Safety Pool Cover Company, LOOP-LOC, Shares 5 Reasons to Close your Pool for the Winter, Even in Warmer Regions

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Though you may love looking at your open pool year-round, there are plenty of reasons to cover up its beauty for the cooler months of winter, even if you're enjoying the pool-owner life in a warmer climate. Wintertime is notably unpredictable, with flash freezes and snowstorms often coming out of left-field before you can adequately prepare for their arrival. For warmer climates, winter may be mild, but if there's a sudden drop in temperature or an unseasonal snow flurry, panic will ensue. Knowing the unpredictable nature of the weather, safety pool cover company, LOOP-LOC, shares 5 reasons you should close your pool for the winter.

1. Chemical costs. One of the more obvious reasons to close your pool for the off-season is to give your wallet a break on purchasing chemicals for the cooler months. Even if you're going to use less chemicals if you leave it open, you're still buying them consistently. Investing in a good pool cover that will last you years will easily outweigh the cost of regular chemical leveling.
2. Maintenance effort. What's the point of taking such meticulous care of something you're not able to use? Between the debris build-up of fall leaves and branches along with regular pool chemical maintenance and cleaning, you're sacrificing your precious time to care for a pool you can't use in the cold temperatures. Covering your pool is a time investment only for the initial covering and final uncovering– no time wasted there.
3. Pipe conditions. Leaving a pool open in the winter puts your pool at risk of sudden freeze damage. While you may think that running your pool constantly will keep your pipes safe, if there's a sudden black-out during the winter or maintenance falls on the way-side, your pool could face serious, expensive damage to its pipes. Don't take the risk and properly winterize your pool to avoid a busted pipe.
4. Safety. Having an open, ice cold pool in your backyard practically spells danger, especially if you have kids and/or pets. When the air temperature drops, so does the water temperature and if you don't have a heater, that water can be shock-inducing should a pet or loved one accidentally fall in. Save yourself the worry of having an open pool while it's not in use and procure a proper safety cover for the off-season to keep family members safe and warm.
5. Price of utilities. Should you decide to keep your pool open, you're going to need to run it regularly to keep the pipes from freezing. If you have a heater, you'll want to turn that on too to make sure the water isn't dangerously cold in the wintertime temperatures. Both combined, plus your electric bill will be exuberant throughout the off-season. If you have a gas heater, add that in too. Save the money by closing your pool and use those funds to upgrade your pool decor next season.

Stay on the safe side for the off-season this year and close up your pool for the winter. The money you'll save and the ease of mind you'll experience will remind you why people close their pools at all in the first place. Invest in a quality pool cover today that will last you for years to come, so you can experience the same savings and ease year after year.

About LOOP-LOC: There's only one company known for manufacturing safety pool covers strong and tough enough to support an elephant: the legendary LOOP-LOC. LOOP-LOC is a global leader in the pool industry with a 200,000-square-foot headquarters in Hauppauge, New York, and 300 employees. Through its network of dealers, the company has sold safety swimming pool covers on every continent on earth except Antarctica. LOOP-LOC now also manufactures a line of luxury in-ground pool liners—with more exclusive designer patterns than any other company—as well as the BABY-LOC removable fencing, a convenient, cost-effective additional layer of protection to help deter toddlers from gaining access to a swimming pool.

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