I have an inground pool in Miami, FL, water table I think is 3 to 4 feet
below grade, the pool is 7 feet deep.

I was told that if I drain the pool it would crack.

However, I need to get it replastered, and now, I am doing major renovation
on the house, and will not be using the pool for another 4 months. I would
prefer to not have to buy chlorine, shock, acid, PH, and run the pump and
filter for 8 hours a day for no reason for 4 months.

Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

I think there is a valve at the bottom of the pool for pressure release, but
I am not sure...

Thanks in advance,

MC

Make sure it has a relief valve, or your pool can float


"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
...
I have an inground pool in Miami, FL, water table I think is 3 to 4 feet
below grade, the pool is 7 feet deep.

I was told that if I drain the pool it would crack.

However, I need to get it replastered, and now, I am doing major
renovation on the house, and will not be using the pool for another 4
months. I would prefer to not have to buy chlorine, shock, acid, PH, and
run the pump and filter for 8 hours a day for no reason for 4 months.

Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

I think there is a valve at the bottom of the pool for pressure release,
but I am not sure...

Thanks in advance,

MC

MiamiCuse writes:

Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

See my discussion of this at:

http://www.truetex.com/pool.htm

In short, you usually can drain without relief, and you can measure the
static groundwater pressure to be scientifically sure. The scare stories
are typically spread by contractors who use your fear to break your sales
resistance.

On Sep 15, 11:28?pm, Richard J Kinch wrote:
MiamiCuse writes:
Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

See my discussion of this at:

http://www.truetex.com/pool.htm

In short, you usually can drain without relief, and you can measure the
static groundwater pressure to be scientifically sure. The scare stories
are typically spread by contractors who use your fear to break your sales
resistance.

my uncle had a beautiful pool installed. when he sold the home he told
the new owners dont drain it. it had relief valves in the bottom. well
they drained it, and it floated and was ruined. my uncle who built the
pool was back visiting, he had moved to florida and was very upset the
new owners had ruined his pool........

a very sad event, new owners had to break up and fiil it in.

yes dont drain it, yes it can float, yes it can demolish itself

i am a regular poster here and have NO connection to any pool
contractor.

"MiamiCuse" wrote


I think there is a valve at the bottom of the pool for pressure release,
but I am not sure...

Thanks in advance,

MC


You can dive down and pull the valve. Just be sure the suction doesn't get
you when the pool drains. It drains fast.

Steve

On Sep 16, 12:44?am, "SteveB" wrote:
"MiamiCuse" wrote



I think there is a valve at the bottom of the pool for pressure release,
but I am not sure...

Thanks in advance,

MC

You can dive down and pull the valve. Just be sure the suction doesn't get
you when the pool drains. It drains fast.

Steve

in high water table areas theres a pressure release valve, that lets
groundwater enter pool in the water pressure under pool gets too high.

just the presence of such a valve indicates high water pressure and
severe chance a drained pool can be destroyed........

lower water level a little, cover properly and chemical ass needed.

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On Sep 15, 11:28?pm, Richard J Kinch wrote:
MiamiCuse writes:
Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

See my discussion of this at:

http://www.truetex.com/pool.htm

In short, you usually can drain without relief, and you can measure the
static groundwater pressure to be scientifically sure. The scare stories
are typically spread by contractors who use your fear to break your sales
resistance.

my uncle had a beautiful pool installed. when he sold the home he told
the new owners dont drain it. it had relief valves in the bottom. well
they drained it, and it floated and was ruined. my uncle who built the
pool was back visiting, he had moved to florida and was very upset the
new owners had ruined his pool........

a very sad event, new owners had to break up and fiil it in.

yes dont drain it, yes it can float, yes it can demolish itself

i am a regular poster here and have NO connection to any pool
contractor.


One of my friends pools floated up when they drained it . Deep end came up
about a foot. I also just watched my neighbor have a pool put in , they left
about four holes in the deep end for water to seep threw. When they
plastered they filled them in.

"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
...
I have an inground pool in Miami, FL, water table I think is 3 to 4 feet
below grade, the pool is 7 feet deep.

I was told that if I drain the pool it would crack.

However, I need to get it replastered, and now, I am doing major
renovation on the house, and will not be using the pool for another 4
months. I would prefer to not have to buy chlorine, shock, acid, PH, and
run the pump and filter for 8 hours a day for no reason for 4 months.

Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

I think there is a valve at the bottom of the pool for pressure release,
but I am not sure...

