Weather forecast just changed. Uh Oh!!!

[brmommy]

They were calling for a low of 28 for a couple hours overnight a few days ago. Other than that no where near freezing in the long range forecast. It just changed. We have a freeze warning overnight. Low of 22° now. I sure hope that pump keeps pumping. Maybe I opened a few days too early. We actually have flurries coming down now.

 

[chjade84]

I know how you feel... I was working on the pool in only a pair of shorts on Saturday because it was too hot (80F) - I even got sunburned!

Last night it started snowing and this morning we had probably nearly an inch of snow! :-/

I just put the pump on constant but I'm not too concerned about it.

 

[Leebo]

Look at the good side....you'll lose less chlorine when it's cold. Up by us (Steubenville) they're calling for temps in the 50's Wednesday. You'll be fine.

 

[ssgumby]

Everything should be fine, not sure you specifics but I would suspect 22 is the low at the worst, I would suspect it will drift down overnight and be below freezing for a few hours then be back up. I don't think it would be enough to freeze anything solid especially if your water is already warm.

Back in early March I would go out and check my skimmer and it would have some ice skimming on the water about the thickness of a piece of paper.

If your setup is at all like mine, 99% of the plumbing is well underground. In my particular case, the only real area of concern is my deck jets but even then 99% of those pipes are underground. PVC must have some insulating factor.

Well, I guess if I would read your signature I would know your specifics!

 

[duraleigh]

Those conditions are not enough to worry about......even if the pump stopped.

 

[ssgumby]

Curious duraleigh, are you saying a few hours at 22 would not freeze water in the pipes even if it was not moving?

 

[Charlie_R]

Let me put it this way:

I didn't bother to turn on my pumps until this morning around 5:30. No problem in starting them, at a temp of 28. It had been below freezing since around 11:30 last night.

It takes closer to a full day of below freezing temps to freeze the volume of water in 1-1/2" pipes even when fully exposed.

 

[Pool_Fool]

In my experience it would take quite a few days of cold(perhaps a week or longer) before you would need to be real concerned.
of course that is in VA....
I think you will be ok

 

[duraleigh]

Curious duraleigh, are you saying a few hours at 22 would not freeze water in the pipes even if it was not moving?

Yes...not cold enough long enough.

 

[chjade84]

My water was 55 degrees last night. I think it will be fine for a day.