How To Keep Your POOL Open All WINTER (Follow These Safety Measures!) | Swim University

Good video! Ty.

Atlanta here with 24” AGP. Rarely get below freezing. Can I winterize, close pump down but not cover. Winter temps average around 50.

I can float chlorine tabs and clean with robot cause not many leaves. I just wanna look at my pool year round.

I put the tarp on myself and leslies wants to charge me 450$ to pump air into the lines :/

We’re from South Africa, currently living in North Dakota with extreme temperatures like months of snow and also blizzards from time to time where there are power outages due to the power cables breaking from the weight of the snow/ice.

We’re interested in your pool and what you’d recommend us doing?

Just dump 5 gallons of chlorine and 2 gallons of acid and you're good to go.

We just got pool put in here in PA. 500k btu propane pool heater with 1000 gallon underground tank means that we are open all year. Jan and Feb I’m sure it’s going to cost 3.5k a month but we can afford it. Also added heated concrete so no shoveling required 😉

What about above ground pools?

Does the pump still need to run during freezing temperatures even if there’s a cover?

I get the concept of keeping the pool “open” through the winter and using the heater to keep it above 40°F so it won’t freeze, but what if I actually want to swim while it’s well below freezing outside? If you have an ICF pool with a 400,000 btu gas heater and an automatic cover, would that be enough to keep the water at above 72°F even if it’s, let’s say 0°F?

Hey my pool is frozen solid, above ground 24' x 4' tall. I fully winterized it following your videos, just checked on it, and if I tap the outside wall, all the way to the bottom its frozen solid... is that OK? Worried it is going to get damaged from ice expanding.

I have a sheer descent water feature. Do I need to leave the water on 24/7 to avoid water freezing during winter? It will be in the low teens soon! Help!

Great video!

40° freezing is 32?????

I just installed a sauna, and plan on keeping pool open all winter. We like to cold plunge after getting really hot. As of today Nov. 15, I require only one puck per week for chlorine. Perfectly clear. I have a variable speed pump and keep it at 3 of 10. I drained the fountain lines and only kept the buried lines in the circulation. Will run pump on freezing nights. Last winter we had 53 nights of below freezing nights. Live in the Toronto area.

I'm new to owning a pool (33,000 gal) and in Atlanta area. I plan on keeping pool open. Pumps have freeze protection and alternate every 15 minutes between pool and water features. My only concern is if there is a power outage. Do you think adding 1-2 gal of pool antifreeze would protect the pool if that happens? Should this even be considered?

This will work In Mediterranean climate like Perth & L.A. 🤓

We live in NC and are debating whether to winterize or leave it open. If we decide to close it, we have to take the wedding cake steps out. It’s an above ground pool. Any advice on the best way to take the steps out? After the steps are out, I will have a heck of a time getting myself out.

Texas here. We leave the pool open year round. Thanks for the tips

I live in SC and we just got our pool installed with a huge heat pump. We plan on swimming all Fall,Winter. Any recommendations as to what temp to keep the water at during that time so we don’t have to worry about any of the issues mentioned in the video? I want to let it run the same way all year, cleaning and chem checking every week like normal. Possible?

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. Here in Delaware I never leave my pool open. We have major deep freezes here. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an amazing day

Note: None of this applies to Texas. They just let it all freeze when the rare cold snap comes through and then they buy all new stuff in the spring, making parts impossible to source for the rest of us.

I think our heater would die, even though it’s on its first season . Bettendorf Iowa.

Who in bccanada keeps their pool open all winter? And if so at what temp and do u swim?

In louisiana it’s a must to keep it open all year round.