Hi Everyone,
I'm a bit puzzled. For years, I've been using the same company to close my pool and they are on the pricey side. I decided to call another company to get pricing on closing my pool. No biggie. It's the usual stuff and I have not hot tubs etc. It's just a basic put the cover on, blow out the lines, and put the chemicals in. Here's where I was surprised: I asked about cleaning my grids (which my existing company does each year on closing). I have DE filter 48sf with 8 grids. During the season if the pressure builds up I will hose them down and add DE to the grids.
I was surprised to hear that the company I called doesn't clean the grids prior to closing. I was also told that cleaning with water damages the grids (which I have evidence of) and that when they do clean grids they take them for a couple of days and soak them in chemicals to remove residue because it's better for the grids.
Question: is it OK to leave the residue on the grids over the winter season here in the New Jersey where temperatures can go way down below freezing? The filter tank is a Stainless Steel American Products tank with Pentair grids.
Thanks.
I'm a bit puzzled. For years, I've been using the same company to close my pool and they are on the pricey side. I decided to call another company to get pricing on closing my pool. No biggie. It's the usual stuff and I have not hot tubs etc. It's just a basic put the cover on, blow out the lines, and put the chemicals in. Here's where I was surprised: I asked about cleaning my grids (which my existing company does each year on closing). I have DE filter 48sf with 8 grids. During the season if the pressure builds up I will hose them down and add DE to the grids.
I was surprised to hear that the company I called doesn't clean the grids prior to closing. I was also told that cleaning with water damages the grids (which I have evidence of) and that when they do clean grids they take them for a couple of days and soak them in chemicals to remove residue because it's better for the grids.
Question: is it OK to leave the residue on the grids over the winter season here in the New Jersey where temperatures can go way down below freezing? The filter tank is a Stainless Steel American Products tank with Pentair grids.
Thanks.