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  1. Hello everyone, First time pool owner, it was installed in September. My kids are loving it. Happy I got the heater so we are able to enjoy the pool this fall. But I need to figure out how to close this thing cause "Winters Coming"...lol I need help with closing my pool it's a doughboy above ground 16x32 with a main drain and 7ft deep end. My problem that I'm having is that I don't know what to do with the main drain and the stand pipe that goes to the pump.
  2. Looking for direction on what to do. We are planning to replace our pool liner in the spring (we can do it now if that makes better sense) due to a continued leak in the liner which sits at the very bottom of the pool. We lose approximately 2-3 inches of water per week. Should we even bother to winterize and close if we are planning to replace the liner? I am expecting that we will have to refill the pool every so often during the winter months so not to loose too much water to avoid compromising the walls. Is there any benefit to winterizing if we are planning to replace? Any concerns with leaving it open all winter? I live in Chicago so winter weather can be brutal. Thanks!
  3. Hello, We moved into a home 3 years ago with a gunite Anthony & Sylvan pool that we are told is about 30 years old. I prefer to close the pool myself but I am perplexed about one aspect of blowing out the lines. I've already done everything including balancing chemicals, covering the pool, detaching the filter motor, moving the filter and motor to the shed, etc. The part I am not confident about is the main drain. The skimmer has two round holes - 1 inlet and 1 outlet. They are located on the sides of the skimmer and not on the bottom as I've seen in many youtube videos. We have a main drain in the deep end, a drain in the "jacuzzi" section (more like a little walled off bench), 2 returns to the main pool, and 2 returns to the jacuzzi. In the skimmer there is: 1. water coming into the skimmer from the skimming action 2. water going out the lower hole to the filter/pump 3. water coming IN the other hole It's the 3rd part that I don't understand. Water flows IN through this hole non-stop. The filter is off and removed. The water level is dropped 16 inches. The water level appears to be below the level of this inlet hole in the skimmer but the water keeps coming. I'm assuming there is a law of physics at work here but it seems to me that if the hole in the skimmer is above the water in the pool it should stop pushing the water through. I used an air compressor hooked up to the filter pump to blow out the rest of the lines and filter. In the end, I believe that I need the Mighty Vac to put it into this non-stop hole and blow until I see the bubbles come out of the main drain and then quickly push in the rubber stopper before the water rushes back up the line. There is no valve between the main drain and this inlet hole in the skimmer. Sorry for the long post but thanks for any suggestions. Jerry
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