I'm a one-man show.
I want to add two valves; one way below the water line, and one mid-way from the top.
I'll have cutoffs outside of the pool, so when not cleaning, it won't suck water.
I have. My pool has, unfortunately, frequently gotten dirty from guests (Airbnb). It's very dirty now because some plastic chemicals were dumped into the pool so I needed to drain it. But now I have a mess that I need to vacuum out before all the water is gone.
I attached photos below.
Goal: I want to connect my hose for emptying the pool and connect a hose securely for easier cleaning.
Pool type:
- Above Ground.
- Liner
- Metal aluminum wall.
- 15ftx30ft.
- Brand: Unknown I got no materials with it when I bought the house. No brand markings.
- Pipes, I am using normal PVC pipes 1.5 in.
The Problems:
- The skimmer you would normally use to connect a hose is placed in a difficult position because the former owner put that part under the deck.
- Air often gets into the hose and causes the system to stop.
- By having a value lower inside the water level (I want a cap on this valve and as flush to the wall as possible, I'll have fewer problems with the air intake problem.
- Using the skimmer, I have to jump up and down from the pool pump to the skimmer, and it's a scenario of back and forth and back and forth. Insanity.
- Often when vacuuming the pool, the water level goes beneath the skimmer level before I'm done.
IDEAS:
IMAGE 1: The stupid place they put my skimmer. hard to get to.
IMAGE 2: You can see the condition of the pool, and why I have a horrible problem with air in the hose. It's impossible to do by myself. I want to fix it so I don't have this trouble ever again.
IMAGE 3: You can see how I currently rednecked it up, but because the hose is so high, air is a constant problem. I rather it go directly right into the side wall.
IMAGE 4: I would go into a side wall and I would have this cut-off right next to the entrances.
IMAGE 5: I found this diagram on the threads and seems I need a lots of seals. So hence, where do I get these? or is there something for a hose connector that comes with them?
I want to add two valves; one way below the water line, and one mid-way from the top.
I'll have cutoffs outside of the pool, so when not cleaning, it won't suck water.
I have. My pool has, unfortunately, frequently gotten dirty from guests (Airbnb). It's very dirty now because some plastic chemicals were dumped into the pool so I needed to drain it. But now I have a mess that I need to vacuum out before all the water is gone.
I attached photos below.
Goal: I want to connect my hose for emptying the pool and connect a hose securely for easier cleaning.
Pool type:
- Above Ground.
- Liner
- Metal aluminum wall.
- 15ftx30ft.
- Brand: Unknown I got no materials with it when I bought the house. No brand markings.
- Pipes, I am using normal PVC pipes 1.5 in.
The Problems:
- The skimmer you would normally use to connect a hose is placed in a difficult position because the former owner put that part under the deck.
- Air often gets into the hose and causes the system to stop.
- By having a value lower inside the water level (I want a cap on this valve and as flush to the wall as possible, I'll have fewer problems with the air intake problem.
- Using the skimmer, I have to jump up and down from the pool pump to the skimmer, and it's a scenario of back and forth and back and forth. Insanity.
- Often when vacuuming the pool, the water level goes beneath the skimmer level before I'm done.
IDEAS:
- I found this on Amazon: Amazon.com
- It's a hose port adaptor, but it has no seals, no other side of the wall fastener, etc....
- It seems to be what I need, but I don't have all the other items to make certain it is sealed against the liner, and then on the outside, I can connect my 1.5-inch-based PVC system.
- Is there something else I can find? Or parts I'm not thinking of?
- Is there any better way to do this?
- Are there any unforeseen downsides to doing this?
IMAGE 1: The stupid place they put my skimmer. hard to get to.
IMAGE 2: You can see the condition of the pool, and why I have a horrible problem with air in the hose. It's impossible to do by myself. I want to fix it so I don't have this trouble ever again.
IMAGE 3: You can see how I currently rednecked it up, but because the hose is so high, air is a constant problem. I rather it go directly right into the side wall.
IMAGE 4: I would go into a side wall and I would have this cut-off right next to the entrances.
IMAGE 5: I found this diagram on the threads and seems I need a lots of seals. So hence, where do I get these? or is there something for a hose connector that comes with them?
