01/21/2026
Is your pool ready for below freezing temperatures🥶?
When the temperature drops pool owners shouldn’t worry if water freezes across your pool’s surface. Your main concern should be with your pool pipes and equipment. If your pool equipment isn’t winterized, water can freeze inside of your pump, filter or heater damaging these components so it’s important to keep water flowing through your pool’s system the entire time the temperature is freezing.
There are things you can do to prevent costly repairs and replacement: ❄️
1. Make sure pool is filled to proper level BEFORE it gets below freezing. Low water level can cause pumps to lose prime thus freezing pipes and cause damage to pool equipment.
2. Keep your system running 24/7:This may be counter-intuitive to some, but you should run your pool filtration pump and any auxiliary pumps the entire time the temperature is below freezing. Some systems have a freeze guard (or freeze protector) which automatically triggers the pump when the temperature hits between 36-38°F. But sometimes, sunlight can warm up the thermostat and accidently shut it off. If you remove the clasps that trip the timers, or click it over to service mode, the pumps should stay on.
3. Clean your pump baskets to allow adequate water flow to skimmers.
4. If the power goes out and your pool system stops running:
Cut off the current to your equipment from the circuit breaker.
If your air bleed valve is frozen, open it up by melting the ice with warm water.
Remove all drain plugs and drain the water from the pump and heater and store them inside the pump basket. Then just place the lid over the pump basket, but don’t lock it down.
If you have a chlorinator, remove the tubbing and lid.
Open all your valves or adjust your 3-way valve to allow water through to all pipes back into the pool. If you can’t drain your pipes, protect them with electrical heat strips.
Know where your drain plugs are on your pool equipment! In the even that you should lose power you’ll want to remove all the equipment plugs and turn off equipment breaker. This is so that the water in the equipment can drain out if the pumps and heater and not freeze in the equipment which could possibly cause damage to the equipment. Most pool pumps have 2 plugs towards front bottom of the pump. The filter has 1 and heaters usually have 2. Remember this is a last resort effort in case you lose power. It’s best to keep everything running.
If you have any questions please call and let us help you get through this winter storm!
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