What to do with your pool when its Freezing Outside

[@AquanutAcademy]

I hope everyone takes care this cold snap.

[@yun9393]

You walked on water 💦😂 Great info btw.

[@AquanutAcademy]

Lol, thank you.

[@heydeereman1040]

In Oklahoma, tired of winterizing every year. Decided to build a "pool shack" over my equipment this year with a gas heater backup. Also adding a Heat Pump heater to help out on the warm days. We only get really cold for about a month

[@user-hs2cs4vs6y]

Thanks for video, I am a new pool owner in Nanaimo BC Canada, normally on the coast here as in the Pacific North West we have mild winters but currently -10C and has been so for a couple of days. The pool has an infinity edge and basin is freezing over. I am running all pumps and have been since freezing began. Based on your comments I am doing nothing else special. Pool Cover is on and there is some ice under cover but your comments seem to work for you so I am going to wait for warmer weather in a couple of days to thaw things out. Thank you

[@user-hs2cs4vs6y]

Just a follow up to this, getting to the end of this cold snap. Pumps are still running ice is gradually going. Thankfully no power outage yet will be putting in back up power this year! Wondered if I should put in a pool heater to keep water temp above freezing. Currently water temp is 33F?

[@TooooManyHobbies]

Wish I’d have found this video two weeks ago. First winter with a new pool so I guess I panicked but I don’t trust the Texas power grid when it’s cold out. Thanks for the useful content. New sub.

[@AquanutAcademy]

Thank you. Yeah I understand about not trusting the grid after last winter.

[@kevinrobinson1357]

Thank you. Here in DFW we're about to see temperatures in the single digits for Christmas.

[@AquanutAcademy]

You're welcome, Merry Christmas

[@3103Juan]

I’m in Orlando and watching this. Smh I didn’t think after leaving nyc 7 years ago I would have worry about a cold snap

[@AquanutAcademy]

I don't think Orlando will have anything to worry about.

[@maherrahhal3423]

Quick question, how did you get the water warmed up enough to start moving? Our pump was on but running to slow to the point it froze itself

[@eliaolivo5924]

Thanks a lot for your video 🎉😊

[@AquanutAcademy]

Your welcome

[@bryanwall7075]

Thanks for the video. The challenge that we are having big the Dallas area this week is rolling blackouts . They have already done 5 this morning at my house since 4 am. Electricity is one for about an hour then off for an hour. So our pumps are only running half the time. Temps are going to remain in the teens for about 4 more days. Any suggestions on doing a quick winterizing to get through the cold spell?

[@AquanutAcademy]

Yes, If you lose power go out and pull ALL you drain plugs ASAP.

[@AquanutAcademy]

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[@TimothyWright-mz6mv]

I live in TX by the way

[@MistaiRek07]

I wanted to keep my pump and filter running the whole time but they cut my power for 8 hours yesterday morning, 15 hours from yesterday afternoon to this morning, and again this afternoon it's been off for about 4 hours. There is nothing I could have done to prevent this

[@AquanutAcademy]

That's true I am sorry about that. The only thing I can tell you is to winterize ASAP

[@Cle_M3]

Buy a generator

[@chriskerr4266]

Thank you

[@AquanutAcademy]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@daniel5675]

You didn't cover the issue when there's no electricity which has happened twice in the last couple of years. I would suggest draining the pipes until freezes are over.

[@AquanutAcademy]

I did. I don't remember if it was this video or another one. I have covered it many times.

[@bea_sti]

That’s nice and everything, but what happens if your electricity shuts off for 2 weeks? Pumps don’t run on hopes and dreams.

[@AquanutAcademy]

All you hopes and dreams answered in the very next video.

[@AquanutAcademy]

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[@raulhv1031]

Don’t forget to turn off the breaker to the pool equipment if you lost power and decided to remove the pump plugs.

