Hello,
After 17 years, my water is in need of replacement and I need to drain a 12K gallon pool. Since I'm able to shutoff the skimmers to isolate the main drain, I was planning to use the main pump to drain. (Thanks to TFP for advice in this area!)
However, I recently replaced the main pump and the booster pump. The pool repair company removed the booster pump from an independent switch/timer and wired it into the main pump. The booster now comes on when the main pump goes above a certain RPM. I guess this makes sense but I have no way (other than unwiring it) to turn off the booster pump while still allowing the main pump to run fast to drain the pool. My fear is that the new booster pump will be running but with little to no water in it and will burn out.
Any thoughts/ideas?
Or should I just rent a submersible pump and call it a day?
Thanks!
After 17 years, my water is in need of replacement and I need to drain a 12K gallon pool. Since I'm able to shutoff the skimmers to isolate the main drain, I was planning to use the main pump to drain. (Thanks to TFP for advice in this area!)
However, I recently replaced the main pump and the booster pump. The pool repair company removed the booster pump from an independent switch/timer and wired it into the main pump. The booster now comes on when the main pump goes above a certain RPM. I guess this makes sense but I have no way (other than unwiring it) to turn off the booster pump while still allowing the main pump to run fast to drain the pool. My fear is that the new booster pump will be running but with little to no water in it and will burn out.
Any thoughts/ideas?
Or should I just rent a submersible pump and call it a day?
Thanks!