A full-fledged capital pool is still a luxury item that not everyone can afford. However, there are other types of home hydraulic structures that allow you to enjoy cool water on a hot summer day, or rinse off after a bath.
Draining water from the pool is a mandatory stage in the operation of an artificial reservoir.
However, when designing a pool on a site or in a house, one should not forget about such a point as the ability to drain water. This is the most important stage in the operation of an artificial reservoir, without which long-term enjoyment from use is simply impossible. There are several ways to drain a pool. If desired, you can combine them, depending on the possibilities, situations and necessity.
Why drain the water?
Some homeowners with private pools are puzzled by the need to pump water out of the tank. They mainly refer to the filtration system installed. They say the water flows into the bowl is clean. But this does not negate the fact that according to the rules, the liquid in the pool must be cleaned/replaced once a season. However, there are also circumstances that force owners to engage in such procedures more often.
Let's start with the fact that draining water from the pool can be partial or complete. And if you are the happy owner of such a structure, you need to know why this is being done at all.
Incomplete water intake from the pool bowl is required in only a few cases:
- During the operation of the pool, dust, leaves from trees, cones and other debris get into it. All this, as well as fat, hair and bacteria, accumulate in the upper layers of water. But if large particles can be regularly caught with a net, then the elusive to the eye remains and falls out in the form of calcium and greasy deposits on the waterline. If such an unflattering rim appears in the pool, it must be removed. To do this, drain some of the water, thoroughly clean the walls and nozzles, remove deposits, rinse and refill with fresh water.
- Many pools are equipped with underwater lighting fixtures, which have an unfortunate tendency to fail. To repair them, it is often necessary to partially withdraw water and replenish the volume after replacing the damaged part. To avoid having to deal with such procedures once again, choose illumination products that can be replaced directly in the water.
- The pool bowl itself can break and deteriorate. If this happens in its upper part, you can pump out water 5 cm below the breakage site. After completion of the restoration work, water is poured again.
- If we are talking about skimmer pools without organized bottom drainage, then partial emptying must be carried out before conservation. This is necessary in order to prevent deformation of the structure in winter, when freezing groundwater will begin to compress and act on the bowl buried in the ground.
Draining water from the pool is necessary when repairing (replacing) underwater lamps
Full collection is carried out in the following cases:
- Proper preparation of the pool for wintering involves complete pumping out of the liquid. We must not forget about the remaining water in the filtration and heating systems. They also do a total cleaning of all nozzles, elements, walls and bottom to remove any deposits that have formed. It is also necessary to drain water from a frame pool, the walls of which can simply burst from ice pressure in winter. The only exceptions are tanks made of frost-resistant materials.
- Restoration of the bottom and bottom parts of the bowl.
- There was a dead animal in the pool. In this case, it is necessary to empty the reservoir and arrange a total dry cleaning with mandatory disinfection.
- Major repairs or remodeling of the pool.
How to drain the water?
If you need to completely drain the liquid from the pool, you usually connect the hoses to special drain nozzles. However, this procedure is quite lengthy, especially if the swimming pool is supposed to be emptied.
How to drain water from an inflatable pool? Among all other types of bathing facilities, this is the easiest to do. You can simply open special valves. In this case, the liquid will spread over the area. If you connect garden hoses, you can direct the flow where you want. But how to quickly drain the water? There is a simple way:
- wear high rubber boots used for fishing;
- armed with an ordinary garden shovel;
- the bayonet is pressed into the ground, and the handle is placed on the side of the pool;
- They press down on the handle with their foot, the side bends, and the water pours out.
There is one caveat - the water will rush straight onto the ground or paving stones, where the structure stood before all this action.
It is necessary to quickly drain the water from a frame pool if it is disassembled for transportation or when cold weather sets in and frosts can strike at any moment. In this case, a hose system is also used. However, automation is used to speed up the process. Without medium-sized sediment, the tank will empty in about 10 hours. And with it, the time is determined directly by the power of the device.
