I have some water balance issues that are best solved by a water change.
I'm new to TFP, so if there is a thread that addresses my question feel free to point me to it. I didn't see it when I searched, but I may not be good at searching the forums yet.
I did a little recreational free diving in my pool this afternoon (5# of weight belt, mask, and screwdriver) to remove the cover from my main drain. There was a ton of "crud" in there and what looks like 3 cups of plaster that chipped out. All of which promptly clogged my Hayward cartridge filter... sigh I hate that thing.
Anyhow, I did see a 1.5 or 2 inch plug with the square part sticking up. So that means there is either a hole or a hydrostatic valve. I chipped away enough crud to clearly see the transition from thread to plug. My research suggests it's just a plugged hole, but that could double as a hydrostatic relief port if it's just dirt/sand/muck under it.
I did not build this pool, and I don't believe permits were pulled. In Texas anyone can be a pool builder (which is often the issue) and this pool pre-dates my ownership of the house. I've fixed some other issues that were mind boggling, like flex on the skimmers that was completely bent over and kinked to where there was barely any water flow. So I don't have high hopes for perfection elsewhere in the pool construction. The pool is level within 1/4" so I doubt it has floated, although it's higher than anything else in the yard. That's not uncommon here and was a practice for building pools at one time.
To drain the pool I think I'm supposed to pull that plug, but how do I know if its working properly before I let the water level fall much? I think it would be simpler to drain it, wash the algae off and bid it good bye at the same time, and then refill, balance, and go to slam to dispense the rest of the algae....
I'm new to TFP, so if there is a thread that addresses my question feel free to point me to it. I didn't see it when I searched, but I may not be good at searching the forums yet.
I did a little recreational free diving in my pool this afternoon (5# of weight belt, mask, and screwdriver) to remove the cover from my main drain. There was a ton of "crud" in there and what looks like 3 cups of plaster that chipped out. All of which promptly clogged my Hayward cartridge filter... sigh I hate that thing.
Anyhow, I did see a 1.5 or 2 inch plug with the square part sticking up. So that means there is either a hole or a hydrostatic valve. I chipped away enough crud to clearly see the transition from thread to plug. My research suggests it's just a plugged hole, but that could double as a hydrostatic relief port if it's just dirt/sand/muck under it.
I did not build this pool, and I don't believe permits were pulled. In Texas anyone can be a pool builder (which is often the issue) and this pool pre-dates my ownership of the house. I've fixed some other issues that were mind boggling, like flex on the skimmers that was completely bent over and kinked to where there was barely any water flow. So I don't have high hopes for perfection elsewhere in the pool construction. The pool is level within 1/4" so I doubt it has floated, although it's higher than anything else in the yard. That's not uncommon here and was a practice for building pools at one time.
To drain the pool I think I'm supposed to pull that plug, but how do I know if its working properly before I let the water level fall much? I think it would be simpler to drain it, wash the algae off and bid it good bye at the same time, and then refill, balance, and go to slam to dispense the rest of the algae....
