How to drain above ground and in ground pool?

How to Drain Above Ground And Inground Pool?

Environmental issues gradually affect the quality of pool water which creates a need to drain your pool. At some times, due to maintenance issue, you have to drain a pool.

According to the professionals who offer aquatic management services, an average commercial-size swimming pool contains somewhere between 180,000 to 220,000 gallons of water. So, it can be costly to remove water or drain pool that’s why swimming pool operators recommend to use cost-effective methods to drain pools.

Over the course of time, your pools’ total dissolved solids (TDS) gets high which result in accumulating mineral stains in your pool walls and floor. In this case, the surface material used in your pool start to deteriorate. By lower the TDS level you can cope up with this problem. In this case aquatic facility management firms recommend to drain pool.

Here are the step by step guide for draining a pool which is applicable to both in -ground and above ground pool.

Step 1: First, you need to close the return lines to your pool. Once the water level drops, it is important not to allow air into the suction lines of your pool. If this happens, the water will stop flowing from pump.

Step 2: The pool water usually cycles through the filter and then gets back to the pool. If the pool water is in the filter mode, this means there will be no more extra water getting into the pool so you need not to close return lines. After shutting off the return line, open the waste line in order to handle the water pressure.

Step 3: Whether you have a DE filter or a sand filter, shut off the pump and set the handle from the multiport valve to WASTE mode. Open the waste line and ensure that it is connected to the waste port and then rotate the pump back on.

Step 4: Pool management firms also suggest to open up the ball valve that leads to the waste line if you have a cartridge filter.

Step 5: Close the skimmer suction line when water level of pool comes to half way down. It prevents to block air getting sucked into the suction line and then closing the pump motor. If you use a suction port for pool, you need to close it also.

Step 6: If you keep main drain open and close all the suction lines, it is important to ensure that diverter valve to the main drain is completely open. If it’s blocked, you will notice an obvious drop of water via the pumps strain cover.

Also, check the water discharge regulations in your state and do draining process accordingly. During draining process, check the pump and the discharge all through the entire process.