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How Cold Weather Effects Swimming Pools (Part 2)

Freezing temperatures and non circulating swimming pools is a bad combination. One of the most common problems found with freeze guards is that the thermostat is not registering the freezing temps or that the thermostat is registering incorrectly. Either way if it is below freezing and your pump is not running, costly freeze damage is likely to occur. Note that it is common for the freeze guard to register about a 5 degree difference from the outside temperature. This is why the freeze guard should be set to 38 to compensate. If set properly and you have to set the thermostat 10 degrees higher just to turn the pump on, it might be time to replace the thermostat. The good news is it is generally an easy replacement that the average handy home owner can do.

How Cold Weather Effects Swimming Pools (Part 1)

As the cold winter blast hits North Texas, pool owners should be aware of the effects on the swimming pool equipment. As the water temperature drops salt systems are impacted. You may have already noticed your salt system say something like "chlorinator off, low temp." Most Salt systems are designed to shut down between 50 and 55 degrees. For example, if you have an Aquarite Salt system, your system will turn off at 50 degrees per the manual. This is usually not a problem because bacteria and algae stop growing at this temperature. You can override
this low temperature cutoff by switching to SUPER CHLORINATE for a day. The important thing to remember is that even though it takes longer for the chlorine to dissipate, monitoring the chlorine level and adjusting as need should still be done.