Excess water from the frame pool, if any remains, can be easily removed manually with a bucket, and then you can clean and disassemble the frame itself.
Capital swimming pools cannot be drained quickly, in the usual sense of the word, for technical reasons. Usually their cubic capacity is quite impressive, so even a well-equipped drain into the sewer will not allow the water to be removed very quickly. Yes, and this is dangerous, given the sudden change in internal and external pressure on the walls and bottom of the tank. If all the liquid is taken too quickly, small cracks may appear in the bowl, which over time will cause a lot of problems.
Where to drain the water?
Everyone can figure out how to drain the water from the pool without any problems. Other and more important question- what to do with all this wealth if you have a 20 m² pool with a mirror at your dacha? Yes, this is not an idle question, but it also has an answer.
You can pump water out of the pool:
You can pump water out of the pool in cesspool
- into the sewer;
- to a special receiver;
- into a natural reservoir;
- into a cesspool;
- into the stormwater system;
- to the site.
To determine the most suitable choice specifically for your case, site, pool, you need to study each option in detail.
Drain into the sewer
The most correct and easiest method for constant use is an organized drain for the pool into the central sewer system, this is similar to a water supply system. This option assumes that you will not worry about the fact that the water contains chlorine, softeners, salts and other additives that are hazardous to the environment. All this will be safely removed to the city reception area, where it will undergo further cleaning.
What else is good about using the sewer? You don’t flood your carefully nurtured lawn, don’t poison the flowers planted in the flowerbed, don’t wet your garden to the point of swamp, don’t quarrel with your neighbors about excess moisture from your territory. But the main thing is that you have no problems with the city SES and other authorities.
Features of sewer drain
How to make such a positive drain on all sides? It is necessary to make a drain hole in the pool bowl itself, like in a bathroom, and then you can drain it without a pump. Drainage pipes are connected to it, which are laid in the ground directly towards the main highway.
Water drainage is well thought out if the diameter of the pipes corresponds to the volume of liquid passing through them per unit of time. The most suitable section is 110–150 mm. Pipes are laid at a slope specified for the selected diameter. The emptying speed is also affected by the distance from the pool to the receiver, as well as the number of turns of the pipe itself. As with home sewerage, try to avoid “wiggles” in the drainage system.
This way you can drain a pool of any type and size. It’s just that for home and capital it is necessary to make a stationary water drainage system, and from an inflatable or frame water can be discharged directly into the sewer hatch.
Important! When connecting automation, carefully monitor the amount of water poured into the system per unit of time.
Municipal laws may provide for the maximum permitted volume of liquid discharged into municipal sewers. You can find out about the restrictions from the relevant organization, and to meet the conditions, select a sump pump of suitable power.
Tap to receiver
What to do if there is no central sewerage system on the site or nearby? But this also happens. There is an excellent option for organizing a special receiver. However, it should be understood that a normal-sized pool cannot be drained into it in one fell swoop in a couple of hours.
The receiver should be located below the level of the bottom of the reservoir. It is even better if, according to the terrain, it is located slightly lower than the place where the pool is actually located.
For the receiver, dig a hole in the ground with an average volume of 1 cubic meter. The pit is lined with bricks so that there are gaps between the blocks. This grate will allow water to seep into the ground freely. They pour on the bottom broken brick and crushed stone for drainage. The receiver cover must be durable. A tube is installed in it to remove air from the pit. The hatch is laid on the hole, fixed, and covered with earth.
The pipe supply from the pool to the made receiver can be carried out either permanently underground or on the surface. Simply in this case, a tube is brought out through the hatch, to which a drain hose will be connected if necessary.
For watering the plot
Water from the pool can be used to water the flower beds on the site
If you have a relatively small inflatable or frame pool on your property, you can use the water wisely, you just need to know where to drain it. To do this, hoses and a medium-power pump are connected to the outlet nozzles so that the jet does not turn out to be too strong. This water can be used to water beds, flower beds, lawns, shrubs, fruit trees, wash the paving stones in the yard and so on. But calculate the volume of water so as not to flood your garden into a swamp.
