Drain Your Bestway Above Ground Pool ALL THE WAY!

The Bestway pools are great and they come with just about everything you need to properly use them. When it comes to taking them down after the season, they even give you a hose adapter/valve that easily drains the pool...well MOST of the pool. The valve isn't on the "true" bottom of the pool, so when the water drops below the valve...nothing else comes out. This video will show you how to easily remove the water from a Bestway, Intex, or any model pool...ALL THE WAY!

[@emilyvarnado7070]

OMG THANK YOU. I neglected my pool over the winter and it turned into a literal swamp and I couldn’t get that last bit of swamp water out to do a complete water change. You are a lifesaver!!

[@The_pokemon_freak]

Did it work cause I iam left with a few inches of swamp

[@getitdone308]

It should work. The benefit of this method is you don't have to start the siphon by sucking on a hose. Great for "swamps".

[@kimberlythomas2380]

Same 😢

[@DGKJhayTV]

exactly the same I’m going to try this this week.

[@barbaraking6980]

Many thanks for this simple explanation of how you drained the last bit of water out of your pool. I followed your example and it was so easy. I was dreading going into the murky last bit of water in my wellies to try and bale it out . A huge THANKS to you from the U.K

[@MonsterJam272]

I actually drained my entire pool like that. Used a very long hose to go from my backyard to the front street and it went very smooth. Thanks for the video!!

[@getitdone308]

You're right! There's really no reason you have to wait until the end to use this method. The entire pool will empty this way.

[@dezwujie]

This video was a lifesaver. I got the siphon to start this way using the spigot, but i ran into problems because my spigot isn't near the low part of my yard. What ended up working for me was: 1) Fill my 2 gallon watering can with water 2) Stand on the 2nd rung of my step ladder and hold the hose & can on the top rung of the step ladder 3) Pour water into the hose until there was flow into the pool (confirmed by child helping me 😂) 4) Drop the hose so it lands in the low spot of my yard Doing this got the siphon going and it's still draining now. Physics is awesome!! 😎

[@getitdone308]

Physics can be amazing! Glad it helped!

[@elainestewart3272]

Thank you so much for your common sense approach to draining the pool. I am a recent widow and my late husband always did these kind of things on his own. I can actually do this on my own and this is so empowering for me. I don't want to rely on my busy kids to help me drain the pool and there are no special gadgets to rig together.

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@sherrymchatton3928]

Thank you so much!! I was stressing on how I was going to manage this by myself. This is brilliant!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@kuthumi]

Thank you. Was the last part of the puzzle for us, knowing we are setting the pool up soon and will need to drain it come winter in the mountains; a must. Grateful!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@thevirtualsocialite9980]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!! I was literally over here freaking out on how I was going to drain this pool! This video was and is a lifesaver.

[@getitdone308]

Awesome! It helps even more with a quick-connect/release attached to the hose too!

[@seascape0881]

Completely ran across this video by accident, learned something new today. Thank you so much for this, this will be very helpful in the future! 😁

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@kristiejohnson139]

Thank you so much for taking the time to post this video, your technique worked great for us!!!!

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@elizabethsaudek5839]

Brilliant, thank you. I have sent hours trying to get my hosepipe to syphon by filling it inside the pool and failing to lift the end up and over without losing the vacuum. I have now got three hosepipes on the job. Elizabeth

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@Moshekedem]

Absolutely awesome advice! And that pool table jig at 1:09 is absolutely awesome! Just made it myself after seeing yours. Made mine out of a rubberized winter shoe mat so it has edges to keep the water from coming on!

[@getitdone308]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@misterdog7]

Another thanks! At first it didn't work as the hose was a bit twisted and turned, after I straightened it and pushed it more on the floor the water started flowing out of it.

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@Michael-uy1tz]

Great video, I watched it midway as we are draining our pool, and added 2 other hoses to make it go faster!!

[@getitdone308]

That'll do the trick!

[@jpmx7040]

OMG you are a genius and a lifesaver! I've been wanting to drain the last 2 inches for weeks now and didn't fancy the 'traditional' suck siphon method now the water is growing algae. Top tip and keep up the good work! Many thanks!! 💯👍

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@patriciaunderwood1859]

thank you for this video. I drained my pool with the siphon method instead of using the drain plug. It took a little longer but drained it with minimal water pooling. Whatever pooled, was dried by the sun. I never put away my pool away as easy as this year! Thank you!!

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped

[@prettyshadesofme1508]

Thank you so much , I had no clue how I was going to get the rest of this water out 😉

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped

[@LostLeftyLimb]

You know you shouldn’t drain your whole pool right?

[@getitdone308]

You should if you're disassembling it for the season.

[@bonnieblancho7381]

@@LostLeftyLimb Why ?

