main drain

Howdy! Here I am, closing my pool later than I should again. We had a rough season trying to find the leak, and then getting someone to fix it. I’ll post about that separately. Consequently I didn’t get my plumbing completely fixed-my main drain is plumbed directly to my pump and we ran all...

Going through a full renovation including making the main drain operational again. Since the old pipe was compromised, the contractor decided to cut a channel through pool shell to install a new drain. See photos. I’m worried that the pipes are too shallow and don’t allow for enough concrete...

Does anyone know of a product that you can hook to your skimmer to use as a removable main drain,it would have been easier if I installed it beforehand,but now that I haven't I would like something to throw in the pool while not in use or for when I'm sweeping the pool to help filter the finer...

When I vac to waste, when the water level drops below the skimmer, I lose pump prime and can no longer vac. How can I keep keep vac'ing in that situation? Seems that main drain doesn't suck at all. I noticed skimmer had one of the two holes plugged and I've been unable to unscrew that plug...

I'm having an issue losing water through the main drain of my inground pool. We do have an ST1056 hydrostatic valve. So the issue could be the pool plumbing or a bad valve. Over the winter we lost about 80-90% of the water (30k gallon pool, there's still about 2.5-3ft of water in the deep end)...

Ok, so my water level is dropping below the skimmer line and its below freezing here in TX. Currently I am running the pump and I am afraid soon it starts pulling in air. How can I turn off the skimmer line and just use the main drain for circulation for the next couple days until the temp...

I have a small pool with one inlet just below waterline, one outlet just below waterline, and one main drain. Only one pipe to and from the pump/filter area. My main drain sump has two holes, one with a plug in it. Don't know if this is for pressure relief or what. No valves. No skimmer niche...

Longtime lurker on these forums and blocks, I registered my TFP account today just so I could post this. Quick details: -Approx. 28k gallon inground concrete and plaster pool, probably build in the early/mid 70's. -Live in Puyallup, WA with our pool sitting about 1000-1500 feet away from the...

Hello, We went to open our pool in early June, pool had about 2 feet of water on the bottom. Called a company that plugged the main drain for about $200. They say they can fix the leak to allow us to use the main drain again, however, it will require some jack hammering around the drain. They...

This week I have been catching up on a few items that were not properly taken care of or explained to me by my pool builder. The long story short is, thanks to this website and a little detective work, I was able to determine that the weir door and float valve were never installed in my skimmer...

We purchased a house that had a Paramount PCC2000 in-floor cleaning system that was built ~1996-ish. We had the pool re-plastered a few years ago, and the pool company removed the main drain cover and replaced it with a standard Hayward style safety-compliant cover (like the one seen here)...

Hi everyone, I have an oversized "spool" which was unfortunately left in a horrible state by the previous house owner. Planning to have it re-plastered etc. However, my question is related to the many, many drains, jet holes, and other holes I see. At the bottom I have 2 main drains. They are...

just a bit confused about the position of the valve after blowing out the main drain. Should the valve be turned closing off the main drain as in the picture? Does it matter that it would leave the skimmer side open? Thank you in advance

Good morning, I just found this forum today after doing some research. I am a new home owner with my first swimming pool. I was a bit weary of going down the road of owning a pool but I am young with roommates and we can have a lot of fun with it. In the 'Seller Property Condition Disclosure...

I wrote about this 1.5 seasons ago (Pool leak mystery: help me create a plan of action please....), finally have a new update.... Background: had pool replastered. Before doing so, PB did pressure test of all plumbing lines, which cleared. When we bought the house, main drain was plugged, pipe...

I hope this isn't a dumb question, but I am constructing a pool at our house in Central America, sourcing most of the equipment here in USA. Someone mentioned installing a hydrostatic valve to avoid the pool lifting when the usual torrential rains come. But I was also told if I keep the pool...

I have a leak somewhere in my plumbing. Plugged returns and no water loss. Unplug returns and fill over returns and I’m not losing water. Unplug returns and run the pump I start losing water. Water loss stops just below returns and skimmer. Can anyone give me any additional insight. Any...