Pumping Water Out of Pool

[Endless Nameless]

Hello all,

I will be renting a sump pump today and pumping the water out of my pool to lower my CYA. I have a float that automatically adds water to my pool to counter evaporation. Can I and should I manually disable this while pumping the water out? If so, how?

Thanks in advance.

 

[BadOleRoss]

If you cannot separate the new water coming into the pool from the old water going out, disable the auto fill. When you have drained what you want to drain, fill the pool back up. If you have a tarp that will cover the top of the pool you can cover the pool, pump water from under the tarp, refill the pool on top of the tarp and the remove the tarp allowing the water to mix when you have drained what you want to drain.

 

[elwood58]

There should be a shutoff valve for the line feeding the automatic pool leveler. If you can't fine it, then tie the float up inside the leveler to shut the water off.