Call me McLeod

[mcleod]

Just moved to east Texas and got a pool in the bargain. In recent days I've had a head-on collision with slamming. Think I've successfully navigating that or at least heading in the right direction. The temperature has dropped below freezing and am navigating that. Oh! Boy. A quick question, if appropriate, does the freeze protection circuit override the ability to turn off the pool pump?
I have a friend on this site, Dirk, who has suggested I should say that I've been in the stone preservation/restoration business for 45 years, and that I helped him preserve the sandstone adjacent to his pool. Looking forward to the learning curve.

 

[mknauss]

Welcome to the forum!
We will not hold it against you that you know Dirk! He has not been around in a while -------
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.

 

[Dirk]

Just because you haven't heard from him doesn't mean he hasn't been around!

Welcoming pleasantries aside, @mcleod has got a bit of an emergency. I posted on his behalf as he is currently scrambling to put some sort of fix together. Please see:

Texas Freeze Emergency!

He's baa-aack! ;) Please welcome my friend @mcleod to the forum, and take good care of him. Intro pleasantries aside, he's got an emergency brewing as I write. He's inherited a 20K vinyl in-ground with tab feeder. We've corrected his CYA with a no-drain water exchange (was 80, now 40), and I...

www.troublefreepool.com

Merged to here:

Freezing weather and..

First pool. Lordy! And it is Dang cold now. My first question has to do with the freeze protection circuit and the pump in general. It's in the mid-twenties, the pump has been engaged since yesterday, and in the basket (with the window) that's behind the returns, there is very little water. I've...

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[Texas Splash]

Welcome! I combined the two threads related to your freeze concerns. We'll do our best to get you through it.