How to Drain

[Sarverml]

I am brand new to this. I have all Hayward equipment. I took a water sample to the pool store yesterday and was told salt was very low. I added the salt they recommended and now my salt is too high and my cell has shut off. (@4100 ppm)

I need to drain the water and am looking for direction. Step by step for someone who is doing it for the first time. I really appreciate the help!

 

[Jimrahbe]

Maria,

Well, your first mistake was going to the pool store for testing. I know it is hard to believe, but they very often wrong with their analysis. We recommend that you have your own test kit so that you can do you own testing.

With a cartridge filter you only have a couple of options.. If you have a hose-bib at the equipment pad, normally right above the pump output, you can open it and run the pump. Of course you will need to connect a garden hose and place the other end down hill somewhere.

Another option is a cheap sump pump which would not require you to run you pool pump... or... You can just use garden hose by itself.. Connect a garden hose to a faucet and put the other end into the pool. Turn the water faucet on until you are sure the hose is full of water and then shut off the faucet. Remove the hose from the faucet and lay it on the ground. As long as the faucet is downhill from the pool water will siphon out of the pool. Obviously, the faucet needs to be in a place where the water will run off and not collect.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Jimrahbe]

Also, 4100 is on the high end, but should not be too high. If you added the salt when the cell was running, it could have shut the system down... Before I drained any water, I would turn the cell's controller off and then back on... Might not help, but it would be worth a try..

Jim R.

 

[Sarverml]

Jim,

Thanks for the reply. I tried the reset that you suggested but had no luck getting the cell to reactivate. The diagnostic reading is actuall 4400 ppm. The salt light is sold red and the inspect cell light is flashing. I have called the pool company but I have not heard anything back from them yet

I learned my lesson about the pool store on trip 1!

 

[Jimrahbe]

Maria,

I believe that 4400 will shut the cell down.. Draining and replacing some of the water is all you should need to do.. You need to drain about 10% of your water.

Jim R.

 

[tstex]

quoted by Jim R:

"You can just use garden hose by itself.. Connect a garden hose to a faucet and put the other end into the pool. Turn the water faucet on until you are sure the hose is full of water and then shut off the faucet. Remove the hose from the faucet and lay it on the ground. As long as the faucet is downhill from the pool water will siphon out of the pool. Obviously, the faucet needs to be in a place where the water will run off and not collect.

Thanks,

Jim R."

do you mean "hose" instead of "Faucet" in reference to position ?

 

[Jimrahbe]

quoted by Jim R:

"You can just use garden hose by itself.. Connect a garden hose to a faucet and put the other end into the pool. Turn the water faucet on until you are sure the hose is full of water and then shut off the faucet. Remove the hose from the faucet and lay it on the ground. As long as the faucet is downhill from the pool water will siphon out of the pool. Obviously, the faucet needs to be in a place where the water will run off and not collect.

Thanks,

Jim R."

do you mean "hose" instead of "Faucet" in reference to position ?

tex,

It sure sounded better in my head than on paper..

It obviously works better if the faucet stays on the wall and the hose is what gets placed on the ground.

Jim R.

 

[tstex]

tex,

It sure sounded better in my head than on paper..

It obviously works better if the faucet stays on the wall and the hose is what gets placed on the ground.

Jim R.

I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't the only one that did that too [mind thinks one thing and the relay from brain to fingers flips the GFCI breaker] :gone: