Professional seasonal pool preparation that protects your investment year-round.
Even in San Leandro's mild climate, many pool owners close their pools during winter when it's too cold to swim. Opening your pool properly in spring is critical to having clear, safe water all summer long. If you just remove the cover and start swimming, you're asking for problems. Stagnant water breeds bacteria, your equipment needs inspection, and your water chemistry is probably way off after sitting for months.
Our pool opening service handles everything you need to get your pool swim-ready. We remove and clean your winter cover, inspect all equipment for damage, bring your water chemistry back to balanced levels, and check for any issues that developed over winter. Most pools need about 2 to 4 hours of work to open properly. By the time we're done, your pool is clean, balanced, and ready for your first swim of the season.
Opening a pool isn't just removing the cover and turning on the pump. There's a specific sequence of steps that needs to happen in the right order. Here's what we do:
The timing matters too. Opening too early means you're maintaining an empty pool for weeks. Opening too late means you might be dealing with algae or equipment problems. We typically recommend opening pools in San Leandro in late March or early April, depending on the weather. If you waited too long and your pool has turned green over winter, our green pool treatment service can fix that before we complete the opening process.
Closing your pool correctly protects your expensive equipment and prevents damage from freezing temperatures. Even though San Leandro doesn't get extreme winter weather, we still get occasional freezing nights. Those cold snaps can crack pipes, damage pumps, and cause expensive problems if your pool isn't properly winterized.
Our pool closing service prepares your pool for months of inactivity. We lower the water level to prevent freeze damage, add winterizing chemicals to prevent algae growth, blow out plumbing lines to remove standing water, install winterizing plugs in all necessary locations, and properly cover your pool with a secure winter cover. The whole process takes about 2 to 3 hours and gives you complete peace of mind through winter.
You can technically open and close your own pool, but it's easy to miss important steps. Forgetting to remove one winterizing plug can damage your pump. Not balancing your water correctly during opening means algae takes over by June. Improper closing can lead to freeze damage that costs thousands to repair. Professional service ensures everything gets done right.
We also catch problems during opening and closing that you might miss. A small crack in your skimmer, a worn pump seal, or a damaged filter can be fixed cheaply during opening. If you don't notice until mid-summer when the equipment fails completely, repairs cost more and you lose swimming time. Our San Leandro pool service team has opened and closed hundreds of pools, and we know exactly what to look for.
Many of our clients bundle seasonal opening and closing with our weekly maintenance service during the summer months. This gives you complete coverage all year without thinking about it. We handle everything from opening day through closing day and every week in between.