[@AquanutAcademy]

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[@AquanutAcademy]

Yes indeed

[@tracipoole9962]

So we just put in a brand new pool that was finished 3 weeks ago. We are in a area just north of dallas so we got the huge freeze. We have never had a pool, and our builder knows that, and when this freeze came, we asked him if there was anything we should do. He said that moving water wont freeze and to let the freeze protective mode run and turn the heater on and it should be fine. We asked about breaking up the ice on top of poo and on water features and he said no. After day 2, we asked him again if there is anything we can do to prevent any damage and if we needed to cover the spigot where the water is hooked up to keep pool levels good. He said yea, go ahead and take the hose off and cover it. This is 2 days into the freeze. Needless to say i could not get it off but did wrap it. We asked him if we needed to break up the ice. He says yes this time and put some of our salt (its a salt water pool) on the ice and water fall (it was kinda like your water feature) and that would help. So we did. And he said keep the heater on. Now, during this time, we told him, which he already knew, that we were all going thru rotating power outages every hour or so. He never offered any advice or help and only agreed with what we asked. As of Thursday, (the freeze started Sunday morning) Ice was starting to melt. Friday mid morning it got warm enough to bring the pool out of freeze protection. I noticed in early afternoon that the water features were off and i knew we were going to get another freeze, so i went over to the operating panel, internet was not working properly so couldnt do on ap, and turned pool back on. After about 15 seconds running, the heater started making a funny noise, water was coming out of the bottom of the heater system and it was smoking. I called our pool builder and he asked me to facetime him and turn it on. He said the heater is on so we turned it off. still water leaking from bottom. He said there is a busted pipe and told me how to drain everything but forgot to tell me to turn off whole system by flipping breakers. Well, a few hours later i went outside and hear a loud horrible noise. The pump and all was running with no water so i called him back and he told me to flip the breakers. After giving you this rundown, my husband and I are furious knowing that there are things we could have done to prevent this from day 1 when we asked him what we should do, including covering the whole operating system to protect it and drain the water. It was just for a week. It would have prevented all of this. Now the pool is completly off, busted pipe, and we hope that is all that is wrong. He hasnt' come by to check it yet. My sister has a pool and her weekly pool guy called her while she was on vacation and asked if she wanted him to cover her equipment and drain the water so it wouldnt freeze?

[@AquanutAcademy]

WOW that's a lot of info. Sorry that happened to you. Let me know how it goes.

[@kevinyoung6900]

Great video question I have spray heads should I open the valve and let them spray doing the cold weather days

[@AquanutAcademy]

Really depends on the heads themselves. The type of water feature that you're talkin about. If you have a dedicated line for those sprinkler heads it would be best if you were able to drain that specific line. Running them maybe okay however you need to be aware that they could ice over

[@MAZINGERZ1970]

I am little worry about my pool. My pool is frozen and the skimmer after the power was off for 3 days. My question is....can the sand filter exploded because has a lot a pressure?...I have to release the the pomp..

[@AquanutAcademy]

Yes it can. I would take out any plugs you can and do your best at winterizing

[@johndelgado4821]

What about if you have a waterfall feature with a dedicated pump? I've drained my main pump and booster pump but i left the waterfall pump running in fear that the pipes within the waterfall rock will freeze and crack. If i had my choice i would've drained this pump as well but i didn't know if the pipes would be insulated enough by rock and mortar to not bulge. Can you share your thoughts? I live in Dallas and we have weather in the teens for short period of time but i don't like running my waterfall pump for 72 hours straight. Thank you I'm advance.

[@AquanutAcademy]

You can run the pump 24/7 forever, it will not hurt the pump. You have 2 options 1. Leave the pump on. 2. Hire a professional to winterize it.

[@melis1681]

Texas here. If we loose power (possibly for days) due to freak winter storm- what advise do you have? Thank you

[@AquanutAcademy]

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[@AquanutAcademy]

Hi thanks for watching. I did a whole video about this a bit ago. Enjoy.

