My brother, who closes his pool yearly, talked me into taking the leap closing mine this year. It is a 10,000 gallon fiberglass pool with 1 skimmer in the deep end, 2 drains in the deep end (each side), 2 returns in the shallow end, and a 3 way intake valve. We blew out all the lines and covered it yesterday but we were confused what this random plugged pipe.
My best guess is it is a suction release as the pump fills with air if unplugged while running but once we were done winterizing, we unplugged it and water started spilling out. Is this anything I should be concerned with? I do not have a pic of the inside and don't really want to unplug it again without being certain it's ok to do so but the inside has a round bronze, what looks to be a pop up/check valve at the base.
Any information on figuring out what this could be and if any additional steps for winterization need to be taken would be appreciated.
My best guess is it is a suction release as the pump fills with air if unplugged while running but once we were done winterizing, we unplugged it and water started spilling out. Is this anything I should be concerned with? I do not have a pic of the inside and don't really want to unplug it again without being certain it's ok to do so but the inside has a round bronze, what looks to be a pop up/check valve at the base.
Any information on figuring out what this could be and if any additional steps for winterization need to be taken would be appreciated.
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