Looking after your pool shutters: the guide
Looking after your pool shutters is quite easy and something you should do at least twice a year. Like for any type of pool cover, regular cleaning increases your equipment's service life and ensures it keeps its great look. Discover all the steps to follow to optimally look after the roller shutters that protect your pool.
Why do you need to look after your pool shutters
regularly?
Roller shutters bring a host of benefits, just like pool enclosures, such as ensuring good pool water quality and better safety for in-ground pools, meaning you can make the most of your pool at any time. It's essential to clean your shutters on a regular basis so they'll last longer and will remain in great condition over the years and in spite of bad weather.
How often should you clean your pool shutters?
You should clean your pool shutters at least twice a year. Full cleaning is advisable before wintering, before you cover your shutters with a protective cover and before you disconnect your power supply if you've got automatic shutter with motorization. You should clean your shutters a second time at the end of wintering, just before you get your pool up and running again and start using it.
Looking after your tradition pool shutters
Brush or vacuum the dirt
You should actually do this type of cleaning very often with a brush or a broom, as dead leaves and other debris can quickly accumulate on your pool shutters.
Clean any stains with a damp sponge and/or with suitable detergent
If there are stains on your shutters, you can scrub them well with a non-abrasive sponge. If they're really ingrained, the best thing to do is to use a detergent that's suitable for your type of shutters that will ensure the colour doesn't fade and your pool shutters will keep their look. At the same time, you should clean every part of your shutter system, including the crank handle, if your shutters aren't automatic and motorized.
Remove the limescale between the slats
The hardest thing to do is to get rid of the limescale between the PVC slats of your roller shutters, which prevents shutters from working properly over the long term.
Rinse with a high-pressure jet
You'll then need to rinse your shutters with a high-pressure cleaner at 80 bar maximum, to make sure you remove all the dirt and debris.
Leave to air-dry
Now, you just need to leave your shutters completely rolled out to air-dry.
Immersed pool shutters, a special type of cleaning
Clean the wooden duckboard and the bench of the shutter recess
If the roller shutters are not above ground, you'll also need to clean the recess that hosts the roller system thoroughly. To do this, remove all the wooden duckboard to clean it and scrub all the parts of the pool shutter bench.
Remove the dirt from the recess
You'll then need to remove all the dirt and debris from the recess and clean it thoroughly, using an automatic pool cleaner for example.
Clean your shutters in the same way as traditional shutters
To clean the immersed shutters, just follow the method used for traditional shutters and you can be sure they'll be optimally clean.
Invest in protection for your pool cover
A pool cover that complies with the NF P 90-308 safety standard, purchased from a pool specialist, prevents drowning. It also limits evaporation and, as such, ensures you've got a constant level of water. It also ensures algae doesn't spread and, because it's anti-UV, that the colour of your liner doesn't fade. As such, you'll be able to enjoy your pool in perfect conditions. Notwithstanding, your cover can also be protected to increase its service life. Covering it with a protective cover means you'll be able to remove dirt and debris that accumulate on your cover more easily and you'll prevent staining. Using a waterproof tarp cover for wintering is as such a great solution to make springtime cleaning easier.
