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Yep. Those purty blooms are all gonna DIE. And I still think we'll have a major snow afore it's all said and done.
 
Yep the 100 watt bulb with the reflector in back of it. Oh and don't forget about the one for the pool pump, it's 100 watt, too. Now those 150 Watt bulbs :eek: my husband bought are definitely gonna get me in trouble. Shhhh, don't tell JR, I mean that Colson dude about it, K. ;D
 
I just run my pool pump to keep it from freezing. Has a thermostat on it to kick it on automatically at freezing.
 
Guard Dad said:
I just run my pool pump to keep it from freezing. Has a thermostat on it to kick it on automatically at freezing.
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Mine does, too but I still got ice on it the last two winters until we made a little box for it and put a quilt on it with the light bulb in there. Now it works just fine. No more polar plunges for me. That makes me happy :cheer1 :cheer1 :cheer1
 
Guard Dad said:
I just run my pool pump to keep it from freezing. Has a thermostat on it to kick it on automatically at freezing.
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I thought you closed your pool? When I closed ours, I put stoppers in the inlet valves (well, have to screw out the inlet valve thing and screw in the stopper, but that's neither here nor there), remove the saline-producing cell and ran the water down below the inlets. Well, not in that order, but you get the idea. If I ran our pump, it'd burn up. How does yours work? Ours also has a thermostat thingy that'll kick it on below (I think it is) 38 degrees. But also in closing, I disconnected the power and flipped all power switches off.
 
mei lan said:
Guard Dad said:
I just run my pool pump to keep it from freezing. Has a thermostat on it to kick it on automatically at freezing.
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I thought you closed your pool? When I closed ours, I put stoppers in the inlet valves (well, have to screw out the inlet valve thing and screw in the stopper, but that's neither here nor there), remove the saline-producing cell and ran the water down below the inlets. Well, not in that order, but you get the idea. If I ran our pump, it'd burn up. How does yours work? Ours also has a thermostat thingy that'll kick it on below (I think it is) 38 degrees. But also in closing, I disconnected the power and flipped all power switches off.
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I close the pool, but keep it full of water. The pump kicks on automatically at 32 degrees (I built mine before they were on the market) and circulates through the system, keeping it from freezing. It also filters while running and kicks the ionizer on; so my water is almost clear when I take the cover off every spring.

On a related note...my A/C is tied into my pool water which makes it more efficient and increases the capacity, so I have to keep the pool full for it to work properly. Another one of my designs, and it adds free heat to the pool during warm weather.
 
Guard Dad said:
I close the pool, but keep it full of water. The pump kicks on automatically at 32 degrees (I built mine before they were on the market) and circulates through the system, keeping it from freezing. It also filters while running and kicks the ionizer on; so my water is almost clear when I take the cover off every spring.
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Ours has been pleasantly un-murky both springs since it's been built. I put in a quart of algaecide a couple of times during the winter.

On a related note...my A/C is tied into my pool water which makes it more efficient and increases the capacity, so I have to keep the pool full for it to work properly. Another one of my designs, and it adds free heat to the pool during warm weather.
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OK, that went right over my head. Just like when you told me about your pool water being tied into the water system of your house so you could have water from the pool in an emergency. Don't even try to explain it. I plead being a girl on this one. ;)
 
mei lan said:
Guard Dad said:
I close the pool, but keep it full of water. The pump kicks on automatically at 32 degrees (I built mine before they were on the market) and circulates through the system, keeping it from freezing. It also filters while running and kicks the ionizer on; so my water is almost clear when I take the cover off every spring.
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Ours has been pleasantly un-murky both springs since it's been built. I put in a quart of algaecide a couple of times during the winter.

On a related note...my A/C is tied into my pool water which makes it more efficient and increases the capacity, so I have to keep the pool full for it to work properly. Another one of my designs, and it adds free heat to the pool during warm weather.
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OK, that went right over my head. Just like when you told me about your pool water being tied into the water system of your house so you could have water from the pool in an emergency. Don't even try to explain it. I plead being a girl on this one. ;)
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Sorry, my techno-nerd side came out. If you guys only knew how weird I am that way.
 
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