I’m about to close an in-ground for the season.
Got the chems, cover etc.. Used to do an above
ground at my last house with no issues.
Blowing out the lines is what I’m new at. Is there
a particular tool and or process to follow? The
drain line at the deep end concerns me the most. The
returns and skimmer port seem obvious. How is this
all done.
Thanks,
dbc
First time closing in-ground
February 16th, 2005 · 2 Comments
Tags: pumps
2 responses so far ↓
1 Colleen Augustine // Feb 17, 2005 at 6:07 am
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 12:29:50 -0000, “dbc03848″ <dbc03848@…
I use my shop vac, setup to blow, instead of vac.
I bought a little nozzle/funnel attachment for the vac that take the large vac
hose and tapers it down to an inch or so. Perfect for sliding into where my
backwash hose connects to the pool filter. I don’t remember what it’s called,
looks like a funnel. Here is what I do to blow out the lines:
1)cleaned my filter completely (I have a DE, so this is after I clean the
grids and drain).
2)I already have the cover on the pool, just pulled back where the return
lines are
3)put filter back together and seal like I was going to use it
4)set the multiport valve on the filter, to a spot between the normal notches,
so it’s not locked in a normal spot. This makes it open all the way around.
5)make sure all the valves to my lines are open
6)disconnect backwash line
7)put shop vac hose/nozzel into backwash hose port of multiport
8)turn on shop vac, and watch the water show.
9)wait a couple of minutes to make sure all/most of the water is out of the
lines
10)prepare to get wet
11)plug the skimmer, and then the two return jets.
12)cover pool completely and prepare filter for winter
I don’t worry about the deep end line, it should be deep enough not to freeze.
Might have missed a step, but I don’t think so. Haven’t done it in a year.
Tony
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2 Neva Marjory // Feb 21, 2005 at 5:24 am
Another new pool owner doing the first pool closing…have a couple
more questions:
How much do I drain the pool. I’m assuming since you are blowing out
the returns that the level has to be at least below the jets but how
much below the skimmer or is there a “best” level?? I have some type
of aqua colored plastic tube thing that I believe gets plugged into
the skimmer hole and some caps for the jets.
I will try using the shop vac. Once my husbands compressor is wired
in next year, would that be able to be used with some type of
attachment?
I hired someone to open the pool and unfortunately they had started
before I arrived home so I missed some of the set up which would have
helped now.
Is there a particular time you should put in the closing chemicals?
Just before covering or should it be uncovered for a certain period
of time after you put in the chemicals.
Thanks once again.
Sue
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