REMOVE ANY LEAVES OR DEBRIS FROM THE WINTER COVER. USE A COVER PUMP TO REMOVE AS MUCH WATER FROM THE WINTER COVER AS POSSIBLE.

1. REMOVE WATER TUBES AND LOOSEN THE WINTER COVER CABLE AND REMOVE WINTER COVER.
2. CLEAN YOUR WINTER COVER WITH A COVER CLEANER AND INSPECT IT FOR ANY RIPS, TEARS OR HOLES. FOLD THE COVER AND STORE IN A CLEAN, DRY AREA THAT IS PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS, RODENTS AND INSECTS.
3. REMOVE ALL WINTER PLUGS, GIZZMOS AND SKIMMER PLUGS. REPLACE THE SKIMMER FITTINGS, PUMP BASKETS, SKIMMER WEIR DOOR(FLOPPY DOOR), RETURN EYEBALL AND FITTINGS.
4. FILL THE POOL UNTIL THE WATER LEVEL IS 2/3 THE WAY UP THE SKIMMER OPENING. CAREFULLY INSPECT THE SKIMMER FOR ANY CRACKS OR LEAKS.
5. USING A SKIMMER NET, REMOVE AS MUCH DEBRIS AS POSSIBLE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE POOL. DO NOT USE YOUR AUTOMATIC POOL VACUUM FOR LARGE OR HEAVY DEBRIS.
6. FOLLOWING MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS, PRIME THE PUMP. EACH FILTRATION SYSTEM START UP IS UNIQUE. MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS SHOW BE FOLLOWED PRECISELY. AFTER THE POOL IS CLEARED OF LARGE OR HEAVY DEBRIS, AN AUTOMATIC POOL VACUUM IS A FAST AND EASY AID IN POOL CLEAN UP.
7. AFTER 24 HOURS OF FILTER OPERATION, TEST THE WATER FOR BALANCE & SANITIZER LEVELS OR BRING A WATER SAMPLE TO POOLS N MORE.
8. USE POOLS N MORE POOL SHOCK TO CLEAR THE POOL WATER OF ANY BACTERIA AND/OR ALGAE THAT MAY BE PRESENT.
9. AFTER A START UP DOSE OF POOLS N MORE ALGAECIDE, YOU CAN INSTALL ANY LADDERS, RAILS AND SOLAR REELS AND BEGIN WEEKLY POOL MAINTENANCE.
10. DEPENDING ON YOUR SANITIZING SYSTEM, POOLS SHOULD BE TESTED, SHOCKED AND DOSED WITH AN ALGAECIDE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. YOUR WATER SHOULD BE PROFESSIONALLY TESTED, AT LEAST ONCE PER SEASON. THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ALGAE BLOOM.
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