You can simply scatter the hoses around the area and go about your business. This is more relevant for autumn drainage. But again, this is only done with small, children's pools.
Tip: to prevent water from the hose from washing away the soil, place a piece of zinc sheet under its end.
Important! To water the garden or discharge water into the ground, use only water that has not undergone chemical treatment with chlorine, and has not been contaminated with all kinds of salts, acids and other disinfectants, cleaning agents or cosmetics!
Drain into a pond
If you have a river running nearby, a pond, or a ravine hidden behind your property, you can pump water there too. The procedure is no different from dumping it into a receiver or into a garden. The only condition is that the distance to the drainage point does not exceed 25 m, otherwise the water will drain extremely poorly, or not at all.
But do not forget that water can only be discharged into the environment if it is free from dangerous chemicals!
Storm drainage
For owners of a site with an equipped storm drain, the problem of draining an outdoor pool practically ceases to exist. Why flood the site and neighbors, why bother with digging a hole, if a system for draining excess liquid is already ready? Simply lower the sump pump into the pool, run hoses from the reservoir to the drains, and check periodically to make sure the water isn't flowing too quickly.
Water into the cesspool
Some people decide to drain the water from the pool into their own septic tanks and cesspools. In principle, this is possible if the volume of the reservoir does not exceed one cubic meter. Otherwise, the otkhodnik will simply fill up in an instant, and you will have to call a sewer truck to empty the whole thing.
Cleaning
There are many ways to take water from a pool, but you need to know how to purify it so that you can safely drain the liquid into a ditch or garden without harming nature. To do this, organize a pre-cleaning system through overflow wells with a sump and drainage pit. Or they use special filters for waste water in the pool. The latter is even preferable, because it does not require digging and damaging appearance well-kept area.
Sooner or later, an artificial reservoir of any type will require draining the water.
Water is drained:
at the end of the swimming season in case of severe turbidity and contamination, if its filtration is impossible when substances hazardous to people get into the water for eliminating breakdowns and repairing coatings when the bowl overflows with rainwater
How to drain water from a permanent pool
Stationary (buried) according to the rules must have a circulation and drainage system, which is laid in the initial stages of construction. It includes suction nozzles, drain nozzles or bottom nozzles. The water will drain out on its own through the open drain hole. Filters also usually have a multi-mode valve that allows water to drain into the sewer. It is enough to select the valve mode (flushing/draining) and ensure that the hose (pipe) exits to the place where the liquid is drained (for example, a pit). After this, we start it with the pump and monitor the removal of liquid. Please note that using this method the water will be drained to the level of the last suction nozzle. The remaining liquid is drained into the bottom hole or pumped out with a pump.
How to drain water from a Bestway pool
You can empty it in the same way with other models of similar design (see above):
- there is a drain valve - open the plug and connect the hose;
- partial drainage of water - select the rinse/drain mode on the filter tank tap and start filtration;
- drainage is not provided, there is no filter with the tap position “Drain” - pump out the water with an external pump.
Where to drain water from a pool at the dacha
A swimming pool is a desirable accessory in the summer season in any area. To ensure that the use of the pool is always comfortable, you need to take care of it - change the water and clean it.
It is ideal to drain the water into the sewer system, if there is one. You won't have to worry about swampy areas. However, on summer cottages There is rarely a centralized sewerage system, so draining large volumes of water can be a problem for users. Large volumes of water are usually treated with chlorine, oxygen or bromine based products. Usage chemical water has a number of nuances and determines the method of disposal/processing of such liquid.
Water is treated with chemicals:
- IN country houses It is recommended to drain into a cesspool. But keep in mind that it may not be suitable for draining large pools, because... this may cause it to overflow.
- In this case, install a separate water intake for drainage. The reservoir for water disposal is designed taking into account the volume of the pool (as a rule, the size of the water intake is calculated with a margin). This will allow you to drain the pool whenever necessary.
not used:
- Organize drainage into natural reservoirs or arrange special ditches to distribute water throughout the site.