[@lisaharris2518]

I'm in Houston and we have had the pool running 247, but it appears that there is air in the pipes because of the way the jets are blowing, and there's water pouring into the collection basket but it's not filled up. Not sure what to do any ideas?

[@AquanutAcademy]

Yes, check the weir door.

[@sharonbracken7296]

What is considered “high” for the variable speed pump? We have a few days where is shows getting down to 15°.

[@AquanutAcademy]

2600rpms or higher

[@bubbly4life2]

My question is what does the water temperature need to be set at in “freeze on”? I’m in Texas in below freezing weather. I’m new to this house and the “freeze on” feature was already set. So I personally turned on the water feature so the pump would run. I’ve noticed that the freeze on automatically turns on the spa. I see that the spa temp is 50 and the heater was set at 100. Does the heater run during “freeze on” ?

[@AquanutAcademy]

Freeze protection is set to air temperature, not water temperature. Freeze protection should turn on between 42° and 37° ish. No the heater should not be running during Freeze mode.

[@chachi67]

Should the value be on Skimmer side only, Main side only, or 50/50 during cold freeze? Thanks

[@AquanutAcademy]

50/50

[@chriskerr4266]

So my transfer is smoking and power company said they will be shutting us down it replace it at some point. Do I just ride it out, or do I go outside and try to drain my pool equipment?

[@chriskerr4266]

Or should I leave it plugged in and and hope it doesn't freeze before they get my service back? Just need better advice then I can provide for myself. I will not hold you responsible for the out come...

[@AquanutAcademy]

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[@AquanutAcademy]

@@chriskerr4266 I just got done doing a video on just this question. Thanks

[@deniserodriguez8224]

I'm in Dallas and I've had my pool for a couple years now. Still learning about my pool. It's an inground pool. My freeze guard kicks on at 37 degrees. I noticed that my pool kept switching from pool to spa and back to pool all night. It lasted in spa mode way longer and my pool started to ice. The only water movement in my pool during the spa mode was from the water feature because it stayed on during both modes. Why does it need to switch between pool and spa? Can I stop it from switching? Also, when it was in spa mode it caused one of the door flaps where the skimmers are to freeze shut so all night I had to keep going out when it switched back to pool mode and force the flap to open.

[@deniserodriguez8224]

oh and I think because it kept switching modes to spa and pool... I think because it lasted in Spa mode longer it cause my pool to start icing over. My pool got to 29 degrees.

[@AquanutAcademy]

Thanks for the question. You may need a pro to look at it. However, it does need to switch back and forth because water needs to run in both sets of pips. No need to worry if ice starts to form on the surface of the pool. It's the pips we need to think about.

[@99websterag]

In north Texas with an above ground pool. We’ve kept the pump running and the water is flowing through fine (for now), however the return jets aren’t pointed up enough to move the top of the water so the top is completely froze over. Everything is glowing/moving underneath though. Think we’re ok to keep doing what we’re doing?

[@AquanutAcademy]

I think so. As long as the water is moving you should be ok.

[@TimothyWright-mz6mv]

Can i just run the recirculation on the pool filter and let it run?

[@AquanutAcademy]

You run the risk of your filter freezing.

[@kylemc8851]

Should I still pull the plugs after it has already froze over? No power for hours and was not able to keep it circulating.

[@AquanutAcademy]

Yes, on the off chance that it is not all the way frozen.

[@kylemc8851]

@@AquanutAcademy Oh it's frozen :) Thank you!

[@biggmattdogg1]

I'm in Georgia and for the next three days it will be in the 20°s what should I do.

[@AquanutAcademy]

Just run the pump 24/7

[@emiitchi4232]

I did abd my pump stoped working last night

[@AquanutAcademy]

@emiitchi4232 time to pull the freeze plugs and turn off the braker

[@user-rl3cs2so1p]

Can you add warm water from sink faucet to pool to increase the flow of water?

