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The best way to empty a pool is with a portable water pump, they have small pumps that can pass 2280 gallons a hour (small 43cc 2 cycle motor and pump). You can buy one or they have them to rent at hardware stores and tool rental places.
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Use the pool's existing pump. Set the spider valve to waste and the suction to pull only from the main drain.
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Can you drain a pool during the winter months to replace the vinyl liner in the spring without damaging the pool shell in Mississippi?
If your pool is above ground it does not matter, But if your pool is in ground and you drain it it will act like a boat and float if the water table rises.
Should you drain your pool when it is about to overflow?
You should never completely drain an above ground pool. The chemicals in the vinyl liner that allow it to stretch when originally installed do not last. If you drain the water, the liner will shrink and when you refill the pool there is a good chance that instead of stretching back the liner will rip instead. NEVER drain your pool.
How do you drain water out of a pool?
If it is a vinyl liner pool you have to use a submersible pump. You can get a small one for right at $100.
What do you do when above ground vinyl pool bottom is thinning out?
You have no choice but to replace the liner
What is the meaning of liner?
Regarding pool: a liner refers to an in-ground or above ground pool that uses a Vinyl Liner to hold the water. The liner is a custom fit to the shape of the pool, in-ground pools utilizes steel, or composite walls to hold the earth back and the floor can be a thin concrete or a sand bottom.
What product do you use for packing the bottom of an in-ground pool before the vinyl liner goes in?
Vermiculite
How can you fix a detached vinyl liner from its spot?
To fix a detached vinyl liner from its spot on an above ground pool, the water will have to be drained from the pool. Then, a marine patch can be placed on the area to re-attach the vinyl to the place where it came apart. Allow this to dry thoroughly before refilling the pool.
Will my vinyl above ground pool be damaged if I drain it but don't take it down and store it this winter?
With a Vinyl Liner you should not empty it OR take it down. It's very hard to get the liner back in place if you remove it. Vinyl shrinks as it ages so you also need the weight of the water to hold it in place. Movement of the liner could also cause older vinyl to crack. Think of an older cars dashboard! To winterize the pool you should lower the water just below the skimmer, plug the return line, drain the skimmer, pump, filter and plumbing and cover the pool with a winter cover.
When you replace the liner of an above ground overlap pool can you drain the pool leave the original liner and put the replacement on top or do you need to remove the original before refilling?
You need to remove the old liner. Leaving the old one will cause the new one to retain moisture between the layers and rot the new vinyl and rot the walls of the pool.
Remove in ground pool?
Be more specific please- what about removing it? cost? difficulty? What type of pool is it? fiberglass? vinyl liner? concrete?
Can a vinyl liner be added to a pool?
No
What happens if you skip the top rails of an above-ground vinyl liner pool?
You loose some stability.
