Protect your pool this winter.

Both run the same complete applicable winterization checklist. The Premium Closing adds two things: discharge vacuuming using our own independent vacuum system, and removal of the autumn leaves from the pool. It is a $100 upgrade added to whichever Standard Closing price applies to your area and cover.

Put simply, the difference is who deals with the water and the leaves on the day.

The full applicable pool and equipment winterization: the water lowered below the skimmer, the skimmer and return lines vacuumed and blown out, skimmers, main drain and returns capped, return nozzles removed, expansion bottles fitted in the skimmer and in the water, and pool lights removed from their niches and submerged where that applies.

On the equipment side: the pump vacuumed and its drain plugs removed, the filter drain plug, pressure gauge and sight glass removed, the filter set to winterize, cartridge filters removed, the salt cell disconnected, the heater blown out, the thermostat disconnected, the gas valve off, the breaker panels off, and the chlorinator vacuumed out and left upside down.

Accessories are dealt with too — diving board removed and its bolts covered, ladder removed — and your cover is installed or secured. Everything is completed as applicable to your specific pool and equipment setup.

No. A closing chemical kit is not included in the base closing price. If you buy one, your technician applies the products during the closing appointment. Using your own products instead is a completely normal way to close a pool.

One litre of Formula 500 algaecide, one litre of Meta-Sol stain-and-scale treatment, and one kilogram of Oxy-Out oxidizer.

Everything in the Standard Pool Closing Kit, plus two additional bottles of algaecide. The extra algaecide is intended to provide additional treatment through the winter.

With a Standard Closing, yes — cleaning and debris removal are not included in the base closing price. If you would rather hand that over, add a cleaning upgrade: the Premium Closing covers discharge vacuuming and the autumn leaves, and the Final Vacuum and Skim covers up to 40 minutes of pool cleaning.

They are separate services and they stay separate line items. The Premium Closing upgrade ($100) is discharge vacuuming with our independent vacuum system plus removal of autumn leaves. The Final Vacuum and Skim ($75) is up to 40 minutes of pool cleaning at the appointment. You can select either, both, or neither — and if you select both, both appear on your estimate.

Find your community in the service-area table on this page, or pick it from the estimator's list and it works the area out for you. The five areas run from Local through Central Niagara, Outer Niagara, West Niagara and Haldimand, to Hamilton.

At the same rate as a traditional or beaded cover closing for your area. The pool and equipment still receive the full applicable winterization — the only difference is that nothing is installed over the pool afterwards.

Yes. Disconnecting the salt cell is part of every applicable closing, alongside the rest of the equipment winterization.

No — cleaning the cell is a separate service at $50. Disconnecting it is part of the closing; cleaning it is a distinct job and is priced on its own line.

On-site cartridge-filter cleaning ($35) happens during the closing: the cartridges are cleaned on the spot to remove dirt, oils and debris, which helps restore water flow and filtration efficiency. It does not include a chemical soak.

Overnight deep filter cleaning ($70) means the cartridges leave the property, receive an overnight chemical soak, and are returned afterwards. It is intended for filters that need a deeper seasonal clean.

Yes. The first water feature is $50 and each additional one is $25. Deck jets are counted generously — up to four of them count as a single water feature.

Yes, solar-panel winterization is $60. Solar-cover winterization, where the solar cover is prepared for winter storage, is a separate $50 service.

No. We do not climb onto roofs, and that applies to solar-panel winterization as well.

Each additional pump beyond the primary pool pump is winterized at $50. Select the number you have in the estimator and it adds them up for you.

No. Antifreeze is an optional product for applicable plumbing lines, sold at $12.50 for four litres. Plenty of pools are closed without it. If you are not sure whether yours needs it, leave it off your estimate and ask the technician at the appointment.

Get in touch rather than guessing at a zone. We will confirm which service area you fall into and what your closing would cost. You can still build an estimate — pick the last option in the community list and your selections are kept, they simply arrive with us as a request for a price.

Through the Pool Busters client portal, using the View Live Availability button on this page. Availability changes constantly through the autumn, so the portal calendar is the only place it is accurate — we deliberately do not publish dates here.

Use the Book My Pool Closing button, or scan the QR code in the booking section, and pick your date in the client portal. Build your estimate first if you want to: your closing type, upgrades and total are summarised for you before you go through, so you know what you are asking for.