Leslie's Pool Opening Kits

Making sure your pool water is balanced and sanitized before you open can feel tricky, but Leslie’s is here to help with our Pool Opening Kits.

March 4, 2022

Winter Pool Problems (And How To Avoid Them)

Winter is here! You can finally prop your feet up and forget about pool maintenance for a few months, right?! Well, not quite. We have a few tips to avoid the most common winter pool problems, including murky pool water, damaged covers, stealthy pool leaks, and cracks in your plumbing and equipment.

January 19, 2022

Winterized Pool Care: A DIY Guide

Taking quality care of your pool doesn’t end when the pool closes. Maintaining a pool is a year-round responsibility! To help you out, we've put some useful tips together in this handy winterized pool care guide.

January 3, 2022

Do I Need to Winterize My Pool?

Cooler weather is upon us, and you may be asking yourself, “Do I really need to winterize my pool?” The short answer is, it depends. If you don't close the pool properly, there are risks involved.

December 15, 2021

Winter Pool Covers vs. Safety Pool Covers

What’s the difference between a winter cover and a safety cover? Let’s take a closer look to help you decide which one's right for your pool.

December 14, 2021

Water Bags & Winter Cover Blocks

How do you keep your winter cover from blowing away, or from allowing debris to slip into your pool? For years, that job has been the sole purview of water bags. But with the advent of winter cover blocks, that’s all beginning to change.

September 28, 2021

Winter Pool Cover Tips

Winter covers are an essential part of winter pool maintenance, and they're something that every pool should be equipped with. We'll help you with tips on choosing the right type and size of winter cover, and go over some useful tips for installing it.

September 10, 2021

Top Ten Tips for Extending Your Pool Season

In many areas of the country, the swimming season might be limited to a few short months during the summer. With the help of Leslie's, you can now extend your season by weeks or even months, moving your swimming time into the early spring and late fall.

August 18, 2021

Winterizing an Inground Pool

Properly winterizing your inground pool will not only protect your pool and equipment against freeze damage, it will also save you time and money when opening your pool back up in the spring.

August 17, 2021

Winterizing an Above Ground Pool

Winterizing your above ground pool may seem complicated. But with a little preparation, it can actually be a very simple, pain-free process. Leslie's has compiled a set of step-by-step instructions to help you safely and effectively winterize your pool.

August 13, 2021

Top 10 Pool Opening Tips

Even though the sun is shining and the water is warm, the pool isn’t quite ready for swimmers, yet. There are some necessary steps every pool owner must take in order to have a clean and safe pool that is ready to handle a long summer season.

May 25, 2021

Above Ground Pool Opening & Start-Up Tips

Whether this is your first DIY pool opening or start-up, or whether you just want a refresher on how to open an above ground pool on your own, this post is for you! We’ll walk you through the 6 basic steps of opening your above ground pool.

April 30, 2021