How many ppl BBB and winterize pool?

[CarlD]

I winterize. I can get over a foot of ice on my pool.

[consoleman]

That makes sense. I just figured it was a way to save money. I will not be winterizing my pool. Thanks

[nefretrameses]

I'm in central Florida and stay open all year. In winter we have to run our pump and sanitize as mentioned by kelemvor. But the amount of time the pump runs and the amount of chemicals required drops considerably compared to summer. Spring and fall are "throttle up and throttle down" periods for both.

[consoleman]

I think I was told to run the pump about 8-12hrs as a rule of thumb or calculate how long it would have to run based on your water amount and pump size. How much shorter do you run pump in the summer than in the off season?

I'm not sure I understand why the pool would cost much higher in the summer than all year. Is it because of the sun and the chlorine?

[PoolDoc]

Less sunlight => lower rate of chlorine loss

Lower temperatures => lower levels of chlorine required to maintain an algae free pool

Fewer swimmers => less 'pool goo' to oxidize.

[nefretrameses]

8 or 9 in summer = the water is not too cold to swim in. As the sun receeds it drops to 6 or so and by Nov. to Mar. 4 or so.