Winterizing...lowering water below return

[Supercal]

First timer here...I'm reading the article on winterizing and think I get it all except for one thing. What method do you use to get your water below the return? Once the water is too low to backwash, what's the best method for removing the next 6" or so of water?

Thanks!

 

[zea3]

If you use a manual vacuum you can hook it up and allow the vacuum head to sit on the floor of the pool and run the pump. As long as you have a good seal in the skimmer you can drain a pool with this method. You can also buy or rent a submersible pump and use it to drain as much water as needed.

 

[Shirker]

What about just a good ol garden hose to siphon it off? This is my plan. I have never closed before so we will see how it goes....

 

[jrs_diesel]

Do you have a way to isolate pump suction to the main drain?

 

[Tenacious bee]

I used a 7 dollar drill pump , two sections of garden hose and a 20 dollar harbor freight electric drill. Ran the hose into my sewer clean out and locked the trigger on the drill. This worked well. It took about five hours for the water to drop below the return.


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[bdex]

Pool vacuum or inexpensive sump pump. The floor drain would be an easy one as well if you can isolate to it.


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