Pool water dark problem

[Janet]

The pool water is very dark and you can see the bottom of it. My question is can we empty the pool to clean the floor? What is the safety way to do it?

[Larry]

Hi Janet

It is quite safe to empty your pool, though you should be careful not to leave it empty for too long.

Ideally, the pool should be drained, washed and refilled within a few days. The longer a pool stays empty, the more risk of "floating", buckling or cracking there is.

[Pool Help]

If the pool has a main drain, set the multiport valve to waste and pump the water out that way.
If the pool don't have a main drain you need to get a powerful submersible pump to get the water out as quickly as possible.

[anultimategift@aol.com]

hi, if i want to drain my black pool and start fresh, how can i run the pump on drain? I need to keep it primed and once the water goes below the jets , it wont stay primed. Do I have another solution other than using a subpump? I need a quick fix please help me,


Thanx Lynne

[Pool Help]

Close the return (inlet) valve/s. The pump should be drawing water from the main drain only so the skimmers should be turned off at the valves too.