Running the Pump Before Closing

[mjbarr99]

Do I still need to run my pump for filtering now that I'm no longer using the pool? I plan on closing in the next couple of weeks and wasn't sure if I still need to be filtering the water. My FC has been holding steady at 7 for the past few weeks so I am no longer adding chlorine with my Stenner.

 

[samt]

I guess it would depend if you have it covered or not. My cover went on a month before I closed (3 days ago) and pulled the pump and blew the lines. Before I closed, I would let in run an hour a day and when I was ready to completely close, I brought the pool up to shock level. The key water temp I try to stay below before pulling the pump is 55 degrees. That seems to keep the algae at bay without adding anything else except raising to my shock level.