- Nov 7, 2018
- 1,049
- Pool Size
- 14000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
These threads have been quite eye opening for me (and others, I am sure) and hopefully will all be merged into a mega-super-frozen-earth thread for others to reference in the future. It seems as though some advice has been tested and shown to work in some cases, and then maybe not in others. Looking at all the posted evidence, it seems that the most prudent action if you are expecting significant freezing temperatures for days on end...you should do the basic winterization for the best protection.
I think I have been *lucky* in that running the heater and bringing up the water temp is the ONLY reason I haven't had to deal with a frozen pump. Given we still have close to 100 hours of below freezing, I am guessing I will either have to 1) run the heater again (which goes against much of the advice here and the manufacturers) or 2) do a pseudo drain/winterization like so many others have had to do.
The advice of "keep the pump running and it'll be OK" seems to be ill advised *if* the water temp gets to freezing and seems to be where most people have had to thrown in the towel. Yes, science tells us that "running water" takes longer to freeze, but real world experience is telling me that it will freeze eventually, and it might be much faster than you might expect.
I think I have been *lucky* in that running the heater and bringing up the water temp is the ONLY reason I haven't had to deal with a frozen pump. Given we still have close to 100 hours of below freezing, I am guessing I will either have to 1) run the heater again (which goes against much of the advice here and the manufacturers) or 2) do a pseudo drain/winterization like so many others have had to do.
The advice of "keep the pump running and it'll be OK" seems to be ill advised *if* the water temp gets to freezing and seems to be where most people have had to thrown in the towel. Yes, science tells us that "running water" takes longer to freeze, but real world experience is telling me that it will freeze eventually, and it might be much faster than you might expect.