Prepare for the chilly weather & keep your equipment safe!
Hot Tub & Swim Spa Owners: Your hot tub & swim spa is designed for year-round use in all climates. Ensure maximum energy efficiency in your spa or swim spa any time of the year with these steps:
DO NOT POWER IT OFF- Keep It On! The system will keep circulating your water and maintain the set temperature in your spa/swim spa. Keep your spa cover on and make sure it's sealed.
Pool Owners:
Time Clock System:
•Run your pumps 24/7 during this freeze period to continuously circulate the water.
•If you have waterfalls and water features, make sure you turn on your waterfall pumps as well as your booster pump.
Pool Automation (Pentair Easy Touch/Screenlogic 2/ Intelliconnect Users):•Ensure your "Freeze Protection" function is on for both your pool and spa on your control. By default, it is ON.
•If you have waterfalls, make sure you turn on your waterfall pumps as well as your booster pump.
*"Freeze protection" mode switches on a circuit if the outdoor air temperature sensor detects the temperature is getting close to freezing (below 36° F). The system cycles through all circuits that have been assigned freeze protection and run the circuits for 15 minutes to stop the pipes from freezing. This is especially important if there is a pool and spa combination. If freeze protection is set to both the spa and pool circuits, the filter pump switches on and the pool and spa valves alternate every 15 minutes to keep the water moving in both the pool and spa. This process continues until the freeze condition is over. -Pentair owner's manaul.
If the Power Goes Out During Freezing Weather:
If the Power Goes Out During Freezing Weather:
#1- Your safety matters the most!
Hot Tub/Swim Spa Owners: Keep your covers on - to maintain heat within the unit as much as possible until the power gets turned back on.
Pool Owners: If you are able to safely go outside when there is a power outage, you may Turn off circuit breakers to all pool equipment to help prevent damage when the power kicks back on.
- Drain the pumps by removing all drain plugs from the bottom of the pump.
- Place the plugs in the pump basket and loosely replace the lid.
- Remove drain plug for the filter.
- Open all valves or adjust 3-way valves to the middle positions to allow water to flow back into the pool through all pipes.
The Goal is to keep water circulating during a freeze period as best as possible!
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