Not sure where to post this but this seemed like a good area. I’m wondering if I need to do anything with my pool/pump in short term freezing situations. In the next few nights, the forecast is for the temps to drop below freezing for a couple hours each night. I’m wondering if I should do anything. I currently have my pump running a few hours every morning just to generate chlorine. This morning my water temp was at 55 degrees.
I’m thinking that I could run the pump all night on low (variable speed pump). I could even turn on the heater and make sure the water doesn’t drop below say 40 or 50 degrees. But, I’m also wondering if it would be better to just shut everything down and wait a couple days to restart the pump. One day the temp will drop to 31 degrees and be there for only one hour. The other day, it will drop to 28 degrees and be under freezing for five hours.
Advice on what to do should be appreciated. Thanks.
I’m thinking that I could run the pump all night on low (variable speed pump). I could even turn on the heater and make sure the water doesn’t drop below say 40 or 50 degrees. But, I’m also wondering if it would be better to just shut everything down and wait a couple days to restart the pump. One day the temp will drop to 31 degrees and be there for only one hour. The other day, it will drop to 28 degrees and be under freezing for five hours.
Advice on what to do should be appreciated. Thanks.
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