Exploding Pool Filter (According to the news).

[W.J.Christy]

Hopefully this is no-one here but I just saw this,

Pool equipment in Texas explodes after getting frozen solid the night before

Terry Roden said his freeze stat, which is a temperature-sensing device, didn't kick into his pool equipment the night before the explosion.

www.khou.com

Kinda Scary. Winterize your equipment folks.

 

[JJ_Tex]

Potential darwin award winner. If your equipment freezes, don't turn it on.

 

[Texas Splash]

 

[Texas Splash]

 

[Lilypad]

He's very, very lucky to be alive. Apparently left equipment pad to freeze without draining it. He thawed the pump and……

MODS….thx for moving my post. Wasn’t aware of this thread.

 

[JamesW]

 

[JamesW]

Never put your face or body over a filter when it is under pressure.

The person is directly over the filter when he turns the filter on.

 

[W.J.Christy]

I love the news and how it unsafe it makes maintaining your own pool seem. While I know its a concern and a little bit of safety goes a long way, I would venture the guess the exploding filter is not as common as the news makes it out to be. Cause for concern and extra steps to be safe, yes, cause to make me not maintain my pool, no.