Filter drain solution needed

[PoolGate]

Are you doing all of this for the 10-20 gallons of water that sit in the filter tub when you want to clean it? I just let it out at the equipment pad and then spray a hose to clean the tub out. Never had an issue with the water hurting anything even though I would LOVE for the water to kill the grass around the equipment. Really not worth the effort IMO.

 

[Nochain]

Are you thinking something like this?


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Yes I am. Just need to figure out how to tap into the canister is all that the issue is. What did you use?

 

[Nochain]

Are you doing all of this for the 10-20 gallons of water that sit in the filter tub when you want to clean it? I just let it out at the equipment pad and then spray a hose to clean the tub out. Never had an issue with the water hurting anything even though I would LOVE for the water to kill the grass around the equipment. Really not worth the effort IMO.

It ate my cement pad, thats all. Love draining salty mineral laden deposits all over the pool equipment. Lovely piece of salmon.

 

[Newdude]

It ate my cement pad, thats all.

Something else is going on. If those pads are the prefab ones, they are foam core and not very robust. They break down on their own in the UV and/or cold.

 

[JamesW]

Make sure to put a support below the pipe because if someone steps on the pipe, it can crack the filter.

 

[AQUA~HOLICS]

I request that the plumber do this on all jobs, don’t know exactly what he uses. If you were to remove the plug and go to a plumbing house I’m sure it can be figured out.

 

[nafreire]

I just use a cheap transfer pump from Amazon. Works perfect to drain the water.

 

[Nochain]

Something else is going on. If those pads are the prefab ones, they are foam core and not very robust. They break down on their own in the UV and/or cold.

I am replacing a solid cement with rebar pad that was totally disintegrated from the salt and minerals. The replacement that is seen in some of my posts is the foam core pad. I’ve had good luck with using them in the past.