Main Drain Valve Repair

grizwall

Member
Mar 15, 2025
5
midwest
Pool Size
24
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Liquid Chlorine
I need to make a main drain valve repair. Pool water level is 8” below skimmer a return. I have air in the main drain . Can I place a 5 gal bucket over the main drain to make the valve repair?
 
I need to make a main drain valve repair. Pool water level is 8” below skimmer a return. I have air in the main drain . Can I place a 5 gal bucket over the main drain to make the valve repair?
There may be some terminology mixup. Picture would help.

A skimmer is not a “return”, it’s where water gets sucked into the pump. Returns are the jets in the pool water where water is…returned to the pool.

The main drain is at the bottom of the pool under water. Would be pretty hard to place a bucket down there to do anything.
 
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