Leaving Pool Open

[Watermom]

When we start having nights that go to freezing, I lower the pool level to below the skimmer and return, plug the return and skimmer and take the pump into the shed. I drain the filter. Sometimes the filter gets put in the shed and other times, we just cover it with plastic and leave it outside. It doesn't hurt it. I typically do have to replace my filter gauge every year, but that is cheap.

[Phillbo]

I never close mine, not even sure I know what that takes. But then, I live in Arizona, we swim on Christmas day

[aylad]

I never close mine, either--just run the pump on nights that the air temp gets below the high 20s. I find that my bleach consumption goes WAY down when the water gets below about 60 degrees. The pressure gauge is usually shot by springtime, but like Watermom said, they're cheap.

Janet