Fall Has Arrived in the Hudson Valley: It’s Time to Think About Closing Your Pool

There’s nothing quite like fall in the Hudson Valley, with the leaves turning and the air turning crisp. It’s also a reminder that pool season is coming to a close, and it’s time to start planning for a proper closing before winter settles in for good.

What a Good Closing Really Does for You

A pool that isn’t closed correctly doesn’t just look neglected; it can actually cost you. Water sitting in pipes and equipment freezes and expands as temperatures drop, and that expansion can crack pumps, filters, and plumbing you’d rather not replace. Rainbow Pools & Living Art Designs builds every closing around protecting:

• Your pump, filter, and heater from freeze damage
• Your pool’s surfaces and liner from staining
• Your water chemistry, so spring opening is simple
• Your cover, so it can handle a Hudson Valley winter

How We Close Your Pool

Our technicians walk through every step so nothing gets missed:

1. Adding shock and algaecide to protect your water over the winter
2. Lowering the water level below skimmers and returns
3. Draining and winterizing your pump, filter, and heater
4. Blowing out lines and adding antifreeze where it’s needed
5. Removing and storing ladders, rails, and other accessories
6. Fitting and securing your winter cover

For the best results, we recommend bringing a water sample into our store for a free water analysis so we can help you balance your pool before closing day.

Filter & Salt Cell Care

Not sure what to do with your filter or salt cell over the winter? Rainbow Pools & Living Art Designs offers storage, inspection, and repair options so they’re clean, checked over, and ready to go when spring rolls around.

Take Care of Repairs Now, Not in Spring

If your pump has been running rough, your heater hasn’t kept up, or you’ve had a leak nagging at you all season, fall is the time to deal with it. Repairs are almost always easier and less expensive before everything freezes over. We recommend scheduling any repairs before your closing appointment, since larger-scale repairs may not be able to be completed at the same time as your closing. Let the Rainbow Pools & Living Art Designs team know what’s been going on so we can get you on the schedule.

Finding the Right Time to Close

Closing too early means giving up warm days you didn’t need to lose. Closing too late risks an early frost catching your equipment off guard. Once nighttime temperatures in the Hudson Valley start settling into the 50s, it’s time to book your appointment. Our fall schedule fills up quickly, so reaching out early gives you more options.

A Few Things to Keep Up With Until Then

Still waiting on your closing date? Keep skimming leaves and debris regularly so nothing sinks and stains your pool and keep testing your water chemistry as the cooler weather and lighter use shift things out of balance.

Let’s Get Your Pool Ready for Winter

Rainbow Pools & Living Art Designs is here to make fall closings simple, so you can head into winter knowing your pool is protected and ready for whenever the warm weather returns.

Contact Rainbow Pools & Living Art Designs today to schedule your fall closing and service appointment.