back to freezing temp with opened pool

[rajung]

Well we are in for a real treat, tomorrow night its back to 25 deg for one night then back in the 30's for lows for a couple days with a chance of 1-7 inches of snow. Would that be concern with the pool that I opened and running for the last 2 weeks? 1st time this happened. Currently run pump 6hr at night, 4-10pm and all test levels right on . After 7 years I thought I had a good handle of things?

 

[Texas Splash]

You should be fine. Just keep water moving while temps are below freezing. Perhaps cover the equipment with a tarp/cover to help if there's freezing rain or anything. But for an isolated day or so you should be okay.

 

[rajung]

thanks, I was thinking about bypassing the timer and just let it run 24hrs until the bad weather passes. I now know why so many people from the coastal states are not native to the land, but instead from this crazy part of the moon.

 

[splashpad]

Well we are in for a real treat, tomorrow night its back to 25 deg for one night then back in the 30's for lows for a couple days with a chance of 1-7 inches of snow. Would that be concern with the pool that I opened and running for the last 2 weeks? 1st time this happened. Currently run pump 6hr at night, 4-10pm and all test levels right on . After 7 years I thought I had a good handle of things?

Gotta love the midwest, no?!

Yup, was going to double suggest keeping the pump running so it "can't" freeze

 

[rajung]

no.

 

[gonfishin]

rajung, I feel for you. It looks like this storm will hit Iowa more than Minnesota. I plan to pop out later today (when I start seeing flakes or 6PM) and bypass my timer on the pump to make it run until I switch it back. Second time I've had to do this since opening. I just hope the revised forecast with less than 4" of snow for us is accurate.

(We finally got our plumbing woes taken care of so the heat pump can be turned on and I was hoping to get the water warm enough to swim by Mother's Day. Fat chance!)

 

[rajung]

bypassed timer this morning, not going to turn heat pump on for birds., currently water back down to 48. Looks like mason city/ clear Lake is gonna take the major snow.

 

[gonfishin]

I agree, not worth it to turn on the heat until this latest round of cold moves through. If the extended forecast is anywhere close to reality, no one is going to want to swim for a week or more.