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Summer is a superb season to enjoy particularly in case you have a pool. You might have plenty of good times since you cool off inside the swimming pool just outside your house. Whether you only hang out there with all your family or have a party with your folks, there’s nothing like spending a summer’s day outside in you’re the swimming pool. That is why you really should take good care of the swimming pool and try to maximize the enjoyment that you can get from it. Here are some things you may do.

1. Shade up – the summer sun could be very hot. You could get sunburned on a particularly hot summer day after just 10 minutes of sun exposure. This is why it’s always a good suggestion to put on sun block lotion in order to be over the safe side. A lot of sun can even make your pool party goers uncomfortable particularly when they’re outside the pool. Without the pool water to cool them down, hanging around beside the pool can be very stifling for them. For this reason it’s recommended to invest in any garden umbrella to ensure that people to be able to relax beside the pool in total comfort even on a very hot day. As long as the space permits it, you should always place as many umbrellas as you possibly can beside the pool in order to maximize the shading coverage round the pool. This way people using the pool can enjoy more fun times as compared to a non-shaded pool area.

2. Safety – sometimes you just want a simple garden party beside the pool to be able to enjoy the cooling effect of the water on the overall vicinity without people actually swimming in the pool. You can easily do this by working with a marquee tent set up and by placing a security cover on top of the pool’s surface. This ensures that you would be able to set up a celebration near the pool area without having to stress about people falling into the swimming pool. The safety cover takes care of the danger of people losing their balance and falling into the pool while the tents shade the food as well as the party from the heat of the sun. This setup is great during day parties, and you possibly can to make use this setup in the dark and still be safe.

3. Furnish – not everybody’s likely to just swim or stand around the pool. This is why it’s also an excellent idea to invest in poolside furnishings like chairs, lounge chairs, tables and other items. These items can make your pool area the place for people to gather around and have a good time whether or not they wish to swim or not. Poolside furniture works great for all kinds of pool themed parties.

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and set up your pool for the best summer experience. Just pick the proper pool covers, poolside furniture and shades that fit your pool. There are many choices available especially for products like a marquee that you’ll find online.

With a reasonable warm weather start of this year, I thought I will give you some tips on how to maintain your swimming pools.

I am just kidding about the warm weather by the way, although it is warmer here in the UK than Edmonton, Canada. It never hurts to start early so those expected surprises cannot delay planned pool opening.

So while the swimming pool is closed for winter, here is what you can do, which will help make the spring opening quick and easy and hassle-free.

• Pump excessive water off the winter cover. Why? I am not entirely sure, I am just kidding again, excessive water on the swimming pool covers can cause severe damage to the swimming pool cover and due to this cover can fall into the pool.

• For any leakages check the pump room.

• Do not pump off the water; just leave 2 to 3 inches of water on the cover to protect from wind damage.

• If you see sheets of ice do not move them just leave them as this can do cause pool liner some damage.

• Check swimming pool chemicals.

• Check the pool water so that there is no trace of algae.

• Open sand filters and check quality and level of the sand.

Here is what you can do to your pool in the winter:

Water is always clear during the winter even though very little has been done to it. I hardly ever see a pool turn green in the winter because algae does not appear, even if it does appear its build-up is extremely slow.

So to winterize the swimming pool, here is what you should do:

• Once a week add a dose of chlorine and run the pump.

• Vacuum the pool at least once every 4 to 5 weeks.

So after all that, it can help prevent pool problems, water problems and enable you to enjoy your swimming pool as soon as the warmer weather arrives in spring.