Closing Your Swimming Pool / How to Blow Out Pool Plumbing for Winter / Pool Winterizing Blower
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- čas přidán 27. 10. 2021
- Closing Your Swimming Pool For Winter
Another video showing you how to blow out your swimming pool lines and pool equipment before the winter comes.
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Thank you for the video. Would you please say when you would want to drain the water level down below the returns vs leaving the water level higher? If you do leave the water level higher, should it be at normal operating level or below the skimmer but above the return jets? Thanks.
@@mabagliomb That is a video I'm looking into. There's SOOO many closing videos out there and its hard to find the right video for your pool. I'm thinking of ways to make the search easier. There will be a video just on blowing out the plumbing at the equipment and a whole video just for the pool side. That will be in 2022. Thanks for watching and the feed back. If there' s anything else I'm missing or you want to see, just let me know.
Hi it's me again. I blew out the skimmers first this year and did the main last, is that okay or should I do the skimmers again?
@@FaizurPiuli it's all good.
I have a 3-4 foot inground pool and started to drain it below the return jets. I'm nervous that draining it that much will leave the pool unsupported from the inside (given how shallow it is). How low can you drain a 3-4 foot pool before causing problems?
Thanks very helpful and clear… Better closing pool video then others out there. Helped me close my pool. 👍🏼🙌🏼
Very helpful, got tired of people half a**ing my pool opening and closing and saved money doing it myself which seems like a better job.
Its pretty easy if you have the right equipment.
Thanks
No problem
Great video. To clear out my skimmer line, I just ran the pump until it was was sucking air (just a few seconds) and then I set the valve to recirculate to blow out the returns. I blew the skimmer line anyway with a small shop vac but there was no water or it wasn’t strong enough. Any reason using the pump to clear the skimmer wouldn’t be sufficient? It’s only the one skimmer with two returns, no main.
What you do with the skimmer is perfect when using a shop vac. Even if you get 50%of the water out, most likely it won't freeze and break the pipe.
When blowing out the jets/returns, do you have to blow air through the filter? I'm thinking of just disconnecting the hose that comes from the sand filter (that sends clean water to the heater) and blowing air through there.
I saw a tutorial somewhere else that says you simply just have to drain the sand filter (bybremoving bottomt plug) and put it on winterize dial to drain the water from the valve.
Follow what's on my videos.
When blowing air to the return jets, you have to turn the sand filter control knob to recirculate - this bypasses the "sand" part of the filter entirely, like he said in the video; that part of the filter should be draining and if turned to recirculate, it bypasses in insides and the air heads to heater, salt cell (if there is one), then the return jets to the pool.
@@ryanjordan4225 I'm aware of all this. I was just curious if you HAD to blow through the sand filter because the pool company that's been closing mine appears to not do that.
no worries! and no, just drain the water via the cap on the bottom of the sand filter and that is all you need to do!@@TheSuicider81
I used a 5 HP shop vac to blow out the lines on my pool. All of the lines cleared out except the main drain. No matter how long I had the shop vac blowing out the main drain, no bubbles would come out. When I turn off the shop vac, I can feel air coming back out of the pipes. I'm assuming that it pushed some of the water out, but isn't strong enough to get all the way through the line. If I blow it out like this and close off the valve, will this be sufficient to avoid problems? I'm in southern Missouri where we get some snow, but usually have pretty mild winters.
The main drain goes to the pump? If you have a shut off, blow the lines then close the shut off while the blower is going. To see if it's pushed the water down, open the shut off and if you hear air it has worked. Re blow the line after.
Thanks, I'll try this.
Hello, thanks for the video. What is the diameter of the creepy crawley hose that you used to blow out the intake lines?
About an inch and a half.
Thank you! Your video really helped me out! Much appreciated
@@andylavoie6453 Keep watching. There's always something new you could use or try out.
Are there adapters for blowing out the lines using an air compressor? 1/4 inch air line to the wider hose that goes into the skimmer and main drain pvc pipes at the filter
Yes. Thats if you want to use a compressor. Most people don't have a compressor that can blow out the lines properly. Thats why you"ll hardly see a pool guy use a compressor. The compressor would have to be a pretty large one to have a consistent air pressure and flow.
I have two compressors with 17 gallon tanks each.
Can I just screw in the plug in the skimmer rather than using the gizmo?
Yes. Fill with antifreeze and put a pool noodle or 2 in the skimmer so it helps it from cracking it.
Hi there. It's my first time closing my pool myself and all goes well until the main drain. We are using a 6.5HP blower directly into the main drain pipe. Skimmer is fully closed. When we turn the blower on, there is a large amount of air that comes out of the main drain and then it quickly turns to small bubbles then nothing. It is all over and done with in 5 or 10 seconds. All the videos I have watched show air continuing to come out of the drain until the lock is complete. For note, we were able to create a lock. We tested it by opening the valve and we could hear the hiss and then water echoing in, what sounds like, an empty pipe.
The pool is approximately 30 feet from the equipment. The main drain is at a depth of 6'. Clearly air is getting through the pipe but it isn't continuing. Any thoughts?
There will be some water in the main drain plumbing even if you push air thru the pipe. The idea is to push the water more than 4 feet under the ground. Keeps it from freezing. So. If you can trap air in the line as you have said your doing the right thing.
@@VIPPoolsandSpas Thank you!!! It feels like it’s right based on how echoey it sounds when I tested if I had achieved a lock. Everything else blew out perfectly. I appreciate the feedback. The first time is full of second guessing myself. Cheers.
@@Majerly_Annoyed If you here air pressure, you know it worked. You'll be fine.
What blower do you use???
Can't get the one I use anymore but there is a link in the video description for a different one.