Thanks to this site, I had a plan B of pulling all the equipment drain plugs when the power went out and I appear to have come out of the Texas freeze/power mess relatively clean. The pool is only 2 months old and didn't think this would be my first challenge before even using it.
Some of my valves pipes near the equipment did freeze but equipment was drained and the skimmer basket area never froze. After getting everything back up and running, I see a slow drip out of the filter pressure release valve per the photo. It is Hayward DE filter. The other thing I just noticed is the spa is draining to about half empty over night when the pump is off. Before it would only lower an inch or so.
Iv'e found other threads about the pressure release valve and ways to replace them and I tried opening and blowing an air compressor into it to see if it was clogged. But would this minor drip or lack of pressure cause the spa to drain as well? Or could it be the spa drain valve not fully closing?
Some of my valves pipes near the equipment did freeze but equipment was drained and the skimmer basket area never froze. After getting everything back up and running, I see a slow drip out of the filter pressure release valve per the photo. It is Hayward DE filter. The other thing I just noticed is the spa is draining to about half empty over night when the pump is off. Before it would only lower an inch or so.
Iv'e found other threads about the pressure release valve and ways to replace them and I tried opening and blowing an air compressor into it to see if it was clogged. But would this minor drip or lack of pressure cause the spa to drain as well? Or could it be the spa drain valve not fully closing?