- Swimming pools can be an excellent source of water for watering plants and the irrigation system of the area. This is especially true for arid zones and areas with problematic water supply.
- ! The volume of the pool bowl should be less than the volume of the drainage pit or receiver into which the water is drained.
- ! When connecting to the sewer, the pipes must be sloped so that the water leaves and does not return. The drain pipe must be equipped with a valve.
- ! Please note that the size of the pipe or hose (diameter) determines the rate of drainage.
- ! If the water in the pool is treated with chemicals, it cannot be used for irrigation or discharge into ponds or other natural bodies of water.
- ! Discharge into water bodies is possible only if it does not contradict environmental legislation adopted in the given region.
One of the most important activities related to the pool is the organization of drainage. Let's learn how to properly drain a pool.
Draining water from a pool is one of the most important processes in its use, so it needs to be thought through in advance. Quality work drainage will be provided only if it fully complies with the type of structure, its location, as well as sanitary and technical standards.
We arrange drainage of water from the pool
It is possible to arrange several types of drainage of waste water from the pool, each of which directly depends on many factors. Here it is necessary to take into account the contamination of the liquid, its volume, frequency of drainage, and the distance to the water intake point.
Standard water drain
The most in a simple way To drain the water from the pool is the drain connection to the sewer. Organizing and arranging everything is possible not only with stationary structures inside the house or capital, free-standing buildings, but also with small inflatable and frame models.
To do this, you will only need to install a drain in the pool itself, make a connection to the sewer system, run pipes and lay them in the right direction and with a certain slope. The liquid will drain faster if the diameter of the pipe is selected correctly and the distance to the sewer is minimal.
Managing pool filtration modes (VIDEO)
Draining into the garden and beds
When using small pools, such as frame pools or even children's inflatable pools, the discharge often occurs simply into the garden or garden of the land. The task is simplified if the structure is located on a slight slope or next to drainage holes and ditches.
Thus, you can simply open the discharge valve or lead the hose from it to the required location, and soon the waste water will flow out of the container by gravity, and you can replace it with clean water.
You can also use a medium-power pump for this process, which will help convert water from the pool into excellent pressure for watering flower beds and beds.
Draining water into a septic tank
Experts do not recommend draining liquid from the pool into septic tanks and cesspools, since literally in one discharge you can completely fill the volume. It’s another matter if the drain is organized into a special pit for drainage, which will be dug to a depth below the level of the tank, and preferably to the sand and gravel layer of soil.
In this case, the contents of the structure will drain much faster, and if you use the pit strictly for its intended purpose, it will be able to help you with high-quality drainage.
Pool drainage into bodies of water
From the point of view of organizing such a drain, everything is very simple and even inexpensive, but from the point of view of the legality and ethical standards of a civilized person, it is, of course, worth thinking about. Naturally, it is possible to arrange the disposal of waste water into a river or lake, but only if the liquid does not contain a large amount of chemicals.
Cleaning activities
In this case, it would be a good idea to use special filters for swimming pools, which will be responsible for the purity of waste water, or special settling wells. We also recommend that you communicate with the services in your region that oversee such issues, so as not to run into fines. large sizes for environmental pollution.
Automation of the drain system
Automated drainage of water from a structure is possible in any of the above cases, and it is even recommended to increase the rate of emptying of the structure and the ability to reuse the liquid (if it does not contain a large amount of chemicals).
To do this, you should consider special sump pumps as well as filtration equipment. published
If you have any questions on this topic, ask them to the experts and readers of our project.
Some owners of country estates, when designing and building summer pools there, completely lose sight of the issue of draining water - where and how to drain it? Sometimes this issue is put off for later and is not considered important, although it can be resolved during the process of using the pool.
- Do I need to drain the water from the pool and when is the best time to do it?
- The answer is yes! Why?
- The answer is no! Why?
