Closing Inground Pool Bottom Drain

Ensure all pool equipment is turned off.

Closing inground pool bottom drain.

Remove all the drain plugs from the filter system. Set your multiport valve to recirculate. Here are the steps you need to cover when blowing the pool liners. The main drain in your swimming pool is very easy to locate it sits right at the bottom of the pool.

Blow air through the skimmer lines until just a mist is blowing out or for about 2 3 minutes. Set the valve in front of your pump to the skimmer line. Lower the water level of the inground swimming pool so the main drain is easily reachable. Attach a pool hose to the end of the filter opening that leads to your yard s drain to avoid flooding.

Use your pool filter switched to the drain setting to empty the pool water. Blow out return lines. Put a plug in the fitting under the water when you see the bubbles blowing at full force. Re position your valves to blow air back through the main drain.

Shown right is the pvc pipe rig that we thread in to blow water from secondary skimmer pipes. The problem is that they can be very dangerous pieces of equipment in the pool and that many pool owners don t realize it. How to close an inground pool in 9 steps 1. If you winterize you pool properly in the fall a spring opening will be a snap and you will be the envy of you neighborhood pool owners.

Clean your pool and balance the water add winter chemicals clean your filter clean skimmer basket and pump basket service your pool heater lower water level remove drain plugs from pool equipment clear the excess water out of pool equipment blow out plumbing lines. Now for the main drain. If you have a main drain just shut off the valve s for the skimmer s and run the filter on backwash or waste. Before you do anything else clean your pool.

Drain the water completely during colder months. But locating them isn t actually the problem with swimming pool main drains. Attach the air compressor to the drain opening on your. Closing an inground swimming pool is a lot more challenging than opening an inground swimming pool.

Remove all return fittings. Lower the water level in the pool approximately 3 to 6 inches below the bottom of the skimmer. After vacuuming you can either test the pool water yourself with a test kit or take a water sample. The challenge is removing all the water properly from the pool equipment and plumbing as well as winterizing it for the freezing temperatures that are on the way.

Use a pool brush attached to a telescoping pole to. Here s a quick recap of everything.