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Update....got her running again this afternoon and was able to get all the pool ice to melt before sundown. Frog logs make a good buffer to let water in the skimmer but block ice chunks - lots of checking but it worked! Now to just keep it running over the next chunk of overnight freezes.

Ok....heard loud and clear....patience is a virtue after all. Thanks again. :-)

I was thinking maybe tomorrow late afternoon at the very earliest. But also why I was coming here to see if it was worth the risk.

Good point on the ice breakup....easy enough to check during the day but overnight would be harder so I'll consider how to handle that. Yes I would exchange some PH rise too! That's way easier to deal with than all this.

Thoughts on trying to start up the equipment when there is ice on top of the pool itself? Not planning to break up so jets would be running under the ice. Right now the ice is pretty thin around the skimmer and gets thicker at the opposite end (sun vs no sun). Tomorrow will be warmer and...

Pump runs 24/7....lowest RPM I have it set is 1000. We do get low flow when the filter is ready to change but it was recently changed and have not gotten such errors lately. That being said....it could have been a factor. I'm definitely running it faster in the future.

I know!!! Argh....there was a time recently that the power blinked and the pump did not turn back on. It was so fast even clocks didn't revert to 12 but it stopped the pump. Perhaps that happened overnight at some point. Opinions on if it is worth it to keep the space heater on the equipment...

Breaker off was the first thing we did. Sigh....nothing like thinking you got this and then don't. My only guess is the 1000rpm freeze protection wasn't fast enough. Skimmer wasn't frozen so other suggested noodles/jugs to at least try to save that.

That's my guess. I've added it to my Freeze Prep list to put the pump at 2500 rpm 24/7.

It was all frozen including the pump. :-( Skimmer hadn't frozen over yet though. I checked the pump manual and freeze protection is 1000rpms which is the lowest I have it set regularly. I'm really confused as to what happened.

gosh that's some cold water....is that enough? We don't have many pool noodles.... I added an empty gallon jug under the skimmer cover and removed the filter basket as well.

I also posted a thread but what's the recommendation once equipment is frozen? We have blanketed and got a heater but not sure if it's better to just wait for warmer temps.

Welp....not sure if the variable pump wasn't at a high enough RPM or something happened overnight but woke up to a frozen pool. We've blanket/tarped the equipment with a space heater and pulled drain plugs from pump and filter. Now I'm wondering if it is better to just wait out the above...

Good idea. I'll consider posting it there.