Winter weather can damage vital pool maintenance equipment—or even the pool itself. Here’s how to protect your pool from the elements until summer returns.

Pool skimmers are built-in openings designed to suck in pool water, filter it, then push the clean water back out into the pool. During winter months, you can either opt to cover your skimmer with ...

Regardless of whether or not your pool has a built-in skimmer, this option works for both in-ground and above-ground pools. Robotic skimmers can range from $60 to $500 , so choose which is best ...

3. Run the pump for at least 8 hours a day. Running the pump daily is an important part of above-ground pool upkeep. The pump has the important job of circulating the pool’s water, and that ...

We thought this ultra-luxe robotic pool skimmer would do a better job clearing surface debris than our thru-wall skimmer. But brains didn’t deliver performance.

Thompson said he’s been doing this ever since the deadly 2021 winter storm. He’s also working to make sure his pool’s pipes are set to endure the bitter temperatures.