Man, crazy weather you folks are getting and no having blackouts. Hope everything is OK
Im guessing it's more than just s blackout at this point... I'm going to bed, no sense in worrying at this point, just hope my equipment makes it until the power comes backTrue that. My blackout was only 15 mins. It seems odd that you would get hit with 2 back to back.
At this rate, I would leave them.
It was 3 or 4 degrees with ridiculous windchill last night when we decided to drain. The water flowed quickly out of the pumps (Didn’t freeze up coming out). We weren’t able to get water out of the pool but the equipment pad is probably saved.I am afraid to drain at this point since its 8 degrees I am afraid it will freeze up coming out. Right now my pool is running better on medium than full power so just want to make it until tomorrow so I can go out and break up ice again around the surface.
Everybody think of how long it takes to make ice cubes in your freezer at 0 degrees. Give or take thats where your outside temps are. If some thin ice crust starts to form in an hour, theonly place it might hurt is actuator valves or certain water features.We're going on two hours with no power
I'm with you, never drained a pool before. Draining the filter is ready enough, it has a plug on the side. What do you drain on the pump and booster pump?We had 3 blackouts overnight, second two within 10 mins of each other which makes me wonder if the third was a real outage because it lasted an hour. I was putting on my long Johns to go out and drain the equipment when it blessedly came back on. Pump was running fine but I need to investigate further once there’s daylight. I’m concerned that tonight is going to be worse and wondering if I should drain in anticipation of repeated, extended blackouts. My concern is, I’m not super versed in draining. I have a spigot that my builder said to open up in case of a freeze and power outage, but is that enough? I have a heater and a cleaner booster as well. And I’m assuming I should open the waterfall valve. And I see people are stick pool noodle chunks in their skimmers, which I do have.
I want snow in Atlanta but not that stormEverybody think of how long it takes to make ice cubes in your freezer at 0 degrees. Give or take thats where your outside temps are. If some thin ice crust starts to form in an hour, theonly place it might hurt is actuator valves or certain water features.
At 2 hours without power things might be starting to seize up, but still not to the point of bursting PVC. That old flimsy gardenhose with the kinks, maybe, but not 2 inch PVC.
so the morale of the story is that you have some time when the power goes out, but you are also right to have a plan ready to spring into action because a 20 minute outage can become 5 hours quickly.