Re: A couple of tips I thought everybody knew. Anybody got some
Recently we had several rain storms and my pump was broken. I used the vacuum hose as you describe but I attached the vacuum head (since it's weighted) to the hose and hung it into the water at the level I wanted the draining to stop. It would stop if I forgot about it but I also didn't have to go back into the monsoon to stop it.
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ironmanix said:svenpup said:plucky71 said:One that I used recently. You can lower the water level using just a garden hose. Fill the hose with water and place one end in the pool and the other end somewhere in the yard lower than the end of the hose in the pool. It will siphon out the water. Be sure to keep the discharge end of the hose closed off until you are ready to start. Otherwise you will lose your prime.
I used to use a garden hose to drain too (until I broke down and bought a submersible pump).
I found that the easiest way to get the siphon going was to get the hose all laid out first and hold the end of the hose up to the return. There is enough pressure to get the water up and over the edge of the pool and get the flow started. Much easier than filling the hose with water and trying to maintain the prime while you get it situated. (probably less of an issue for AG, but for my IG I have to get the end of the hose way down the driveway to get below the water level).
Great suggestion. I hate lowering the pool level after a big rain because I gotta drag the pump and garden hose out or pump out all of my DE using the main pump. And I also have to set a timer to remind myself that I'm draining water. Too many times I've forgotten and gone too far and then I need to refill it, etc.
Last night, I used my vaccuum hose instead of a garden hose. From the pool into the drain near the pool.
Another tip - set the pool-end of the hose into the water only to the level you wish to drain to - then forget about it. I used my vaccuum pole to trap the tube at the correct level. When the water gets to the level you want the tube will start to siphon air and turn itself off, so to speak. Set it and forget it.
Recently we had several rain storms and my pump was broken. I used the vacuum hose as you describe but I attached the vacuum head (since it's weighted) to the hose and hung it into the water at the level I wanted the draining to stop. It would stop if I forgot about it but I also didn't have to go back into the monsoon to stop it.
Thanks for this topic and this site. I've learned a LOT!