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The owner of the property a couple people back stopped by Friday and checked out the pool. He wasn't sure why the pipe was added on in the front that connected the Return line to the Skimmer line. (first pic in my 1st post) The ball valve on that was also cracked, so I removed that section of...

Here are some pictures of the set up. It has what I believe are 4 small returns (1 on each wall, photo in last post) 1 skimmer, and a main drain. The main drain has an opening in the side of it and a plug that was in the bottom. I removed the bottom plug tonight and got a little bit of air...

That makes total sense about testing the plumbing first. I kind of jumped the gun and got excited about seeing it somewhat cleaned up and empty. I've pressure tested copper plumbing in a house and vehicle coolant systems under vacuum, but this is my first time dealing with a pool/pvc. I'm...

Hi everyone, I just purchased a property that has a very neglected in ground pool. I got the swamp drained and found that it had been used as a dumping ground for all sorts of stuff. Now that it's all hauled out, I plan to paint it myself and hopefully get it up and running! A few...