Hello everyone,
Based on our relatively mild climate (Pacific Northwest), I am trying to winterize per pool store instructions.
I got everything opened up and drained. Ran into two problems.
First, when removing the hoses from the pool filter intake and outlets, do I unscrew the hoses using a plumber’s wrench? The problem is this leaves the hose twisted five times on itself, leaving kings and I’m sure shortening its life. But I couldn’t figure out another way to do it so that’s what I did.
Second, the pool store states the filter should not be brought in for the winter. It is a sand filter and pretty heavy, I don’t know how I would do it anyway. But on a related problem, because I can’t move the sand filter, I can’t access the screws used to hold the pump to the equipment pad, and they somewhat stripped one of the screws when they installed it anyway, which means I can’t bring the pump in. I was told that is not required in our climate though preferred as it may extend the life of the pump. But given I can’t seem to move the filter... I think if I did move the filter off the pad (it seems stuck on) I might have enough leverage on the one screw to really get it off and therefore get the pump inside. It’s a bit of a catch 22. Suggestions?
I could always call the store to do this the first year but really it’s not hard if I can figure out the above.
Based on our relatively mild climate (Pacific Northwest), I am trying to winterize per pool store instructions.
I got everything opened up and drained. Ran into two problems.
First, when removing the hoses from the pool filter intake and outlets, do I unscrew the hoses using a plumber’s wrench? The problem is this leaves the hose twisted five times on itself, leaving kings and I’m sure shortening its life. But I couldn’t figure out another way to do it so that’s what I did.
Second, the pool store states the filter should not be brought in for the winter. It is a sand filter and pretty heavy, I don’t know how I would do it anyway. But on a related problem, because I can’t move the sand filter, I can’t access the screws used to hold the pump to the equipment pad, and they somewhat stripped one of the screws when they installed it anyway, which means I can’t bring the pump in. I was told that is not required in our climate though preferred as it may extend the life of the pump. But given I can’t seem to move the filter... I think if I did move the filter off the pad (it seems stuck on) I might have enough leverage on the one screw to really get it off and therefore get the pump inside. It’s a bit of a catch 22. Suggestions?
I could always call the store to do this the first year but really it’s not hard if I can figure out the above.