful closing protects your plumbing and makes next spring&#8217;s opening faster and cheaper. These are the steps we follow on every winterization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Balance and clean before you close<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Balance the water a few days ahead, then brush, vacuum and shock. Clean water going under the cover means clearer water coming out in spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protect the plumbing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lower the water below the skimmer<\/li>\n\n<li>Blow out every line and plug the returns<\/li>\n\n<li>Add pool-safe antifreeze where needed<\/li>\n\n<li>Drain the pump, filter and heater<\/li>\n\n<li>Store drain plugs somewhere you will find them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cover it properly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fit a tight winter cover and keep it clear of standing water and leaves through the season. A neglected cover is the most common cause of a green spring opening.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A careful closing protects your plumbing and makes next spring&#8217;s opening faster and cheaper. These are the steps we follow on every&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":15,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[17,18],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seasonal","tag-pool-closing","tag-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-pool-cleaning-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}