So - This is probably a bad idea - but i'm gonna do it anyways. More on that later.
I have an Intex XTR 18" Round pool with Sand filter. I am going to leave it up this winter with some amount of water in it. I will put the filter, pump, hoses in the heated garage.
My questions are this: What gives me the best chance of this thing surviving?
Is it:
A: No chance, she's a goner!
B: Drain past the filter inlet and outlet, cover it, hope for the best
C: Drain halfway or more, cover it and hope for the best
D: Do not drain it much, cap the inlet and outlets, cover and hope you did the math right on ice expansion.
E: Don't drain it. Don't cover it. I have no trees yet anyways...
I've also considered draining it half way, and building a brace to cross the pool like an X to keep the walls from pulling in witht the cover on.
It's also not about the water. I don't "NEED" to keep it, I just don't want to take the pool down. It's next to our deck and in the perfect spot.
So - TLDR: Does anyone do this in the north? It WILL freeze solid, will that destroy the liner? Does it freeze outisde in? Top to bottom? Can't uses how a lake freezes as a comparision really.
And finally - i'm willing to risk it, because as some point i'm getting a steel sided AGP so I can landscape up to it, and this proof of concept pool just keeps lasting.
Thank you!
I have an Intex XTR 18" Round pool with Sand filter. I am going to leave it up this winter with some amount of water in it. I will put the filter, pump, hoses in the heated garage.
My questions are this: What gives me the best chance of this thing surviving?
Is it:
A: No chance, she's a goner!
B: Drain past the filter inlet and outlet, cover it, hope for the best
C: Drain halfway or more, cover it and hope for the best
D: Do not drain it much, cap the inlet and outlets, cover and hope you did the math right on ice expansion.
E: Don't drain it. Don't cover it. I have no trees yet anyways...
I've also considered draining it half way, and building a brace to cross the pool like an X to keep the walls from pulling in witht the cover on.
It's also not about the water. I don't "NEED" to keep it, I just don't want to take the pool down. It's next to our deck and in the perfect spot.
So - TLDR: Does anyone do this in the north? It WILL freeze solid, will that destroy the liner? Does it freeze outisde in? Top to bottom? Can't uses how a lake freezes as a comparision really.
And finally - i'm willing to risk it, because as some point i'm getting a steel sided AGP so I can landscape up to it, and this proof of concept pool just keeps lasting.
Thank you!
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