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Pool Cover Pump
Magic Lube
Stow-Away ® to clean and deodorize winter pool cover in preparation for storage
Wall Brush
Vacuum Equipment
Filter Media (Sand, D.E. or cartridge)
Off The Wall ® to clean the "bathtub ring" & skimmer
Strip Kwik ® to chemically clean the filter from last year
Now You're Ready to Open The Pool:
Drain and remove your cover (avoid getting debris in the pool water). Set aside for cleaning.
Remove the Gizzmo(s) plugs from the skimmer(s) and from the returns.
Install the skimmer basket(s) and directional eyeball(s).
Clean your skimmer and pool waterline with Off the Wall ®
Make sure that your filter is clean. Chemically clean with Strip Kwik ® if it wasn't done in the fall.
Reassemble filter and pump making sure to use Magic Lube on all o-rings and gaskets.
Make sure that your pool is filled to at least the middle of the skimmer.
Adjust Valves to proper position
Prime your pump prior to starting
Make sure that you turn the power on at the main breaker.
Turn the pump on.
Add the proper amount of D.E. to the skimmer for an earth filter and note the clean start up pressure. (For D.E. Filters Only!)
Install the ladder and hand rails. Make sure to tighten all anchor bolts completely.
Allow the pool to circulate for 24 - 48 hours and take a water sample to Buchmyers Pools, Inc.
If you have any questions please call us at 717-757-2828 or 717-630-2424