As pool season comes to an end, it’s time to start thinking about closing down your pool. See complete instructions and videos, as a new pool owner talks with our Doheny’s Pool Pro about must-know tips and tricks for closing their pool.

Doheny's Winter Closing Kits make pool closing easy!

When summer/swimming season comes to an end, it makes both the pool owners and users of the pool extra sad to see it go. Now, you can’t help but think of how difficult it will be to close and winterize your pool for the colder months. Don’t worry about that. Read on to find out the easiest and quickest ways to keep your pool in top shape for next year.

Owning a pool comes with the responsibility of keeping it clean and safe for swimmers. One essential aspect of pool maintenance is shock treatment, a process that involves adding a high concentration of chemicals to the water to eliminate bacteria, algae, and other contaminants, as well as to break up chloramines (spent/useless chlorine). However, with various types of pool shock available, choosing the right one can be confusing. Our Pool Pros have written a guide where we'll explore the differences between the three common types of pool shock: calcium hypochlorite shock, di-chlor shock, and oxidizing shock.