Insert Rubber black plug while air is bubbling from returns, then tighten wingnut

If you own an in-ground pool and you need or want to learn how to close it yourself, then you are going to love this lesson complete with pictures to make the pool closing go even easier.

This lesson is an overview of how to close a basic in-ground swimming pool with a solid cover and a simple filter system and yours may vary but the steps remain the same. We will however briefly mention some loop loc or safety cover installation steps as well throughout this lesson and have also attached a few pictures of some safety cover pools as well.

Step One:

If you have a loop loc or any other type of safety cover you will now want to start rasing or spinning uo your anchors with the allen key that came with your cover. If you have a pool with a standard sold type pool cover, now would be the time that you would want to start filling up your water bags or water boxes.

Step Two:

Remove you handrails, diving board, steps, skimmer baskets, return fittings from the pool and store them in a safe place during the off season so that you have fast easy access to them in the springtime, so many people waste so much money my misplacing there parts over the winter,

Please feel free to click on any picture below to enlarge image.

Step Three:

Take a regular household shop vac and blow the water out of your lines from the pump side back, this will usually take two people, one by the pool and one blowing the air threw at the pump area. Once your buddy has air, they will plug up the return or the skimmer with the plug or the gizmo, now your lines are “blown out” or “winterized” as other like to call it.

Step Four:

Take your pool cover and pull it across the pool and if its a loop-loc or safety cover you will want to “lock” it down, if its a standard pool cover you will want now take the water bags and lay them end to end on your pool cover making sure the whole edge is covered.

Congratulations, now you swimming pool is closed.