How to DRAIN an ABOVE GROUND POOL (Even Without A Pump!) | Swim University

If you need to drain your above ground pool, here's how to drain your water with either a garden hose or a sump pump.
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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction to How To Drain an Above Ground Pool
00:46 - When Should You Drain Your Above Ground Pool?
02:11 - How To Prepare To Drain Your Pool
03:34 - 3 Ways To Drain an Above Ground Pool
04:25 - How To Drain Your Pool Without A Pump: Garden Hose Siphon Method
06:13 - How To Drain Your Pool With A Sump Pump
07:27 - How To Drain Your Pool With A Drain Adapter
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Hope this helps you drain your above ground pool! Skip ahead to 04:25 to learn the Garden Hose Siphon Method. Just make sure your pool is properly prepped (02:11) before you drain it. And if you want more pool maintenance help, grab our Pool Care Cheat Sheet at www.swimuniversity.com/cheatsheet 👍

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Thanks I think I'm ready to try the hose method

[@user-kd5lq6bn3z]

Awesome video thank you

[@essaydeeeyeee6653]

Needed this

[@stevet1578]

Worked…thanks!

[@patricklacaille8528]

Thank you thank you thank you!

[@VictoriousLife555]

Thank you:)

[@gisbernackon9555]

Thanks so much

[@tj064u2]

pretty cool

[@lifehappy9116]

Thanks 😊😊

[@teresaclark2992]

Excellent information, thank you

[@robertmoon3764]

Looking how to get out stuck thread Filter, in Filter housing..

[@crystalparada8222]

It worked with my in ground pool!! I used 2 hoses at once because of these storms.

[@SwimUniversity]

Awesome, glad it worked!

[@Matt22222]

the other siphon method I use is fill the hose using the pool return jet, then shut the pool pump off once the water is siphoning on its own.

[@SwimUniversity]

Very smart! Thanks for sharing that one!

[@GodsChild145]

I spent four hours trying that with three different hoses today and could not get it to work no matter what I did lol I even went as far as using a shop vac to try and suck the water out of the end of the hose never did get it done lol can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong and I’ve even had two people come and try to help me and they can’t figure it out either! Water will come out but it won’t continue to go out the hose once I take it off the return jet, I most definitely have to be doing something wrong so this video has helped a lot everyone please wish me luck lol I’m just trying to do this so I can get green algae that’s on the bottom of my pool sucked out with a hose without having to buy a pool vacuum, I’ve done it with a shop vac several times a day for the past week but it’s worthless having a 3 gallon shop vac you have to empty every suck you make which is barely anything 😂😂😂

[@stephaniedelgado213]

What do you consider smaller pool ?

[@elizabethwhite9915]

I tried the hose siphon couldn’t get it to work. At the bottom of my pool I put the garden hose on the outside unfortunately now that it’s about a still a quarter to drain the hose kinked at the bottom and stopped draining. I took my vacuum hose that came in a pool maintenance kit attached it to the bottom where I had the garden hose and now it is draining in fact I have a small lake in a circle of my yard from the pool and instead of days or having to rent a pump it’ll be drained in a few hours. I’m doing this to put on a new pump, relevel my pool and replace broken pavers with new ones

[@GodsChild145]

Big job!!! I hope it went great

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[@MrNinja602]

I usually do it with the hose, but what usually take 2 days turned into 4

[@kurtthompson3390]

Get to the point

[@thebadman2k888]

By far the best comment I’ve seen on CZcams this year 😂

[@stuartphilbin6589]

Totally agree FFS I mean I gave up!

[@MrOllie-il3vo]

Seriously

[@suenash8483]

Can I connect to my pressure washer and clean my concrete and deck with it

[@stanleypych8947]

I use my clean out hose to siphon with. It’s a lot faster than a garden hose

[@therealxclan8307]

The major problem with these methods is that they leave 3 or 4 inches of water at the bottom. Trying to get that out with a shopvac takes forever because you have to keep emptying the container. Hard to believe there’s no easy solution for this.

[@derrickp]

Straw

[@lakers.714]

Already did it last month 😀

[@darciterrell7709]

Is a huge rain not a reason to drain the pool?

[@JohnnyLREACTS]

Will this work for inground pools too?

[@jamescarter8311]

As long as you can get the hose below the pool's deepest level.

[@user-wu4bc4wo9u]

Can I use the vacuum hose instead or garden hose?

[@the.goddess.inanna]

Can use any type of hose if its long enough.

[@HeyLookItsThatGuy13]

I've read that if you drain your above ground pool it can permanently damage your liner. Is that true??

[@huttomomof3]

Hard hard sided pool liner yes. The regular no unless a storm blows in or high winds take it.

[@HeyLookItsThatGuy13]

@@huttomomof3 hope you're right! I'm nervous about filling it back up this summer

[@pudatoo3417]

Scroll to 4:27.... Thank me later.

[@Axomar]

😂

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You were no help 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

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