My pool is a concrete, 30,000 gal pool with an elevated spa that water falls into the pool. The spa has bottom drain, returns and blower. Pool has bottom drain, wall returns and skimmer with both ports active.
The filter is cartridge, no multiport valve, actuators, polaris pump, salt system and heater.
I attempted a closing but not sure it was done correctly.
I used a cyclone and made an attachment for the filter or heater fitting. The heater fitting was easiest to reach so I started the process of blowing out the lines. All the actuators were in open mode. The skimmer line in the pool and the returns in both the pool and spa started to blow out. I systematically plugged each line And the spa drain started to blow but not the main drain in the pool. I let it run for a few minutes but could only get the bottom drain in the spa to blow out so I shut that line down. I should mention that there are only two lines coming into the pump from the pool and the spa. I read an article that I could blow the cool drain by pumping air in to the filter line which did work and then plugging it quickly. After doing that I noticed that water reappeared in the skimmer so I used my vacuum this time to pull out as much water as I could which did out to the skimmer elbow. I added antifreeze and closed it back up. I checked the skimmer after a rainstorm and water had come back up. Now I’m worried that I didnt winterized if correctly. I also say a video that showed using the spa blower while blowing out the lines. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
The filter is cartridge, no multiport valve, actuators, polaris pump, salt system and heater.
I attempted a closing but not sure it was done correctly.
I used a cyclone and made an attachment for the filter or heater fitting. The heater fitting was easiest to reach so I started the process of blowing out the lines. All the actuators were in open mode. The skimmer line in the pool and the returns in both the pool and spa started to blow out. I systematically plugged each line And the spa drain started to blow but not the main drain in the pool. I let it run for a few minutes but could only get the bottom drain in the spa to blow out so I shut that line down. I should mention that there are only two lines coming into the pump from the pool and the spa. I read an article that I could blow the cool drain by pumping air in to the filter line which did work and then plugging it quickly. After doing that I noticed that water reappeared in the skimmer so I used my vacuum this time to pull out as much water as I could which did out to the skimmer elbow. I added antifreeze and closed it back up. I checked the skimmer after a rainstorm and water had come back up. Now I’m worried that I didnt winterized if correctly. I also say a video that showed using the spa blower while blowing out the lines. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
