Closing an IG Pool in California??

[mas985]

Hello everyone,

The tips and advice on this board has been unbelievably helpful since we moved into our home and had our pool redone a few months ago.

My question is, since this will be our first winter with a swimming pool, what is the closing procedure for an inground pool in the mild climate of Northern California? Pipes don't freeze, and the temperatures might dip into the 40's, but nothing severe. I bought a winter cover for it, just to keep all the leaves out of it, but other than that, can somone give me the 'mild winter' tips on shutting down a pool???

Thanks!!

I don't shut mine down either but I do reduce pump time and chlorine setting on my SWG. Last year, once the water temp dropped below 60 deg, I ran about 0.5 - 1.0 ppm CL with about 30 ppm CYA and had no problems.

My solar panels are auto drain so I don't have to worry about those and the controller turns on the pumps when temps drop below 33 deg to prevent any freezing.