Please....help.....
We had a great season with our AGP (15' x 4') and now it's time to drain it. It seems the only problem I've had is that our sand filter would lose it's prime constantly and I was never sure why. Well I started draining it the other day (running a 100ft backwash hose out to a drain) and it was all going well until the waterline got below the intake valve. "No problem," I thought. I hooked the vacuum hose to the valve and started the pump --- no prime. I made sure the vacuum hose was filled with water, and tried my other little 'tricks' that I used throughout the summer to get the sucker to prime, but it was all a no go. I just can't understand why the pump isn't strong enough to suck the water through the hose! WTH! I'm so close to just cutting a hole in the side and just saying forget it, but the bad thing is, is that the pool sits on a lower level of our backyard so it would flood our yard and the neighbors. On the other hand, it's worth noting that since our pool is on lower ground, the water needs to flow at slight incline to get to the drain. I've attached some pics to detail my 'hack' of a rig. Any suggestions would be much appreciated, as the water's starting to look nasty!!! (And I can't syphon it due to the fact the water level is too low.) Nevermind about the photos. I can't get the photo limit down to size. I'll keep trying in the meantime.....
We had a great season with our AGP (15' x 4') and now it's time to drain it. It seems the only problem I've had is that our sand filter would lose it's prime constantly and I was never sure why. Well I started draining it the other day (running a 100ft backwash hose out to a drain) and it was all going well until the waterline got below the intake valve. "No problem," I thought. I hooked the vacuum hose to the valve and started the pump --- no prime. I made sure the vacuum hose was filled with water, and tried my other little 'tricks' that I used throughout the summer to get the sucker to prime, but it was all a no go. I just can't understand why the pump isn't strong enough to suck the water through the hose! WTH! I'm so close to just cutting a hole in the side and just saying forget it, but the bad thing is, is that the pool sits on a lower level of our backyard so it would flood our yard and the neighbors. On the other hand, it's worth noting that since our pool is on lower ground, the water needs to flow at slight incline to get to the drain. I've attached some pics to detail my 'hack' of a rig. Any suggestions would be much appreciated, as the water's starting to look nasty!!! (And I can't syphon it due to the fact the water level is too low.) Nevermind about the photos. I can't get the photo limit down to size. I'll keep trying in the meantime.....
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