Will pool overflow that exits to the curb work if there's street flooding?
- Thread starter poolnovice1
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reggiehammond
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- Oct 4, 2020
- 2,253
- Pool Size
- 30000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Once flow reaches the street, the "carrying" power of the flow in the street will actually aid your overflow in draining. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but so long as your overflow is not draining into a body of water higher than the head pressure you can develop, you're fine.
Now if there's 6 feet of water in the street, like Harvey produced in many neighborhoods, well, you've got bigger problems!
Now if there's 6 feet of water in the street, like Harvey produced in many neighborhoods, well, you've got bigger problems!
- May 3, 2007
- 18,089
- Pool Size
- 20000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
What matters is the elevation of the two bodies of water. Water will always flow from higher elevation to lower elevation. So as long as the street is at a lower elevation than the pool, water will flow from the pool to street. Unfortunately, the opposite can happen as well but I suspect that would involve flooding of the house as well.
