I closed my pool yesterday without any issues. The way I have the pumps wired in now allowed me to quickly remove the pumps and put them in storage. I think this will extend the life but we shall see. I do have a question about diving boards. I removed the actual board but was planning to leave the base. Should I also remove the base or will it be fine to leave it out over the winter? I am worried about it filling with water since the board is off. What is everyone's thoughts?
Closing with a diving board
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I had thought about that too. Or even a board. Not sure taking the base off every year is good for the cast in bolts. Seems like it could weaken them or cause them to work loose. Maybe I am over thinking it?
I think I would have left the board on and just covered the pool. That is *if* I had a board..<eyes well up in tears> :*(
No Diving Maddie
No Diving Maddie
Not sure how old my board is as it was here when I purchased the house. Took it off last year to inspect and had a time getting the bolts off. They had severly rusted. They had actually decreassed in diameter due to rusting away. Bought all new hardware and figured it was better to remove each year so the bolts don't rust so bad. I coat them with grease before storing them now. We shall see if it's worth my time.
I actually check the bolts each year and spray some WD40 and lithium grease and so far no rusting has occurred. I do understand your point. If the board was easy to remove and put back on, I would do the same thing. But the bolts are a real PIA to remove as you have seen.
Who knows how old mine where but the worst rust was where the bolt was covered by the diving board. The threads looked fine. I used anti seize on the bolts and they came off very easy this time. Plan to coat them again before installing.