2021 sucked. I learned a lot from the freeze of 1989. I had drained all of the water out of my house pipes just to be safe. So, even after losing power for days, my house pipes were good. Lots of people had damage due to broken pipes.
Where I failed was my pool. It's supposed to run in "freeze mode", like mine is right now, when it gets cold. That's what they teach in "pool school". But what if the power goes out? (particularly at 2:30 in the morning when it is freezing and wet outside) What do you do? You turn off the breaker to the pool equipment. You then remove all of the plugs in the pumps, heater, and such and let the water run out. I didn't know this. (and don't think clearly when it's 2:30 in the morning and I'm trying to figure out just how to stay warm) I lost my heater, my UV, and had broken pipes. Five grand. Now I know what to do. They should teach this in "pool school".
2021 sucked. I learned a lot from the freeze of 1989. I had drained all of the water out of my house pipes just to be safe. So, even after losing power for days, my house pipes were good. Lots of people had damage due to broken pipes.
Where I failed was my pool. It's supposed to run in "freeze mode", like mine is right now, when it gets cold. That's what they teach in "pool school". But what if the power goes out? (particularly at 2:30 in the morning when it is freezing and wet outside) What do you do? You turn off the breaker to the pool equipment. You then remove all of the plugs in the pumps, heater, and such and let the water run out. I didn't know this. (and don't think clearly when it's 2:30 in the morning and I'm trying to figure out just how to stay warm) I lost my heater, my UV, and had broken pipes. Five grand. Now I know what to do. They should teach this in "pool school".