![]() ![]() It’s so much easier to stay close to the house, in case someone needs a diaper or a bathroom break or wants a snack or gets too hot/cranky/tired. I know I mentioned it before, but I had thought we were going to go to the community pool a lot… not so. This is a simple 5-minute procedure which is probably only needed if you constantly have a lot of leaf debris or dirt on your cover.We’ve really enjoyed splashing in the toddler pool in the evenings this summer. I will say that periodically checking and clearing the internal weep hole in any pool pump is highly recommended to keep them running correctly. My first pump was the Little Giant, and after 2 1/2 winters of multiple failures, I finally gave up and bought the Wayne pump, which has not failed me. ![]() That is shown in the photo, along with the use of the female-to-female hose adapter.įor what it’s worth, the pump is a Wayne WACP250 pump that has its blue base removed for the photo. ![]() The end that is now connected to the pump contains the thermostat, so to avoid the thermostat possibly being in the water, I zip-tied it to the top of the pump. I solved that issue thusly: I installed a female-to-female hose adapter to the male end of the Pirit hose, and connected that end to the pump. I say unfortunately because laying on a wet cover (possibly even occasionally submerged), this connection to your extension cord might well trip your circuit breaker. I bought mine (25’) from Amazon and paid a little over $100.Īnother recommendation: the female end of the hose, which you would ordinarily use to connect to the pool cover pump, is unfortunately also the one that has the 6’ cord to connect to 110v power. Use the shortest length you can, as the price increases dramatically with the longer lengths. The hoses are available in 12, 25, 50, and 100’ lengths. Before I discovered this solution, the discharge hose did indeed freeze once, and the pump became useless. I need this kind of protection since we leave for warmer climes for two months in the winter, and I’m not at home to monitor the situation, and correct a problem should it occur. It claims to be effective all the way down to -42☏. It is thermostatically-controlled (starts heating when the ambient temperature reaches 40°), and has heating elements extruded into the hose covering that run the entire length of the hose. They were originally developed for use with RVs in the winter, but work quite well for this purpose. Though not inexpensive, I purchased a Pirit (pronounced like pirate) heated hose. ![]() For those who live in areas where the water in the discharge hose on your solid-cover pool pump can freeze, thus preventing the pump from performing its function, here’s the solution. ![]()
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