[@AquanutAcademy]

It will not do much, if anything for you.

[@JS-cb7rx]

I'm in Texas and have four pumps. 3 are for water features which are waterfalls over rocks + grotto. What do I do with those pumps during a deep freeze? I typically don't run them in the winter but not sure what to do when it drops down into the 18-25 range

[@AquanutAcademy]

If you are running your pool. I personally would run all the pumps. Unless there winterized. I would call a local pool pro that can look at your setup. I haven't seen your set up so don't listen to me.

[@cwstewartjr1973]

Where do we send you pics? Ill have some pics the next couple of days of customer pools here in dallas

[@AquanutAcademy]

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[@pampetty2591]

Does this apply to in ground pools also? Looks like yours is an above ground. Thanks

[@AquanutAcademy]

Yes it does!! I'm a master pool technician. I have hundreds of pools. Lol

[@becbaytx]

We’re near Palacios…I think we’ll be ok here!?

[@AquanutAcademy]

Should be, last year was just odd.

[@travissall6567]

I'm in Dallas...it seems as tho all the water in my grid filter froze which cashed my motor to stop on it's own. And now it will not come back on ..Can this be fixed?

[@cwstewartjr1973]

Turn the power to the pool equipment off so that the motor cant try to come back on. Use the breaker switch. Then when it thaws, try turning it on and see if its working. Ive seen this happen and sometimes they are ok. Ive got several customers in dallas and plano who are going thru this same exact situation. Im just waiting for this weather to thaw.

[@travissall6567]

Thank you

[@AquanutAcademy]

Joe's answer is corret

[@k9hannibal]

And if the pump WAS running all the time but power went out for 5 days .... ? I’m freaking out. Got power on and ran out like a madwoman to put pool on service mode to not flow as I don’t have access to the power. So it’s not running and it’s going to stay off until pool pro can service it in 2 weeks. 🤦🏽‍♀️💔

[@AquanutAcademy]

Sorry that happened to you. The good news is no matter what happened it can be fixed. Hopefully it does not cost to much. Maybe look into pulling the drain plugs if its not to late. let me know if I can help.

[@k9hannibal]

@@AquanutAcademy well not your fault 😉 I wasn’t prepared for the power to go out and we “never” winterize here.... yes it can be fixed but hoping it’s not the underground pipes under my concrete or my built in bench fountains 🤦🏽‍♀️ bleh! We’ll find out in 2 weeks!

[@barbaracontrerasorozco1252]

What should we do if our electric goes out

[@casvip1]

The short answer is to winterize your pool

[@jason_montgomery]

If you do winterize your equipment, make sure you kill the power to the pool equipment at the breaker box.

[@beckyperez6464]

Sun finally out in Austin. Still rolling blackouts. Think it helps to put a solar ring on surface while sun shining in pool or does that mess with water movement?

[@AquanutAcademy]

Winterize ASAP. we have a pool closing video that shows you how.

[@AquanutAcademy]

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[@carlosgomez7968]

We have no power... most of Texas has no power... what then??

[@AquanutAcademy]

Winterize your system ASAP. By pulling all the drain plugs. You can watch our video on how to close a pool it shows how to pull the plugs in there.

[@carlosgomez7968]

@@AquanutAcademy can you send me the link I don’t see it

[@AquanutAcademy]

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[@AquanutAcademy]

@@carlosgomez7968 sure can

[@AquanutAcademy]

@@carlosgomez7968 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ml6vYYiagphnr80 that is the time I started talking about it

[@Xt4209]

Saw a homeless man buried in snow under a bridge Texans ain’t ready for this

[@AquanutAcademy]

Wow, That's heartbreaking. I don't even have words.

[@donrogers4667]

This works until power turns off….. then it’s too late

[@AquanutAcademy]

The philosophy works even if you lose power. You must have missed that part of the video