Raising the water level

[CatalanBull]

Hi,

I want to raise the water level of my pool to where the calcium line in the first picture is. However, I was adjusting the autofill valve and noticed a hole just behind it that's half filled with water. Is that an overflow drain?

I'm worried if I raise the water level it might just drain away through that hole. It's strange that the hole already has water in it, even tho the pool's water level is currently about 3 inches below the pool main overflow drain, shouldn't they be level?

Thanks,
Roger

 

[Jimrahbe]

Roger,

I had assumed that if you had an overflow in your auto-fill that you would not have an overflow port in the pool..

If they are both overflow ports, the the lower one wins...

I have a fill line in the back of my skimmer.. To keep junk out of it, I just took a short piece of 1/2" pvc pipe and glued a cap on one end.. I stick that into the hole (No glue) so I can remove it when I want to use the fill line..

You could do something similar to plug the hole in the back of your auto-fill..

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[TinFoilHat]

If that hole is below your water level then it's the hole that fills the pool. Do you have a lower hole that does that?

 

[CatalanBull]

Roger,

I had assumed that if you had an overflow in your auto-fill that you would not have an overflow port in the pool..

If they are both overflow ports, the the lower one wins...

I have a fill line in the back of my skimmer.. To keep junk out of it, I just took a short piece of 1/2" pvc pipe and glued a cap on one end.. I stick that into the hole (No glue) so I can remove it when I want to use the fill line..

You could do something similar to plug the hole in the back of your auto-fill..

Thanks,

Jim R.

Great tip, I’ll do that, thanks!

Roger

 

[CatalanBull]

If that hole is below your water level then it's the hole that fills the pool. Do you have a lower hole that does that?

Yes, there’s a hole at the bottom that feeds to the pool. This one goes opposite direction from the pool.

Thanks!
Roger