Moved to a new house with an existing pool.
I got a little surprise when I opened the top of the main pump to get some leaves out of the basket. It’s apparently below the water level and water started gushing out of the pump. The pressure was too great for me to get the lid back on so I had to close the valves for the skimmers and the main drain to stop the water flow. Disaster averted.
The problem I am facing is I have a few pumps for water walls that also have leaves in the baskets, but I’m afraid to open them. The don’t have cutoff valves on the suction side, only the exit side. Seems like those valves wouldn’t do anything to stop the flow.
I posted a pic so you can see what I mean.
How am I supposed to clean out the leaves without draining the whole pool?
Thanks!
I got a little surprise when I opened the top of the main pump to get some leaves out of the basket. It’s apparently below the water level and water started gushing out of the pump. The pressure was too great for me to get the lid back on so I had to close the valves for the skimmers and the main drain to stop the water flow. Disaster averted.
The problem I am facing is I have a few pumps for water walls that also have leaves in the baskets, but I’m afraid to open them. The don’t have cutoff valves on the suction side, only the exit side. Seems like those valves wouldn’t do anything to stop the flow.
I posted a pic so you can see what I mean.
How am I supposed to clean out the leaves without draining the whole pool?
Thanks!