Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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The Pool Care Cheat Sheet (Free): swimu.com/cheatsheet
The Pool Care Handbook: swimu.com/book
The Pool Care Video Course: swimu.com/course
The Pool Care App: swimu.com/poolapp

Closing your pool soon? If you don’t prep your pool the right way before closing it, you could be looking at green swamp water, stained surfaces, or even damaged equipment when you open next season. Here’s exactly what you should do to your pool before you close it.

⏰ Timestamps
00:00 - How to Prep Your Pool for Closing
00:14 - Timing Your Closing
00:29 - #1. Deep Clean Your Pool
01:24 - #2. Test and Balance Water
02:31 - #3. Shock a Few Days Before Closing
03:34 - #4. Clean Your Filter
03:46 - #5. Add Winterizing Chemicals
05:37 - #6. Get the Right Cover and Accessories

Swim University is making pool care easy. Each year, we continue to help more people with water chemistry, cleaning, and troubleshooting. We know taking care of a swimming pool can be difficult, and it’s hard to find a trusted source of information. We get it! This is the reason we created Swim University.

😎 Want to learn more about pool care? Go here: swimuniversity.com