Opening your in ground pool for the summer can be a long and painstaking process, but it is something that needs to be done if you want to be able to relax in your pool in the warm summer months ahead. Opening an in ground pool for the summer can be a one person job and although pool service exists that will open your pool for the summer for you, if you are a cost concerned pool owner you should be able to handle the job yourself and save some of your hard earned money for use elsewhere. Buying chemicals and taking the time to reopen your pool for the summer will be expensive enough without having to pay additional fees and costs.

Start with safely removing the winter cover from your pool and placing it spread out on a nice flat surface. You will need to get out your pool cover pumps and make sure you have drained all the water from the top of your winter pool cover before removing it. Get out your garden hose and place it in your pool to start filling it up with water. While the water from the hose is filling up your pool have a second hose handy to begin cleaning off your winter pool cover of all the mud, leaves, and anything else that is stuck on it so that you can safely store it away for the summer when you are not using it. If you only have one hose go ahead and clean off your winter pool cover first and then use the hose to fill up your pool. Having two hoses just saves you some time.

Once your pool is filled up its time to break out your chemicals and start applying them as directed. These chemicals will begin cleaning your pool along with your pool filter to get it ready for use during the summer. You will want to add chemicals over a number of days and keep the filter running for a few days as well before you should even consider getting into the water. Even once you have completed cleaning your pool with the chemicals and filters the water will most likely still be freezing cold. Now is the time to start using a combination of heating your pool through its heating device as well as using a solar pool cover to attract the warmth of the sun to the water.

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