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  As the nights draw in and the days grow shorter, ideas of summer are starting to be put to one side. Depending on your circumstances and the setting in which your pool is located, the arrival of the autumn might not automatically mean that you have to pack away the pool for the winter, especially if decent outdoor conditions do linger for a while longer yet.  Indeed, there might still be a lot of opportunities for you to kick back, relax, and enjoy a soothing swim over the coming month or two.  The trick here is to make sure you are as thoroughly prepared as possible for whatever the autumn brings to your pool. That’s why we have put together a guide to what you need to know, if you are to keep your pool ready and prepared for the slightly chillier months.  Keep it clean  Keeping your pool clean should always be a high priority to help ensure your health and wellbeing, but this will be particularly important as the weather starts to turn.  ...

  As we type this, we are heading rapidly through the autumn towards winter, with the associated changes in outdoor conditions. You might have already ceased using your own swimming pool at this time of year, and carried out certain “winterisation” measures, such as putting a  winter cover  on the pool and adding  vital chemicals  to the water. Indeed, while we’re on the subject of the water in your swimming pool, it is worth us addressing the question of whether you are supposed to leave the water in your pool over the winter, or instead drain it.  If you have already done some research into this question online, you are likely to have come across advice indicating that  some  level of draining of the water in your pool is probably a sensible move for the winter period (presuming, of course, that you won’t be using the pool for swimming during this time). However, the exact answer to the question of whether you should be leaving wat...