- Compromise option
- How to drain water from an inflatable pool?
- Draining water from a frame pool
- How to drain water from an Intex frame pool?
- How to drain water from a stationary pool?
- Tools and materials
- Arrangement of water drainage
- Pit cover
- Where should I drain the pool water?
- Down the drain
- Draining water into beds
- Drain into the septic tank
- Discharge into reservoirs
Do I need to drain the water from the pool and when is the best time to do it?
Some pool owners naively rely on a water filtration system, thinking that it can be done without draining at all. But there are circumstances when it is necessary to drain the water from the children's pool:
- the water has bloomed or become cloudy;
- before the onset of cold weather;
- the water has an unpleasant odor;
- ingress of an animal corpse or substances harmful to humans into the water.
The answer is yes! Why?
If the obvious reasons described above have not yet been observed, is it necessary to drain the water from the frame pool in such cases? Obviously, yes, for example, at the end of the swimming season. This seems logical, since there is no longer a need for water, and it seems pointless and tedious to continue cleaning the bowl of fallen leaves, acorns or pine cones without the expectation of a subsequent bath. In addition, from mid-autumn, the dacha becomes less and less visited, and frozen water in winter is quite capable of breaking the very bowl of the pool.
The answer is no! Why?
True, there is also the exact opposite point of view, which holds that even in winter you should not completely drain the water from a frame pool. Proponents of this theory justify their point of view by the fact that groundwater near the surface freezes in winter and begins to strongly compress the bowl of a pool deepened into the ground. When it is left filled with water, it, also freezing, compensates for the soil pressure with a counter force and allows you to keep the pool structure intact.
Both of these opinions are quite justified, but then the question of draining water from the pool for the winter depends on the nature of the soil around the pool.
Compromise option
There is another, compromise point of view, according to which you need to leave half the usual volume of water in the bowl for the winter, and not struggle with how to drain the remaining water.
If you have good specialized equipment for servicing swimming pools, then you can completely change the water in them every two to three years.
Since during the operation of filters and heaters, as well as natural evaporation from the water surface, its amount gradually evaporates, it is necessary to periodically add clean water. Approximately 3% of the water volume is lost in a week. Thanks to this, there is a natural slow renewal of water, which can please owners with purity and freshness longer.
How to drain water from an inflatable pool?
And yet, if you have an inflatable pool, then draining the water from it is not a difficult task at all, and you won’t worry about its safety if you drain all the water in time and store the pool in a dry room.
Video on how to drain water from an inflatable pool:
Video about an alternative method of draining water from an inflatable pool:
Draining water from a frame pool
Most often, the owners of such “hot tubs” begin to think about how to drain the remaining water from the frame pool only at the moment when it needs to be disassembled for transportation or long-term storage. But not only in this case, it may be necessary to drain the water. In summer or autumn there are heavy or prolonged rains that fill the pool bowl. In such cases, if you do not figure out how to quickly drain the water from the pool, it may overflow and the excess water pressure will damage the structure.
In standard designs, drain holes are located on both sides of the bowl. You can choose a solution for how to drain water from the pool through a hose:
- First, you need to check your local laws regarding the disposal of used water.
- Then you need to connect a garden hose to the most convenient drain hole and check whether the drainage plug is installed correctly on the inside of the bowl.
- You need to remove the cover from the drain valve located on the top side of the structure and connect the end of a garden hose to a special adapter (sold in hardware stores).
- The other end of the hose is placed in an acceptable water receptacle.
- Next, the adapter must be connected to the drain valve.
- After attaching the adapter, a drain plug will open on the inside of the bowl, after which you can quickly drain the water from the frame pool.
- After draining the water, disconnect the hose from the adapter and insert a plug into the drain valve.
- Place the lid on the drain valve on the outside of the bowl.
- You need to completely bleed all the air from the inflatable ring and remove all the plugs.
