I've been loving TFP all summer and it's been a wonderful for keeping the 16' chemistry set in balance. This will be the first time the pool is winterized and not taken down as it's buried 2ft since sometime last spring.
Got everything going the right way according to Pool School. I've not disconnected the pump yet, but the gate valves are closed off and the water level is lowered 6" below the intake as you can see in the images. We've not had a freeze yet in NorCal as we're having above average temps. Had to add some dry acid as the fall from the eyeball height increased my Ph level that's been perfect all summer while it was circulating the SLAM level chlorine.
Thought we'd try the cover that came with the pool, but it was full of intentionally placed holes from the manufacturer. We don't want a 16ft cup of compost tea in the spring, so we duct taped the holes. I reckoned that the original Intex cover was made to sit higher than the water level but planned we could work around that. Can't even get the cover on.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a 16 foot AGP cover?
Also, what is everyone using to drain the rain water off of the winter cover? Manual siphon? Small battery pump?
Got everything going the right way according to Pool School. I've not disconnected the pump yet, but the gate valves are closed off and the water level is lowered 6" below the intake as you can see in the images. We've not had a freeze yet in NorCal as we're having above average temps. Had to add some dry acid as the fall from the eyeball height increased my Ph level that's been perfect all summer while it was circulating the SLAM level chlorine.
Thought we'd try the cover that came with the pool, but it was full of intentionally placed holes from the manufacturer. We don't want a 16ft cup of compost tea in the spring, so we duct taped the holes. I reckoned that the original Intex cover was made to sit higher than the water level but planned we could work around that. Can't even get the cover on.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a 16 foot AGP cover?
Also, what is everyone using to drain the rain water off of the winter cover? Manual siphon? Small battery pump?