How long to take intex 16' intex pool and safe for yard?

Slammed01 · Jul 15, 2015

Hello, how long does it take to drain*** with 2 hoses? Should I pull the drain plug and throw the hoses over the edge? Have a buyer looking at Saturday and talking about picking up Sunday... May need to borrow a sump pump I feel....

Also is my water safe if I pull the chlorine floater and let it burn off the 3ppm?

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1380ken · Jul 15, 2015

They drain fast. You could leave the water in so the buyer could see the pool with water and drain it overnight. The hardest part is getting the last 1/2" out.

Slammed01 · Jul 15, 2015

I hooked a hose to the drain port and I swear it took 2 days before.. Sorry for the title typo

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1380ken · Jul 15, 2015

I drained my 15-48" Intex last year over night. I didn't use a hose, just opened the drain. I also had the filter hoses off.

Slammed01 · Jul 15, 2015

That makes sense, less restricted without a hose yea?

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aboykin2269 · Jul 15, 2015

I bought a sump pump from Lowes for about $80 and drained mine in about 7 hours. The last 1/4" or so, I sucked out with a shop vac.

Slammed01 · Jul 15, 2015

Perfect, did you need to buy a hose for sump? Thought about that too, how long the shop vac take? Got a 6 gal

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Beens · Jul 15, 2015

If you have a vacuum hose you can siphon pretty darn fast with that. Just have to have a way to keep it in place as the weight of the water in the hose will try to pull it right out of the pool.