After you have managed to quickly drain the water from the inflatable pool and before folding the structure and sending it to a barn or garage for the winter, the remaining moisture must be absorbed by sprinkling the structure with talcum powder. All valves and plugs must be removed from the pool, carefully rolled up and stored until the next season.
By the way, about the water in the pool. It is better to add as few chemicals as possible to it - both the skin of swimmers and the environment will suffer from them after draining the water.
Video on how to drain water from a frame pool:
How to drain water from an Intex frame pool?
To know how to drain water from an intex frame pool, you need to consider that they have two drain holes. Water can be drained using a drain adapter:
- First, the hose must be connected to the adapter.
- After this, connect it to the drain hole on the outside of the bowl.
- The adapter will open the valve slightly and the water will immediately begin draining.
In bestway frame pools, water is drained according to the same principle. But in some of them the drain neck is located too high, so it is not possible to completely drain all the water at once. In order to find a solution in this case on how to drain the water from the bottom of the pool, you will need to remove several racks from the frame.
Video on how to drain water from an Intex pool before wintering:
How to drain water from a stationary pool?
Even at the stage of planning a permanent pool, you should think about how to drain the water from the pool. The water drainage system is one of the primary tasks, which can be solved on your own.
Tools and materials
To work you will need the following:
- tiler's shovel and trowel;
- brick;
- sand;
- cement (“grade 500”);
- metal plate 2-3 mm or asbestos 5-10 mm depending on the area of the drain pit. For example, for a pool measuring 2x4x1.5 m, the drainage recess area is 50x50 cm and the depth is 50 cm.
It is important to note that a large pit size implies a larger free area, but the volume of water released per drain will increase.
Arrangement of water drainage
- First you need to dig a pit of the required size, adding the width of the brick on all sides of the recess. Brickwork will help strengthen the walls.
- The first layer is laid with a gap of 30 mm. The second is done so that the upper level covers the gap between the bricks of the lower layer. For laying, a solution of cement and sand is used, proportion 1:3 - this is how lattice walls are obtained. Through them, water will be absorbed into the ground.
- Sprinkle the soil on top so that when digging the soil, do not touch the top cover of the pit.
Pit cover
- In the plate prepared in advance, you need to make two holes with a diameter of 50 mm. Pipes are installed in them. One is for air outlet, the other is for a hose to drain water.
The air outlet pipe must be higher than the plane of the earthen embankment.
- Suitable for air outlet plastic pipe with a diameter of 50 mm. The pipe must be attached to the plate.
- The second pipe should pass through the hole in the pit cover.
- Using bent corners, the pipes are attached to the plate. It will cover the pit before backfilling. The mass of the earth will put pressure on the plate, and the prepared corners are needed to strengthen it. They should be placed on the top layer of bricks under the plate at a distance of 200 mm.
- The final stage is laying the plate with pipes.
- Everything is covered with earth from above.
- All that remains is to compact the earth and fill in the rest of the pit.
The pipes should not move when backfilling; if necessary, they should be adjusted.
That's it. Everything is ready. Now you don't have to worry about how to drain the water from the pool - you just need to connect the hose to drain the water. Drain the water until the pit is completely filled, then take a 30-minute break, then repeat the operation. You need to do this until all the water has left the pool.
Where should I drain the pool water?
Down the drain
The simplest answer to the question of where to drain water from a pool at the dacha is its further disposal through the sewer system. If there is good sewerage on the site, it will not be a problem to equip not only a stationary pool inside a residential building, but also a small frame or inflatable pool on the adjacent site.
If there is a branch not far from the pool sewer system, then you just need to pull a pipe from the pool to it and provide it with a valve. But if the sewerage system has a waste tank of limited volume, then connecting to it may be imprudent.
In any case, the volume of the pool bowl should be less than the volume of the receiver free of waste; in addition, during the draining process, you need to ensure that the level of waste in the receiver does not exceed the upper permissible level.
To connect to the sewer system in the pool itself, you need to connect the drain to it, lay the pipes, maintaining a uniform and sufficient slope.
