Thanks so much for this great step by step!! First timer here!!! I’m unclear on two things: when you say ‘blow through’ is this another setting on the filter? What does ‘blow through’ mean? And my second question- when you so wisely advise to keep all the parts together and put those removed into the filter basket, does that stay in the pump all winter? Or does the basket with things inside get stored in the house? Thanks so much!!!
Thank you for the great videos Steve. They are very informative and being in the GTA i know the advice you're giving is relevant to my climate and the elements my pool faces. I'm a first time pool owner so I'm trying to learn as much as i can to prevent any costly mistakes. The confusion i have is that i notice you mention putting the multi-port filter valve on recirculate and blowing the water in the filter back out to the pool returns. Wouldn't this defeat the purpose of the previous step/video where you already blew out the return line? I might be missing something but when it comes time to closing the pool i was thinking of following the sequence of your instructional videos on how to winterize. If that is not the sequence then what sequence should be followed for wintering the pool. Also, what kind of specs should i be looking at for a compressor or shop vac to blow the lines. I know you mentioned that industry blower but it's pretty pricey for something that will be used once a year. I might as well add that i need to get a main drain blown out that is 9' deep. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
5HP shop vac is the absolute bare minimum and it really lacks the power compared to those commercial air blowers. If you plan to do this work for a long time maybe it is worth the investment...think of how much you will save with not paying for openings and closings, and also consider that any one failure of ANY kind with your winterization will end up costing you far more than the right equipment to do the job in the first place. Just my two cents. The process to winterizing is to drain the pool below the returns and then open the system in the pump room. Blowing through the equipment and blowing through the return lines are two separate steps and you do not need to do any one first. However if you have a system where you have no access to open and isolate the lines individually - then is when you blow through the filter on recirculate in order to be able to blow through the return lines. I would not recommend this to you. Install some unions if you don't have any so you can open your system on the suction side and the pressure side right before the pipes go back to the pool.
Quick Talk - to the point , Informative , did not talk down to US like Children ( morons as many do ) thank you . Many would have taken 20 minutes to say the same !
We don't watch RUclips videos for someone to sit there and do nothing but talk..I could skim through a blog faster then sit here listening to you ..I don't mean to sound mean but making a video is to "show" someone how to do something
@Love Dogs Actually I found another video that showed me how to do it. When I say stuff to people its not meant to hurt their feelings (or yours obviously) its meant as positive criticism so they know that a video is intended to show someone how to do something. If you wanted to know how to put up drywall would you want someone just sitting there telling you how to do it? No, you would want them to show you. Don't get so offended
Thank You Steve that was a huge save for the ignorant pool owners like myself. Much appreciated, what a great service you just provided us.
Perfect explanation. Except my pump strainer basket also has a plug to remove as well to drain the water before the pump as well...
Very little water comes out of the filter when I remove that bottom plug.
so does the sand come out when you remove the bottom plug?
Thanks so much for this great step by step!! First timer here!!!
I’m unclear on two things: when you say ‘blow through’ is this another setting on the filter? What does ‘blow through’ mean? And my second question- when you so wisely advise to keep all the parts together and put those removed into the filter basket, does that stay in the pump all winter? Or does the basket with things inside get stored in the house? Thanks so much!!!
Basket and parts stay with the pump all winter. Blow through means to make sure no water is left inside the filter head itself where it could freeze
I drained the pool before doing rinse/backwash. Is that a problem?
what do you use to blow through it and where do you blow through it?
This page has all of the pool closing questions you need to know: www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pages/pool-winterization-vlog.html
I keep getting the water from my pool into my filter on my pump
Thank you for the great videos Steve. They are very informative and being in the GTA i know the advice you're giving is relevant to my climate and the elements my pool faces. I'm a first time pool owner so I'm trying to learn as much as i can to prevent any costly mistakes. The confusion i have is that i notice you mention putting the multi-port filter valve on recirculate and blowing the water in the filter back out to the pool returns. Wouldn't this defeat the purpose of the previous step/video where you already blew out the return line? I might be missing something but when it comes time to closing the pool i was thinking of following the sequence of your instructional videos on how to winterize. If that is not the sequence then what sequence should be followed for wintering the pool. Also, what kind of specs should i be looking at for a compressor or shop vac to blow the lines. I know you mentioned that industry blower but it's pretty pricey for something that will be used once a year. I might as well add that i need to get a main drain blown out that is 9' deep. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
5HP shop vac is the absolute bare minimum and it really lacks the power compared to those commercial air blowers. If you plan to do this work for a long time maybe it is worth the investment...think of how much you will save with not paying for openings and closings, and also consider that any one failure of ANY kind with your winterization will end up costing you far more than the right equipment to do the job in the first place. Just my two cents. The process to winterizing is to drain the pool below the returns and then open the system in the pump room. Blowing through the equipment and blowing through the return lines are two separate steps and you do not need to do any one first. However if you have a system where you have no access to open and isolate the lines individually - then is when you blow through the filter on recirculate in order to be able to blow through the return lines. I would not recommend this to you. Install some unions if you don't have any so you can open your system on the suction side and the pressure side right before the pipes go back to the pool.
Thank you!!
Quick Talk - to the point , Informative , did not talk down to US like Children ( morons as many do ) thank you .
Many would have taken 20 minutes to say the same !
hlo
We don't watch RUclips videos for someone to sit there and do nothing but talk..I could skim through a blog faster then sit here listening to you ..I don't mean to sound mean but making a video is to "show" someone how to do something
@Love Dogs Actually I found another video that showed me how to do it. When I say stuff to people its not meant to hurt their feelings (or yours obviously) its meant as positive criticism so they know that a video is intended to show someone how to do something. If you wanted to know how to put up drywall would you want someone just sitting there telling you how to do it? No, you would want them to show you. Don't get so offended