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Another idea I have is to just shove a 10 speed bike tire tube into the pipe and then air it up a bit. With the intention of just simply displacing the water further down. Cuz i just dont trust that the gizmo i have is going to hold air all winter long

if I make sure air doesn't leak, I wonder if I should just dump some pool antifreeze down the main drain and then pump 30 pounds of air in it and then call it good. I can always check the pressure later.

(Apologies for the late reply. Been trying to sell my old house. ( it is interesting that you dont notice bubbles coming from your main drian either. I live in Vancouver Canada. Most we get here on the coast is -10 degrees. So its not like -30 in Alberta or Sk

The line must be free because i can suck loads of water out of it. Maybe i just need to hit it with more air. Im a bit gun shy about the air because i don't want to wreck anything. Before I hit it with more pressure, i will just explain in detail what I have for this. This is what I...

That is what my skimmer has on the vid you found. The cover with one screw on it that I was trying to explain. Mine is a bit simpler though. I found a pic of what exactly mine is. So I think we can say with certainty that the one on the right is the main drain with the diverter on it. This...

Owned it since March 2015 so its the first year for everything. The previous owner got a service to do it all. He's in a world of stress and marriage problems so I'd rather not bother him.

I am the 2nd owner. The 1st owner built it. He got a pool guy to do everything. My shop vac does suck out water fine. Yeah blowing everything else out went good. I'll see if i can get some pics posted

I dont think it was holding 30 pounds but i did put 30 pounds worth of air in. Its kinda sketchy cuz its like filling a tire. I dont want to overfill it. Maybe it could handle some more.. Another thing.. This far skimmer line is what keeps the water level in the pool, the same level as in the...

I plumbed an air fitting (its like a valve stem on a tire) onto the hole in the skimmer furthest from the pool. Then I put 30 pounds of air to the fitting. It is holding 30 pounds of air in the line now. Nothing bubbled up. Is it possible that there is a winter cap on the main drain ? I started...

^ I am using a large size shop vac. It seemed to work really good for the outlets when I blew them out. But yeah since the pool is deep and the MD is in the center, maybe there just isn't enough pressure there to push air down the pipe and out the MD. I don't have an air tight seal when im...

Hello again. I am having issues finding out how to blow out the lines on my Hayward pool. Most of the video's ive been watching are pretty vague and don't say anything about dual line skimmers. The skimmer at the shallow end has 2 holes in it. But it looks like the one furthest from the pool...

i never even thought of adding another generator. Thats a good idea that i will have to consider

I have a pretty big salt water pool. 34,000 gallons. Here is the issue. I do not want to run the pool pump 24 hours a day which seems to be what it needs to generate the required amount of chlorine. The previous owner ran it 24 hrs a day because there is no timer here. Or any sign of one. I...

^it looks exactly like the 1st pic. I am going to vac to waste and run water in while i do it

Ok thanks The water is clear now and the solids have really sunk to the bottom. I notice now that it has one water inlet/outlet at the bottom. Is this an inlet ? Is there a way of shutting it off during vacume ? There is a lot of solids uggh. a few shovel fulls on the one side. But maybe the...

Hi I have a basic idea of how the system works now. I have all Hayward stuff. 2 skimmers and 2 bottom drains I think. A 1 hp pump and a pretty standard looking Hayward sand filter and a Hayward gen cell. And yes, a manual vacuum. I actually visited a pool place today and got the water...

How long does it usually take for a dirty pools water pressure to rise while you are vacuming ? Mine went from 15 to 25 in 5 minutes. And its done this a few times. The water coming from the outlet ports sometimes looks dirty too. I have a main thread with some of my other problems here...

Hi all. Here is my story. Just got this house with a big pool. 33,000 gallons (salt water pool with sand filter). When I got here, I noticed that whoever closed the pool, put a tarp around it with sandbags around the perimeter with a pump on top. Well the pump failed in themiddle of winter so...