Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Home Repair (alt.home.repair) For all homeowners and DIYers with many experienced tradesmen. Solve your toughest home fix-it problems. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pool Pump Question
I'd like to drain my above-ground pool a few inches so that I can
replace my skimmer basket. I have no pump other than the one that usually pulls pool water into my filter. Can I use that pump to drain the pool a few inches? For example, could I just pretend to be vacuuming, except instead of stopping when the water level gets to the low-water mark, I'd just keep going until the water level has gone down several inches? Or will that bring too little water into my pump? Thanks! |
#2
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pool Pump Question
wrote in message ups.com... I'd like to drain my above-ground pool a few inches so that I can replace my skimmer basket. I have no pump other than the one that usually pulls pool water into my filter. Can I use that pump to drain the pool a few inches? For example, could I just pretend to be vacuuming, except instead of stopping when the water level gets to the low-water mark, I'd just keep going until the water level has gone down several inches? Or will that bring too little water into my pump? Thanks! Why don't you jus siphon it out? Maybe use a couple hoses even |
#3
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pool Pump Question
wrote in message ups.com... I'd like to drain my above-ground pool a few inches so that I can replace my skimmer basket. I have no pump other than the one that usually pulls pool water into my filter. Can I use that pump to drain the pool a few inches? For example, could I just pretend to be vacuuming, except instead of stopping when the water level gets to the low-water mark, I'd just keep going until the water level has gone down several inches? Or will that bring too little water into my pump? Thanks! Just get a garden hose and feed it vertically down into your pool from the surface. Put the end in first that has the moveable collar connector. The one you would screw onto your faucet. When you get to the end that you would normally put the sprayer on, feed it down into the water and put your thumb on it. Pull out about eight feet of hose from the pool and lay it on the ground. Take your thumb off. If you've done it right, you have instant flow. Watch it so it doesn't drain your entire pool. Should take about 30 - 60 minutes. The lower you can put the discharge, the faster it will drain. If you're on a hill, take it down hill a bit. If you want, you can put the end in the pool at the depth you want to drain it to. When it reaches that depth, it will suck air, and not drain any more, so you can walk away, and not have it drain your entire pool. Steve |
#4
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pool Pump Question
" writes:
I'd like to drain my above-ground pool a few inches so that I can replace my skimmer basket. I have no pump other than the one that usually pulls pool water into my filter. Can I use that pump to drain the pool a few inches? For example, could I just pretend to be vacuuming, except instead of stopping when the water level gets to the low-water mark, I'd just keep going until the water level has gone down several inches? Or will that bring too little water into my pump? You can use the backflush setting to remove water down to the edge of the skimmer. Don't worry about running the pump with air going thru it, it happens all the time. Like when the hose from the pool to the pump bursts and you're not around. Use a siphon as other posters recommend for the rest. If you have a electric pump for the pool cover, use that, it's faster than a siphon. |
#5
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pool Pump Question
Thanks for the great suggestions!
Do you think it would work to use the backflush setting down to the edge of the skimmer, then attach my vacuum hose directly to my pump, drape the hose over the edge of the pool into the water and then pump to backflush or waste setting? I was thinking about trying to avoid siphoning to speed things up, but that previous suggestion about the garden hose sounds pretty good. Thanks again. |
#6
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pool Pump Question
Fairly new to pools myself, and perhaps yours is plumbed differently,
but many have a valve that switches the intake to the pump from the skimmer to a port at the bottom of the pool. If I turn the valve to take water from the bottom, and open the backflush, I guess I could pump it pretty dry, Your milage may vary. |
#7
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pool Pump Question
|
#8
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pool Pump Question
My Hayward valve has a position labelled "Waste". This dumps water to the
drain. Hook up the vacuum and put the valve in the waste position Just keep an eye on it and do not let the pump run dry. The ceramic seals burn up when there is no water to cool them off. wrote in message oups.com... Fairly new to pools myself, and perhaps yours is plumbed differently, but many have a valve that switches the intake to the pump from the skimmer to a port at the bottom of the pool. If I turn the valve to take water from the bottom, and open the backflush, I guess I could pump it pretty dry, Your milage may vary. |
#9
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pool Pump Question
that's what i do when i need to drain water.
wrote in message oups.com... Thanks for the great suggestions! Do you think it would work to use the backflush setting down to the edge of the skimmer, then attach my vacuum hose directly to my pump, drape the hose over the edge of the pool into the water and then pump to backflush or waste setting? I was thinking about trying to avoid siphoning to speed things up, but that previous suggestion about the garden hose sounds pretty good. Thanks again. |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Adding extra pump to swimming pool | Home Repair | |||
Pool pump motor - fried? | Home Repair | |||
Central Heating Pumps, and Pump Ball Valves | UK diy | |||
Pool Light Niche and Rewiring Question | Home Repair | |||
New Sump Pump question | Home Repair |