the drain on my pool is on the side my pool and my foot always seems to go right to it when i clean the skimmers and such, will now it has developed a leak, on the outside, i tried to fix it with silicone but the moment my foot went to it yet again. it started to leak again. any suggestion on how to permanently fix this, ? it looks like its 2 pieces the outside plug broke free of the plastic liners parts it attached to. and it looked like it was the like a female part to the inner plug.
thought of going to the hardware store and getting some pve pipe to stick through the hole and replace the 2 plugs with caps and also allow it to hook to a standard hose without an adapter. and glueing or silicone the pvc part in to seal it. thoughts ?
rather not have to have it empty for days though. pic is a screenshot from a video for reference of what im talking about. and if any one has a suggestion to better drane it at a faster rate that would be good. sand filters is no good at draining once past the skimmer
thought of going to the hardware store and getting some pve pipe to stick through the hole and replace the 2 plugs with caps and also allow it to hook to a standard hose without an adapter. and glueing or silicone the pvc part in to seal it. thoughts ?
rather not have to have it empty for days though. pic is a screenshot from a video for reference of what im talking about. and if any one has a suggestion to better drane it at a faster rate that would be good. sand filters is no good at draining once past the skimmer
Since no one has replied yet, I thought I should try and maybe others will follow. But to be honest, I don't see a very good outcome on that drain plug. I don't see anything working from the outside since water will almost always push it out. Since it looks like that is a big bladder-type pool, it flexes which makes repairs a bit difficult. If you decide to drain the pool to try and repair it, a submersible pump would be a quick way to remove the water. Good luck!