I have had a pool company close my pool for the winter since we had it built. They blow out the lines, pour anti-freeze down the skimmer and then close it off with a "Super Gizzmo". I noticed this season that there are some hair line cracks in both skimmers near the adjustable collar and on the collar itself. That's a separate issue. This winter I want to put pool noodles in the skimmers as an extra layer of protection to prevent further damage. How does everyone do it? coil them in the skimmer? Cut them up? Thanks for your help.
Pool Noodles In Skimmer?
- Thread starter rmundo21
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
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- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Pool Noodle Instead of Gizmo?
Not sure where I got this idea...probably here. I closed 2 weeks ago, screwing Gizmos into the bottom of the skimmers. It seems to me that a noodle, properly "curled" into the skimmer, would displace a lot of water that might otherwise pour in, as well as protect against ice expansion. Instead...
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pool noodle and skimmer?
This weekend will be my first time closing the pool and I have my wife mostly convinced it's under control (thanks to all y'all at TFP!). I think I understand most of it, except for a silly question about using a pool noodle in the skimmers after the skimmers are plugged. Do I coil the...
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Help needed - Winterize inground pool skimmer
I closed my inground pool the other day with an air compressor no more than 40 psi. I heard putting more than that can blow off the fitting. A lot of water came out the lines. When I was done I put about a gallon of antifreeze in the skimmer drain to the point I saw the antifreeze up in the...
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Do you lower your water 4 inches?
I got the tfp email today and saw the recommendation to lower the water, I haven't done this in years. I used to, then I read somewhere not to. I leave the water at the normal level. I blow out the lines, for the returns I took an elbow that screws into the fitting and a little hose that...
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The hair line cracks may be from shifting of soil and concrete (all hard to tell). When I use them along with the Gizzmo's, I wrap them around the Gizzmo in a circular fashion. The more you cover, the less water, which means more protection. Nothing is ever guaranteed, but it takes great force of ice expansion to crack a skimmer housing. One would assume that the ice will expand upwards first and out second, not placing too much pressure on the housing. Some things still remain a mystery!
Frost will and does lift houses. It will bust apart a steel drum. IF it has someplace to go (expand) it will take the easy way out. With water in the skimmer and in the throat and in the pool all connected together then lots of foam in the skimmer and throat will be needed. Fiberglass / plastic skimmers don't move much without cracking.