The larger the diameter of the pipe and the shorter the distance to the sewer, the faster the water will drain.
In this case, the cost of drainage consists only of the cost of purchasing and laying pipes, so it is also more profitable if the sewerage system is located closer. If the drainage is carried out in drain hole, then you will also have to pay for the work of the vacuum cleaners, although this is not very expensive.
Draining water into beds
Often the question of how to drain water from an inflatable pool, especially if it is small or for children, is decided in favor of watering the garden. Solving this problem becomes easier if the bowl is located next to drainage ditches, holes or on a hillock.
If you connect a simple watering hose to the drain hole of the pool and stretch it to the watering site, avoiding kinks and tangling, then all that remains is to open the valve and at the same time “kill two birds with one stone”: drain the pool and water the plantings. This option is optimal.
This process can be modernized by adding a not too powerful pump, which will create the necessary pressure convenient for watering some crops.
But at the same time, you need to remember that if the water in the pool has been treated with chemicals, then for plants it may turn out to be evil, not good.
Therefore, if you immediately intend to use water from the pool for irrigation, then you need to choose a “chemistry” for it that would have a mark on the packaging about its harmlessness to fauna and flora.
Drain into the septic tank
Experts strongly oppose draining water from garden pools into cesspools and septic tanks. The fact is that in almost one such procedure their volume can be completely filled.
Much better option, when the drainage is carried out into a specially dug hole for water drainage, located below the pool itself and reaching the level of the gravel-sand layer of soil. In this case, the water will drain from the pit much faster. If this pit will serve only the pool, then with its help you can completely solve the problem of recycling water from its bowl.
Discharge into reservoirs
Such a drain is the easiest and cheapest to organize, however, such a decision can often conflict with the law and ethical standards of the pool owner if he considers himself a civilized person.
Draining into a nearby natural or artificial body of water is permissible only when the water in the pool has not been filled with a large number of chemicals, which often happens when cleaning the pool or using the pool for SPA treatments, including fragrances, salts, softeners, etc.
How did you solve the problem with draining water from the pool? Where and how do you drain the water? Share your experience in the comments - you will definitely help others with your answer.
Buying an inflatable pool is a convenient and inexpensive way to make your summer more comfortable. But it must be drained and washed periodically. How to properly dispose of water in such a pool is further in the article.
When is the pool drained?
The water from an inflatable pool has to be drained at least once - when it is put away for storage. But in practice this has to be done repeatedly. You have to drain the water if:- It's getting colder and no one will use it until summer.
- The water has become cloudy and polluted, and it cannot be filtered.
- Substances that pose a health hazard have entered the water, so it is necessary.
- It is necessary to eliminate damage or repair coatings.
- The bowl overflowed after heavy rains.
- The pool has a leak and needs repairs.
You can drain the water using a medium-power pump, which will transfer the water that has become unnecessary to the flower beds or beds.
There are two options for draining water:
- full – you have to resort to it if you need to change the water or put the pool away for storage;
- partial - you can get by with it if you need, for example, to wash a dirty rim that has appeared on the walls.
Drain methods
How to drain the water? The choice depends on the design and size of the inflatable pool. A small pool can be lifted and cleared of water. With a large pool you will have to tinker.Depending on the volume, the pool can contain from several hundred liters to tens of tons. Where to put such a breakthrough of water? A flowerbed or lawn is not enough here. You can drain water from pools in the following ways:
- Open drain valve . You can find it at the bottom of the bowl. The valve allows you to drain the liquid by connecting a regular hose that you use to water your garden. Hoses come in different diameters, but, usually, pools are equipped with special nozzles - with their help you can connect a hose of any diameter. The condition for draining with hoses through the valve is that the drain point must be lower than the valve, since water flows due to the difference in levels. The drainage speed depends on the diameter of the hose.
- Use submersible pump . If, by draining water with a hose, you risk flooding your neighbors or the street, you will have to use method No. 2. Thanks to a small pump - for example, “Rucheyok” or “Kid”, you can pump water into the sewer system.
