Although completely waterproof, the Intex Pool Pump is designed to sit on the ground outside of the pool so that it doesn't get damaged by people swimming or playing in the pool.
You should keep the pump dry and out of the rain. Rain that is allowed to fall on the pump can get into the motor and cause a short circuit, burning out the motor in the process. Cover the pump and never allow water to fall on it from above.
No, you can leave it out. It will be fine.
Yes, pumps are made to function outside and will get wet from the weather with no real problems. There is a problem, however, when poor drainage causes standing water from storms to linger around the motor.
Pull the back cover off and separate the motor from the pump. Grab the hair dryer from the bathroom (or space heater with a fan) turn on to low heat and have it blow warm air thru the motor as best you can for a couple hours. You have to get all the moisture out of the windings.
Problem: When motors are submerged under water, the drowning is usually fatal. Occasionally a partially submerged motor will survive, if taken apart and dried internally, unless it was running at the time of the flooding!
To prevent potentially dangerous electrical issues, it's imperative that you turn off the power to your pool equipment — such as pumps, motors, filters, heaters, chlorinators, and lighting fixtures. Even if you turn off the power to your pool equipment, it can still be damaged by wind, rain, and debris.
We recommend that our customers run their pumps rain or shine UNLESS we have an electrical storm. In that case, lightning could strike an outside circuit, which could damage your pump and other equipment. If you're worried about lightening, turn the pump off or shut off the breaker.
First of all, you do not have to enclose your pool equipment (pump, filter, heater). ... As long it is taken care of and properly winterized at time of pool closing, it need not be covered. Some people do enclose the equipment, for these main benefits: Protection from the elements.
Although completely waterproof, the Intex Pool Pump is designed to sit on the ground outside of the pool so that it doesn't get damaged by people swimming or playing in the pool.
Running the pump at night should only be when you are doing a major chemical treatment such as algae clean-up. Your pool is more vulnerable during the day, plants don't grow at night the way they do during the day–that's true of ALL plants including Algae.
Give your pool a good shock treatment 1 to 2 days before the storm hits. You can bring the chlorine level up pretty high to prolong the pool being depleted of chlorine.
If you get more than five inches of rain in an hour, or if your pool wasn't properly designed with sufficient overflows, then your pool may overflow, which can put you at risk of water getting inside of your home and causing serious damage.
Although it's generally recommended that all the pool water undergo filtration every 24 hours, the pump does not need to run all the time. A proactive, productive and energy-saving maintenance activity is to remove the debris floating on the pool surface with a hand-held skimmer.
But the pool pump is a little different. It's meant to function only with water inside it. It's not just that it can get wet and not be damaged. It's that if it's not wet—if it's not full of water—it'll be damaged.
Dry running occurs when a pump operates without adequate liquid. This leads to a surge in pressure, flow or overheating that will instigate a pump failure. As a result, the pumping elements seize up on the shaft.
If the pump is running without water, the seal will overheat and melt, If left running without water for a long period of time, the heat generated could damage the PVC pipe and other system components.
Run your filter pump for at least 12 hours a day, every day. This will make sure all the water in your pool circulates at least once. In an ideal world of bottomless money vaults, you could run your pool pump 24 hours a day, but 12 hours is a good compromise.
You should cover your pool every night for several reasons. First off, a pool cover saves energy and conserves water by decreasing the amount of make-up water. Also, it reduces the consumption of chemicals, and finally, it saves a lot of cleaning time since it keeps the debris out of the pool.