Closing IG vinyl pool for the winter.

[Gasolina]

23775 galls, vinyl, pump with socks ( desjoyeau ) IG, TFP bleach (14%) FC 5-9, PH 7.4-7.8, TA 82, CyA 60, CH 400. Temp 82.4 Tarano Italy

I have read many of the posts about winterising and can’t find all the info I need. We have always left our pool uncovered and running over winter, using less chlorine and time circulating as the temperature drops. The price of electricity has now rocketed due to the war in Ukraine and for the first time, we are considering closing. I see the advice is not to close until the temperature drops below 60. This may be some months away and we want to close now as we are back in the UK and won’t be swimming again until next June. We don’t have a cover as there are very few deciduous trees nearby. The pool is in the sun for 12 hours a day. It is difficult to get certain of the chemicals, but I do have some Polyquat. We have a guy who clears any leaves doses the chlorine and muriatic acid every so often, but he will not be able to follow any complex instructions. I will probably have to fly back to sort it out.
What is the maximum we can reduce the circulating time for without risking serious algae? Thank you in advance for any and all advice.r

 

[Newdude]

Can you cover it with a large tarp ? Getting the sun off the pool will greatly help your chlorine last longer, and reduce your time needed to filter down to almost nothing.

Once the peak season is over soon, you may make it a couple of weeks with each chlorine dose if it's covered and you bring it to SLAM level each time per the FC/CYA Levels

 

[Eauclaire]

A black opaque tightly woven fine mesh cover, designed to trap pine needles, inhibits photosynthesis very well. I keep my pool in ‘hibernation mode’ for six weeks, between the end of the swimming season and winter drawdown. Chlorinate, mesh cover, stop all circulation and chlorination. After six weeks of ‘hibernation’, at a water temperature of 6 C, water is clear, vacuum bottom, chlorinate, circulate for 24 hours, then winterize as usual. No cover used overwinter here because pool is frozen from mid November to early May and our cumulative snow pack depth is 3.75 meters.

 

[Gasolina]

23775 galls, vinyl, pump with socks ( desjoyeau ) IG, TFP bleach (14%) FC 5-9, PH 7.4-7.8, TA 82, CyA 60, CH 400. Temp 82.4 Tarano Italy

I have read many of the posts about winterising and can’t find all the info I need. We have always left our pool uncovered and running over winter, using less chlorine and time circulating as the temperature drops. The price of electricity has now rocketed due to the war in Ukraine and for the first time, we are considering closing. I see the advice is not to close until the temperature drops below 60. This may be some months away and we want to close now as we are back in the UK and won’t be swimming again until next June. We don’t have a cover as there are very few deciduous trees nearby. The pool is in the sun for 12 hours a day. It is difficult to get certain of the chemicals, but I do have some Polyquat. We have a guy who clears any leaves doses the chlorine and muriatic acid every so often, but he will not be able to follow any complex instructions. I will probably have to fly back to sort it out.
What is the maximum we can reduce the circulating time for without risking serious algae? Thank you in advance for any and all advice.r

Can you cover it with a large tarp ? Getting the sun off the pool will greatly help your chlorine last longer, and reduce your time needed to filter down to almost nothing.

Once the peak season is over soon, you may make it a couple of weeks with each chlorine dose if it's covered and you bring it to SLAM level each time per the FC/CYA Levels

Thank you very much for the practical advice. I think the answer will be for me to return to Italy and buy and fit a cover of sorts. It will be tricky as the pool is 13.123 yards plus the steps x 5.468 yards And we suffer frequently from extremely high winds and storms.

 

[Gasolina]

A black opaque tightly woven fine mesh cover, designed to trap pine needles, inhibits photosynthesis very well. I keep my pool in ‘hibernation mode’ for six weeks, between the end of the swimming season and winter drawdown. Chlorinate, mesh cover, stop all circulation and chlorination. After six weeks of ‘hibernation’, at a water temperature of 6 C, water is clear, vacuum bottom, chlorinate, circulate for 24 hours, then winterize as usual. No cover used overwinter here because pool is frozen from mid November to early May and our cumulative snow pack depth is 3.75 meters.

Thank you very much for your reply with practical advice. I think I must go back to Italy and sort a cover of sorts out. I may we be back for more tips.