Thanks in advance,

MC
What dose the contractor that is going to re-plaster the pool advise? I
know his contract covers is butt 20 deferent ways.

MiamiCuse wrote:
I have an inground pool in Miami, FL, water table I think is 3 to 4
feet below grade, the pool is 7 feet deep.

I was told that if I drain the pool it would crack.

However, I need to get it replastered, and now, I am doing major
renovation on the house, and will not be using the pool for another 4
months. I would prefer to not have to buy chlorine, shock, acid, PH,
and run the pump and filter for 8 hours a day for no reason for 4
months.
Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

I think there is a valve at the bottom of the pool for pressure
release, but I am not sure...

Call your local fire department. Will they come out and re-fill the pool
lickety-split if it starts coming up?

In my view, the damage to a pool (I don't have one) could be more,
dollar-wise, than some of the fires the fire department deals with. Yet, in
some communities, the fire service is prohibited from saving a wealthy
individual (must be if he has a pool) tens of thousands of dollars.

In the alternative, you can get a hose that fits the fire plug in front of
your house and the special wrench. Re-fill the pool yourself. You might even
be able to do this legally by borrowing a water meter from the city. They
have these meters available for construction crews - for example - that need
to buy 5,000 gallons of water at one time.

on 9/15/2007 7:58 PM MiamiCuse said the following:
I have an inground pool in Miami, FL, water table I think is 3 to 4 feet
below grade, the pool is 7 feet deep.

I was told that if I drain the pool it would crack.

However, I need to get it replastered, and now, I am doing major renovation
on the house, and will not be using the pool for another 4 months. I would
prefer to not have to buy chlorine, shock, acid, PH, and run the pump and
filter for 8 hours a day for no reason for 4 months.

Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

I think there is a valve at the bottom of the pool for pressure release, but
I am not sure...

Thanks in advance,

MC




Keep the water in the pool. Get a pool cover (or solar cover). Buy a
pool winterizing chemical kit (might be hard to find in Fla.). Add it to
the water. Install the pool cover. You can run the filter with the pool
cover on every few days, just to circulate the water.
The cover will prevent evaporation and keep the chemicals working
longer. Here in NY, our pool is covered about 8 -9 months a year. When
opening in the early summer, our water is is almost crystal clear and
only requires a little vacuuming and pool chemicals to make it suitable
for swimming within a couple of days (if you can take 50º temperature
water, that is).
Saves having to fill the pool again, and prevents any 'floating' of an
empty pool.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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MiamiCuse said the following:
I have an inground pool in Miami, FL, water table I think is 3 to 4 feet
below grade, the pool is 7 feet deep.

I was told that if I drain the pool it would crack.

However, I need to get it replastered, and now, I am doing major
renovation on the house, and will not be using the pool for another 4
months. I would prefer to not have to buy chlorine, shock, acid, PH, and
run the pump and filter for 8 hours a day for no reason for 4 months.

Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

I think there is a valve at the bottom of the pool for pressure release,
but I am not sure...

Thanks in advance,


Why not call a contractor that deals with this sort of thing 24/7 and follow
their advice? Is seems you have a history of coming to Usenet when you
should be asking qualified professionals.


Steve

On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:17:33 -0400, wrote:

Even if you can get
the plugs out of the main drain and let the water equalize you won't
want to leave the pool like that very long because the dirty ground
water will stain the plaster.

This a point in Richard's link. He built a bulkhead (cheap)!

http://www.truetex.com/bulkhead.htm

BTW, anybody know the water table levels in Las Vegas? Elevation 2000'
High Desert.

I will be doing a drain and clean in the future.

--
Oren

...through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the photo..

On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:23:11 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:

MiamiCuse said the following:
I have an inground pool in Miami, FL, water table I think is 3 to 4 feet
below grade, the pool is 7 feet deep.

I was told that if I drain the pool it would crack.

However, I need to get it replastered, and now, I am doing major
renovation on the house, and will not be using the pool for another 4
months. I would prefer to not have to buy chlorine, shock, acid, PH, and
run the pump and filter for 8 hours a day for no reason for 4 months.

Can I drain the pool and leave it dry in the mean time?

I think there is a valve at the bottom of the pool for pressure release,
but I am not sure...

Thanks in advance,


Why not call a contractor that deals with this sort of thing 24/7 and follow
their advice? Is seems you have a history of coming to Usenet when you
should be asking qualified professionals.

"...we the unwilling, lead by the unknowing, have done so much with so
little for so long we are now qualified to do anything with
nothing..."


--
Oren

Hofstadter's Law - It [a task] always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.