I have the opportunity to pump a couple thousand gallons of rainwater out of our drinking water storage tank. We need to perform some maintenance requiring a lower water level. This works out well as Pool Math tells me draining 1/3+ will help reduce CYA and CH levels (currently 60 & 450 respectively). I don't think we'll drain that much but since the tank needs to be lowered this is a good chance to make a dent.
So, the pump is a Jandy Pro Series E Pump with a CV series Jandy filter (CV580) which I understand is a cartridge filter. There's no sign of any sort of waste setting or drain. There are no pipes leading into the woods (we're in the middle of nowhere), no backflow valves.
There is a drain at the bottom of the filter, marked DRAIN. This mostly likely is to drain the pump, not the pool. Their instructions talk about draining the filter and don't mention anything about whether it's ok or not to drain more than the pump.
A submersible pump would do the job but if the pool pump can too I'd rather go that route.
Thoughts?
So, the pump is a Jandy Pro Series E Pump with a CV series Jandy filter (CV580) which I understand is a cartridge filter. There's no sign of any sort of waste setting or drain. There are no pipes leading into the woods (we're in the middle of nowhere), no backflow valves.
There is a drain at the bottom of the filter, marked DRAIN. This mostly likely is to drain the pump, not the pool. Their instructions talk about draining the filter and don't mention anything about whether it's ok or not to drain more than the pump.
A submersible pump would do the job but if the pool pump can too I'd rather go that route.
Thoughts?
