I've been told by my PB that blowing out the lines in our inground pool is not necessary. Nor have we ever put antifreeze in. We've been through 4 winters so far and no problems (knock on wood). I've ready many posts here that include this step in the process and am a bit concerned that I'm not doing it. Can anyone offer some reassurance?
Up until now, our winterizing process has consisted of using their winterizer kit which includes an algaecide and some blue container with a dry material in it that I had to punch holes in, affix a foam float to and place over the deepest part of our deep end. I was planning on just doing the polyquat dose this year and forgo buying their winterizing kit.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Up until now, our winterizing process has consisted of using their winterizer kit which includes an algaecide and some blue container with a dry material in it that I had to punch holes in, affix a foam float to and place over the deepest part of our deep end. I was planning on just doing the polyquat dose this year and forgo buying their winterizing kit.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
! Any water in the lines that are in the frost level can freeze and burst the pipes. Blowing out the lines should at least get the water out of the lines where the ground can freeze. Antifreeze will seek the lowest level and mix with any water that might not have been blown out, thereby offering protection from ice expansion in the line.