- Do NOT turn your heater on ... heating the water not only costs approx. $50/day, but it will decrease the gas pressure for your home heater ... in addition, heater owner's manuals warn owners not to run the heaters when temperatures get below 20 degrees Fahrenheit!
- Do NOT throw wood logs in the pool to prevent ice from forming on the surface. Wood absorbs the water and freezes itself. It's best to use plastic jugs filled 1/4 way w/ water or Styrofoam coolers w/ a little water in them also. Especially in the spa to prevent structural cracking, and in front of pool skimmers to keep circulation intact.
- Do NOT turn the pool/spa pump off ... rapid, continuously moving water will not freeze.
- Do NOT try to backwash pool filter ... backwash handle can freeze in position and could possibly break. If handle breaks in a certain position, running pool pump will drain the water in the pool.
- Do NOT let the water level get below the skimmers. The pump will lose prime and be unable to keep the water flowing.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
5 things NOT to do on your swimming pool in freezing temperatures
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