So in true Colorado fashion, our weather is going to dip down to 28 degrees. The day before it's supposed to be 97 and only be cold for two nights and a day then start warming back up. Definitely don't want close up for the summer as we have two months of decent weather ahead. Will it be fine if I just leave the pump running on low the whole time to make sure nothing freezes? It's an above ground pool so the pipes are exposed. 1.5" schedule 40. We have a new heat pump as well, figured if I just let it circulate through there, even if it's not running, that's the best bet but let me know. Thanks!
Weather below freezing...what to do.
- Thread starter nobueno
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
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- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
That will be fine. To be honest, probably not even necessary, but good insurance.
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The Physics of Freezing and Freeze Protection
Recently, there have been a lot of questions from those living in moderate climates about using automatic freeze protection or running pumps to prevent freezing and what a pool owner should do when temperatures drop so I thought it might be useful to have a thread which dealt with the issue from...
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Thanks. I'd probably just cover it and shut it off if it weren't for the heat pump. Small pipes and meant to transfer heat. Suppose I could drain the heat pump. I'm also kind of curious to see it's effectiveness as temps drop.