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Pool Owner’s Guide
A Year in Your Pool
by Spectrum Pool Care
Pools here live through long, hot summers, dry autumn winds and short, mild winters. Here’s how each season changes your water, and what it asks of you and your equipment.
Water warms and chlorine demand starts to climb. Blossoms and pollen drift in. A good time to clean the filter, check the heater and lengthen pump run times before swim season.
Summer · June to September
Valley afternoons often pass 100°, and sun and swimmers use chlorine quickly. Pumps run longer, water evaporates faster, and testing more often keeps everything comfortable.
Fall · October to November
Santa Ana winds bring leaves, dust and pollen, so baskets and filters fill quickly. The first rain of the season often arrives now, nudging pH and alkalinity slightly lower.
Winter · December to February
Cooler water means shorter run times and less chlorine. Spas get their most use, heaters work harder, and freeze protection guards the equipment on the occasional cold night.
Season to Season
Small Habits That Help
Adjust pump run times as the weather changes: longer in summer, shorter in winter.
Empty baskets after windy days and keep an eye on the filter pressure gauge.
Test after rain or a heat wave, when water chemistry shifts fastest.
Check the heater before you need it, in spring for swim season and in fall for spa season.
From our routes: weekly service follows the seasons for you, adjusting chemistry, run times and filter care as the year turns.
