After months of enjoying your custom swimming pool, it’s time to focus on maintaining your investment. For example, when will you close your pool for the winter to prevent it from getting dirty or changing color? If you’re not sure when your last swim until spring should be, here are the most important points to assess.

3 Factors to Determine Autumn Pool Closing

1. Temperature

As fall begins, keep an eye on the pool thermostat—once the water is around 60 to 65 degrees for multiple days at a time, you should close your pool. If the temperature is constantly fluctuating or lingering in the 70s and 80s, don’t cover up your swimming pool, even if it's October.

If you do, you might open up the cover to reveal murky green water in the spring. That’s because the warm temperatures coupled with the sealed cover create the perfect breeding ground for algae and mold growth.

2. Usability

You might also want to consider how often you’re swimming after the summer is over. While some homeowners may be finished by September, others will crave a quick dip all the way to Halloween.

In the mild Southern climate, it's easy to enjoy your custom swimming pool well into the fall months. However, once your pool has gone unused for more than two weeks, it’s a reliable sign that it’s time to cover it up.

3. Cleanliness

If your pool area isn’t screened in, leaves, twigs, and pollen may accumulate in the water. This debris can be a hassle to clean, requiring you to manually scoop up larger debris and run an underwater vacuum for hours. It could also discolor the lining of your pool, throw off the balance of chemicals in the water, and clog the filter.

As the leaves start to fall in autumn, your pool cleaning schedule could easily become overwhelming. If you have a lot of trees nearby and are getting tired of fighting a losing battle with the foliage, grab the cover and call it a day.

When it comes to proper pool upkeep, customers throughout Atlanta, GA, rely on Artistic Pools. The team has been serving residential and commercial clients for over six decades, providing quick repairs and full custom swimming pool installations. As members of the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance and the Master Pools Guild®, you can count on this contractor to deliver top-tier results for your property. To browse examples of their work, visit their website. Call (770) 458-9177 to speak with a representative about closing your pool down for the year.