[@jamiepoovey7220]

Very good instructions and visual guide! I also like that you built a ladder.

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps! The ladder is awesome! I doubt I'd even want to get in/out of my pool with the rickety ladders that come with the pools. Check out my other video on the ladder if you're interested.

[@valdezfam6304]

This is crazy it actually worked I would of never tried this. Thank you you made my life just a little bit easier👍

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@BigBrownTruck01]

After watching your video I decided just to do the whole pool that way. Thank you!

[@getitdone308]

That'll work too!

[@simonstancu206]

I honestly didnt think this would work but it works! i cant thank you enough!!! 🙏🏼

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@alanikeiser]

Finally found a video that gets to the point and makes sense. Thanks!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@MrHaihui]

I''ve seen this video only after making a big mess with my pool... Useful for the next season!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps next year!

[@myselfandi6888]

Thanks so much!! Worked great! Wasn't sure if it was gonna work bc my hose is so long but it did. I think I was in aw for like 10 mins outside just watching it 😂 so cool. Thanks again!!!

[@getitdone308]

It is strangely satisfying!

[@carlywmiller]

You alright in my book! I'm so glad you didn't old school siphon the water out. 👍🏼 Thank you for the video ! A little fireball and a messed up hose we about to do this! #wishusluck!

[@carlywmiller]

So.... We still didn't do this .. 😂 we took a shot instead 🤦🏼‍♀️🥂but tomorrow!! It's going down!! 😂

[@themightythor1974]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, this video was extremely helpful.

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped.

[@jaimiebowen2408]

Helped me very well. Taught me a couple pointers on the siphoning part.

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@kenny9239]

Thank you for sharing the hack! you have saved me from buying a Bestway garden host adapter :-)

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped

[@stephenhope434]

Genius. Thank you soooooo much for saving me from the mouthful of doom!

[@getitdone308]

That'll build your immune system up!

[@lubruscaidar]

Thank you for sharing. Great tip! Super helpful.

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@vicodinmonster]

Man thanks for the spigot trick! It worked beautifully. I don’t particularly like cruddy water.

[@getitdone308]

Tastes gross huh!

[@jillsey45]

Thankyou SO much!! I started bailing with a bucket and was like " Oh Heck No"! Lol This worked great! Plus, I would have tried to use my mouth if I hadn't seen this way!!! Lolol We've all done it! 🤢 Thanks again

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped. That's exactly what to avoid!

[@lightinthedark1594]

Thanks for making such a great video!!! 😃

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@Dieselgirltx]

This was so helpful!!! Thank you so much, saved me a big headache

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@StephenSettanni]

This was so helpful! Thank you!

[@wendyamaya5386]

Thank you so much!! This worked like a charm 🎉

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@HaroldL]

Thank you for this ingenious hack! I was about to use a vacuum pump to get the rest out, which would have killed my back.

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@saltysassy958]

You are BRILLIANT. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@getitdone308]

I hope it helped!

[@timothychambers9064]

this is how I have always done it and if you want to do it even faster add multiple hoses individually

[@tazilla8u]

Genius! Thank you so much for this.

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@Guyana0000]

Outstanding video, a much need for me right now.

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@ayshaaleed]

This is absolutely mindblowing!!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@ayshaaleed]

Yes it DID. thank youuuu soooo sooo much

[@jermaineclarke4908]

Appreciate this man 💯

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helps!

[@codygullett2452]

What an absolute legend 🏆🙏🤘🏼🫡

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps.

[@crescendo2441]

Thanks for this 😁👍

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@ruk8289]

Makes sense 👍! Thanks man 🤙🏾

[@JAnderson19733]

Genius ! Thanks for the insight. I didn’t want to drink pool water. 😂

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped

[@emmahaywood3117]

This works!! I though I was going to have to get in and bucket the rest out, you've saved me a lot of time, thank you so much 😀

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@DonishaGonzalez]

You are amazing this video helped so much Thank you so much!!

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@krunal4444]

Mate, great tip 👍

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@jovalicammj1109]

Thank you so much for your video, here i was planning to suck on the end...then thought surely i can google and find an easier way 😀 cheers 👏👍

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@ashlovely8692]

Thank you for the help! It really works

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped.

[@hennyperez700]

Thank you so much you just saved my life. ❤

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@lisaelmes6100]

Really helped us! Thanks

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@koscarico]

Wow! Great tip 🎉

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@lydiaanel1000]

Very helpful thank u!

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@patcun79]

great video

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@train4905]

Absolutely superb idea,very helpfull indrrd

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps

[@grpnev]

Great idea, doing the same here with my pool.

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@jimmyswag3413]

Awesome, this worked!

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@cbesc]

Absolute genius. Ty sir.

