"Jud McCranie" wrote in message
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We have an above ground pool that has been unused for 3 years. It is
not in good shape. We drained out all of the water except for about 3
inches. We had the pool guy come look at it to give an estimate to
clean it up and get it back in shape. Before he came he estimated
$45-50 (which I thought was low). He came and said for us to first
put water back in the pool. Now he wants to charge us $200 to pump
out that water! Does this make sense?
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Replace you know what by j to email

NO! I'll pump it out for $150. OR, you can put a garden hose in there, and
drain it yourself for free overnight. But you should at least buy me dinner
for this valuable free tip.

If you use the vacuum hose from your pool, and just do it by simple suction,
it will drain in 1/8 the time as a garden hose. Trick is to get as much
gook as you can to empty out. Do this by easy brushing, swabbing with a
mop, spraying with a hose sprayhead before you empty it by simple suction.

$200? Where do you live, Beverly Hills?

Steve