What do I do with my pool robot/booster pump during the big freeze?

[dcp063]

Going to have a week of below freezing at night; most of those below 20 degrees.

We have a Polaris pool robot on a booster pump. We plan on running our main pump 24/7 but what do we do with the robot and booster pump? I read that water still moves through the booster but I’m worried it won’t be enough to prevent freezing. We could leave the robot in the pool but I also read that it shouldn’t run under certain temperatures.

So what’s the game plan? We’re going to cover the equipment with a tarp and put an incandescent bulb under it.

Thanks for the help

 

[woodyp]

I'd run that Polaris. I think that boostervpump needs some back pressure from it. Check me on that folks!

 

[ajw22]

As long as you have some water flow out the cleaner return you are fine for mild freeze protection and don’t need to run the booster pump with the filter pump.