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps

[@TheHausmanis]

Thats some Mcgywer shit. Thanks alot man, saved me tons of time ❤

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped!

[@STEVEGOTITPOOL]

A shop vac with a long hose works good too. And take a broom to push the water towards the vac hose.

[@getitdone308]

That'll do it!

[@BEARDED_VATO]

My man 👊🏽🔥

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@lroberts1008]

It works! Thanks

[@getitdone308]

Glad it helped

[@kellyforbes5056]

You're a genius!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@CDNF11]

omg your a life saver. I had to suck a little bit out to get it going

[@getitdone308]

Oh no! That's the whole point...not to have to suck!

[@escobar789oscar]

Your the best!!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@michelestrom5220]

THANK YOU!!! My fiance suggested bailing it out a cup...... 🤣🤣🤣

[@getitdone308]

While that would certainly work...I wouldn't recommend it unless you had 48 straight hours to kill!

[@96shaharify]

Thanks

[@brandyvillalta4953]

Thank you thank you !!!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@billargueta5458]

Best way to do it right here.

[@silverlinedpines8327]

Thank you!!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@valentinoisaac3220]

Im have to try this thank you

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps

[@lilbricks]

Oh my your pool looks huge! What size summer wave is this? I'm currently pool shopping and watching everything that helps me learn the whole process so thanks for your tutorial ☺️

[@getitdone308]

Thanks. Check out my other videos for some of the other things I did/learned too. Here's a link to the pool I bought. It's 20' x 48". www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod24030278&mobiledetect=false&pid=092410_RFI|ANDROID|Featured_Products|Bestway%20Power%20Steel%20Deluxe%20Series%2020'%20x%2048%22%20Above%20Ground%20Pool%20Set

[@lilbricks]

@@getitdone308 thank you so much! Ordering now 🤗

[@weedlebunz]

I use a RYOBI water transfer pump. My dad bought it. It comes with an inlet and an outlet. One hole for garden hose and one hole for other tube that goes into pool water. The thing is loud like a tornado siren almost but it drains the pool FAST! Power is remarkable.

[@getitdone308]

That'll do the trick too!

[@carolinestephens8459]

We have the same pool and had hard time getting last bit water out .I'll be trying this thank's i hope it works for me

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps

[@carolinestephens8459]

@@getitdone308 no it hasn't tryed loads times and water still in pool .Did like you said 🤔

[@getitdone308]

Remember, it has to be a true siphon. No air in the hose whatsoever, and the pool side of the hose has to be at list a little more elevated than the other side.

[@annalantz3415]

Wow. Thanks 😊

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@vkidshomeschool8252]

Hello and thanks for your help. I have salt in my pool water, can I still drain this water into my lawn?

[@getitdone308]

I did. It had zero negative effects.

[@pewterpirate4560]

Thanks!👍

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped

[@evileve6068]

Thanks..i needed this Sucking the hose wasnt working.. 🤣

[@getitdone308]

Awesome! It helps even more with a quick-connect/release attached to the hose too!

[@Nunyabizness123]

Thank you!!!!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@piry24]

Thank you!..

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@thisincarnation3735]

Thank you!

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped!

[@thisincarnation3735]

@@getitdone308 Definitely did!

[@itsdee212]

Pukka video, thank you for sharing.

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helps!

[@victoriashaw6365]

I couldn’t get this to work 😕. Tried and tried. Moving and need to get rid of the pool. No time to order more pumps so looks like we’ll have to slash the sides open and toss it 😞

[@getitdone308]

Siphoning is dependent on 3 things: 1. The hose stays full of water (no air...at all) 2. The hose is submerged in water where the water goes in (in your pool). No air. 3. The other end of the hose is not elevated higher than where the water goes in (gravity helps propel the water) Can you confirm that's the case?

[@lvrocker6281]

working for me, the flow is just this side of a trickle but I'll let it go and hopefully does the trick!

[@getitdone308]

It's not meant to be like a faucet turned on. A trickle is the likely outcome. But like you said...as long as the water flows, you're good!

[@kellyellis7083]

I love your ladder. I have no building skills at all but i have a friend who is willing to build one of these for me next year for my pool. Do you have a video on how you made that??

[@getitdone308]

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[@fireyourrocketts]

Ideal to store the liner till next season but where do you store it? mine is 16x32x4 rectangular and I have left water evaporate twice, first time I filled and all was ok last year then left it up and water evaporated again and now after some hard cleaning which did not lifted all the dirty spots I am re filling again and inspecting as I go to see if i did not ruined the liner; lot of people assure it is ruined but this liner is 20 gauge and heavily stitched up; in my are Las Vegas the summer and sun in general is brutal all year around but the humidity very low, don't know if this is good or bad for the liner but my neighbor stored his last season and kids broke it playing around it, he has a small tear now after this season he has to throw it away; as I type i got like 6 or 7 inches of water into mine and checking; the liner "feels" ok. As I fill it i will see if it fails or not, taking the chance for the rest of this season but come October I will definitely drain it and store it or even before if I stop using the pool, like maybe mid September, providing the liner survived my mistreatment.

