Removing water during winter to avoid losing tiles?

[RichTJ99]

Hi,

The pool guys came to close up my pool today. During the closing we discussed keeping the water level below my tile line (6 inches). He said I should keep a sump pump on the lowest step & it would remove water when it was too high.

A few issues that come to mind:
1. Freezing during winter breaking pump
2. Pump sitting on stairs could cause damage to plaster
3. space from step to top of tile (top of cover) only 7 inches.

So any suggestions on a good way to 'automate' something like this?

In the winter it gets fairly cold & the cover isnt easy to remove. I was thinking of putting some hose or something under the cover & turning on a pump as needed so worst case would be I would lose the hose (assuming i bring the pump inside).

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Rich

 

[ajw22]

You are going to pump the water out when you have a warm spell. Find the easiest corner in the shallow end to pop one of two straps open to open the cover enough to drop a sump pump into. Pump the water out and then replace the straps, if you can. By an installation rod to make putting the strap back on easier.

Amazon.com : pool cover installation rod