- Manual drain. Suitable for small pools only.
Where to drain the water?
Water from small portable pools for home use must be drained manually or drained into appropriate place. Suitable for this purpose:- lawn or flower bed;
- drain hole;
- bodies of water - if available nearby;
- shower;
- central sewerage;
- special pit.
- features of the site - its design, the presence of garden plantings, etc.;
- pool installation location.
How to drain water from a small pool?
A small PVC pool is easy to empty. There are several methods - the choice depends on the availability of devices and the size of the bowl.Manual drain
Try draining the water by hand - simply turn the bowl over so that the water spills onto the grass. You must be sure that you will not harm your neighbors.Through the hose
If the bowl is larger and you can’t turn it over with your hands, use a hose. The liquid will flow by gravity. Procedure:- Place one end of the hose into the bottom of the bowl.
- Secure the end of the hose lowered into the water. You can press down with something, but so as not to block the flow of liquid.
- To get the liquid moving, use the suction method. The second option is to pour water into the second end through a funnel. By pushing the air, in one way or another, they ensure that the water flows by gravity.
If the water contains “chemicals”, it is unlikely to be suitable for watering plants; it is better to pour it into the sewer.
How to drain water from a large swimming pool?
If there is a lot of water, you will have to use a submersible drainage pump. It will take time to pump out the water, so start draining early to get the job done before it gets dark. In addition to the pump, you will need long hoses, their length should be enough to reach the drainage point. Step-by-step instruction:- Install the pump and connect the hose.
- Decide where to drain the water. There is a lot of it, so you can’t just pour it into the yard or onto the street. And if the water contains chlorine and salt, then it will harm those plants that cannot tolerate these components - for example, citrus fruits. The best option for draining large volumes of disinfected water - a sewer hatch.
- The draining process must be monitored. Its duration is affected by the speed of the pump and the volume of the pool.
- Use a hose to hose down the sides of the pool to remove dirt. Wipe dirty areas with a brush.
- When the pump has pumped out all it can, there will still be some water left in the pool. How much the pump can pump out depends on the depth of the pool. Scoop out the rest with buckets.
The owner of a frame pool tells how to speed up the drainage of water. You will see how much water is in the pool, and what troubles await you when quickly draining, even if your pool is inflatable:
Why is it necessary to drain the water in the winter?
Some owners of large swimming pools are tempted not to drain the water for the winter. There are cases when the pools were not cleaned, leaving everything as is. This is strictly forbidden for the following reasons:- The water will freeze and turn into an ice block that will take a long time to thaw in the spring.
- Thawed water will still have to be drained - it will be unsuitable for swimming.
- The main danger is damage to the PVC bowl. This material does not tolerate low temperatures - it cracks in frost. Typically, cracks occur at the bend - at the bottom of the pool. When a liquid freezes, it expands and can damage both the bottom and the walls.
What else should you consider when draining?
When draining water, it is important to consider whether it contains chemicals or not:- Contains. In this case, the drainage is carried out only into the sewer or cesspool. In the latter case, you need to take into account the volume of liquid being drained - will it fit in the pit? If it doesn’t fit, you will have to equip a special water inlet.
- Does not contain. You can safely drain it into your garden, vegetable garden, or natural pond. You can take water from the pool to water your plants - convenient!
How to wash and store the bowl?
After draining the water, you need to rinse the inside of the bowl. If the pool is framed, this is easy to do - it is spread out on racks, so cleaning it is not difficult. After washing, the bowl will dry in the sun.If the pool is not framed and turns into a “rag” after emptying, it is better to wash it while it is filled. This is done with special brushes - they are usually included in the kit.
If you decide to remove the inflatable pool, you need to store it correctly:
- Fold the pool carefully - it should not be thrown into a “clump”.
- Sprinkle its surface with talcum powder - this will prevent the rubberized material from sticking together.
- The pool should be kept warm and dry. But the frame - if there is one, pumps and chlorine generators can stand in unheated rooms.