Pool closed, water level over gizmo

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AEReeves

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Apr 5, 2021
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Minnesota
Pool Size
14000
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
CircuPool RJ-45
I had my pool closed for the winter about 2 weeks ago and since then we’ve gotten several inches of rain. I was looking at my winter cover and noticed how much water was in the middle and realized the total level had risen a lot and I should pump it down. While I was getting my pump setup it hit me… what if the water level is above my gizmos? Could water be filling the lines that I just had blown out?

I checked and unfortunately found that it’s almost an inch over the top. I’m running the pump now to get it down and then will open the plug on the top. Hopefully I don’t see water but I’m concerned I will.

If there is water to the top, I know I’ll need to blow out the lines again. However if I can’t see water should I assume that none got in and I’m safe? I watched each gizmo (I have two skimmers) for a couple of mins and didn’t see air bubbles coming from them so I assume it’s either full of water or it seems like it might be sealed.

I’ll post more once I get them opened and know the state of things but was looking for any advice/experience with this. Thanks.
 

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They're blow through gizzmos, I'm assuming ? So long as the top is firmly secured, they should be fine. Once you drain, open the tops and see if it's still empty. It would be full to the brim if it was any more than a drip like leak. If the pipes appear empty, another gallon of antifreeze each wouldn't hurt.

Be conscious going forward than any water in needs to come out at some point. If you're not draining much each round, you'll need more small drains instead of a foot + at a time.
 
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Thanks for the feedback. I was just able to pull the plugs and neither are full. I was able to smell the antifreeze that was used during blowing them out. One of them actually made a sound like it was under a bit of vacuum that was released when I took the top off.

So I think I’m safe, but I’ll just add a gallon of anti freeze to each to be safe as @Newdude suggested. I’m continuing to pump it down to ensure I won’t have this issue again before everything freezes over. Thank you for setting my mind to ease!
 
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AEReeves said:
I was able to smell the antifreeze that was used during blowing them out
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GREAT !!!
AEReeves said:
One of them actually made a sound like it was under a bit of vacuum that was released when I took the top off.
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GREAT-Y GREAT !!!

Every year mine have negative pressure, I always wondered how fast it happened. I guess now it's quick. Lol.

While we're on the subject, always remove the threaded connections in the spring first. I did that by dumb luck for several years but one year opened a rubber expanding plug at the pad first and it *thoomp*-ed into the pipe past the first 90 before my brain even registered what happened. It was about 30 mins with the shop vac of equal parts praying and screaming adult words, but it came out. #lessonlearned.
 
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Thanks for the note on order of removal. I’m pretty sure I’ve always unscrewed and removed the gizmos first but I’ll be even more mindful of this going forward. I can’t imagine the panic of watching a plug get sucked back down the pipes and hope I never have to!
 
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