How to Open a Pool: A DIY Guide to Opening a Swimming Pool for the Season
By Lisa Hallett Taylor, About.com Guide
If you purchased a new pump, heater or filter to replace a damaged one, now's a good time to install it. You can also replace drainage plugs, valves and pressure gauges that were removed.
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- Pool Opening Tips: Spruce Up the Surrounding Area
- Clean That Mess Off the Cover
- Remove the Cover
- DIY Alert: Inspection, Removal & Replacement
- Reinstall Equipment
- Pump It Up
- Add Water & Clean its Bottom
- Power to the Pool
- Swimming Pool Chemistry Lab
- Splash Into Summer
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