What should I do with my intex pool for this coming artic blast.

[sabrinaintx]

I live in South Texas and was planning to just leave my pool up and run the pump every few days instead of draining it and pulling the equipment for the winter. My pool is hard plumb and has upgraded pump and filter, ect.... The temperature is going to drop below 32 for a day or two this week. 12/23 39/27 with no rain in the forecast. 12/24- 49/31 with a 20% chance of rain. 12/25 it's looking to be a high of 50 with a low of 39 with a 20% chance of rain. Can I just run my pump on those days to keep the water and pipes from freezing or should we just drain the equipment and pool (below the skimmer) and play it safe?

Thanks in advance for the advice

 

[woodyp]

You can run it and be just fine.

 

[bradgray]

I live in South Texas and was planning to just leave my pool up and run the pump every few days instead of draining it and pulling the equipment for the winter. My pool is hard plumb and has upgraded pump and filter, ect.... The temperature is going to drop below 32 for a day or two this week. 12/23 39/27 with no rain in the forecast. 12/24- 49/31 with a 20% chance of rain. 12/25 it's looking to be a high of 50 with a low of 39 with a 20% chance of rain. Can I just run my pump on those days to keep the water and pipes from freezing or should we just drain the equipment and pool (below the skimmer) and play it safe?

Thanks in advance for the advice

As woody said, just keep the pump running on the night/s you're concerned. You're nowhere near a worrisome temp.

It takes prolonged periods (usually and day and night, maybe even several of them) of sub-32° to freeze several inches worth of stalled water in a pipe.

And legitimate, brutal arctic temps to freeze even slow moving water.

Even though my area has mild winters, we've endured far colder wirh zero issues. The only frozen pipes I have seen in a decade working on pools was 2013 when our high was 6 degrees. That storm also killed hundreds of palm trees and was a multi-century record.

You're good.

 

[sabrinaintx]

Thank you all so much! This is great news to hear.

 

[woodyp]

You'll know it's the end of the world when. We have to drain pools in Houston!