[@getitdone308]

I store mine in an outdoor shed. It only gets used for the pool and a couple other things, so the pool really doesn't get touched in the off season. You are right though...wherever it's stored, it needs to be left alone (no kids around it).

[@fireyourrocketts]

@@getitdone308 just checked pool water level it is about past half filled, inspected around and cant see any leaking or anything indicating the liner is compromised, in couple spots the liner seems shrink and like it will not get back to its flat shape but it looks sturdy in and out, on the left side of pool at the bases the liner connector not the liner itself are kind of ripped but still holding up, if they would tear completely the support for that side could be compromised but seems they will hold; so far seems the liner could give me the rest if the season but to know have to wait until it is completely filled and see how the pressure of 16000 gallons do to a liner that have been exposed to sunlight and dryness for a year twice!

[@getitdone308]

My pool was bought at Sam's Club for $450-ish. My thoughts were that if the Texas sun destroyed my pool, I could replace it for cheap.

[@daviddattilo9378]

thank you. if this works, run for president.

[@getitdone308]

Oh it works! You'll get 99% of the water out. Once the hose stops filling with water (because the water level is too low), the sun will evaporate the rest.

[@adelleross201]

Are you just draining it & covering it up for the winter or would you suggest taking it apart completely? We have the same pool & I’m trying to figure out what we should do.

[@getitdone308]

We disassemble and store for winter. It's easy enough to do...and quick enough to reassemble the next season. One of the biggest reasons we do this is because we have a storage shed so it's much more easily stored.

[@shaynarolen4668]

What do you recommend using as a replacement for the drain valve cap? Bestway is out of stock on exact replacements, and I have been unable to find something sized correctly. Thank you!

[@getitdone308]

Check with Intex and Coleman. They are the same thing.

[@ianolding8431]

Hi man, thanks for the siphoning tip what solution is best for cleaning the liner floor and sides obviously needs to be non _ contaminant?

[@getitdone308]

What are you cleaning off the floor and walls? What needs to be removed?

[@ianolding8431]

@@getitdone308 Hi some algae and general dust/dirt

[@getitdone308]

Just a standard floor mop does the trick

[@ilashandlove6726]

I was thinking of using the pool pump/filter to drain my pool. I was going to take the return side out n hook it up to a longer hose. Then remove the other side and just lay it in the pool and let it suck up the water.. Do you think that would work?

[@getitdone308]

Yes...until you get to about 1-2 inches. Then your pump will start sucking air and not work. That's whumy I did this. It's a siphon.

[@rockstar032648]

Where did you get the drain valve/water hose adapter? I found one online but its for intex and is too small...

[@getitdone308]

Mine came with the pool.

[@cynthiahollingsworth224]

Yes I tried this and I had to go out at least four times during the day and do the whole process over again and it’s been two days and it keeps stopping so I don’t know what to do. I hate going out there over and over again starting, and stopping I still have at least 6 inches of water left in the 15 x 15 pole and it’s just not coming through the house anymore I don’t know what to do to be three days tomorrow.

[@getitdone308]

It's got to be a true siphon or it won't work. No air in the hose at all. Pool water at a higher elevation than the other end of the hose. I literally do this same exact thing for my hot tub.

[@dadzmail69]

How did you undo the plug for the Pool ? Can you use something from outside to pop it out or is it threaded where you actually have to go underwater ? Thanks in advance for Reply

[@getitdone308]

You don't undo the plug. You unscrew the cap, screw the adapter to a hose, and plug it into the pool opening. That said...I didn't even do that this year. I just emptied the poop completely with the hose/siphon. Worked perfectly.

[@ladidoubleg9829]

I pray u see this! Where can I get the valve or adapter!? This is not something I recall seeing when we did the install. Actually, I had a couple of pieces missing but I made it work. Please please respond. This is the exact video I need! Thanks so much!!!

[@getitdone308]

It came with the pool. You can sometimes find a replacement on Amazon. That said...you don't need it. Last year I just drained the entire pool by this siphon method. I didn't use the adapter at all!

[@ladidoubleg9829]

@@getitdone308 Thank u so so much for responding. Now, siphoning as far as using the pump to get out what u can? I need to watch it again cause u have the same drain plug at the bottom as I have. I noticed the valve inside the plug that needs to be pushed in by something when it's attached to a hose. That was my concern. And like I said, apparently, that was one of the missing pieces. I bought it last August, so since it was the end of the season, I didn't put it up until this year. The seat part on the ladder was missing as well. I think I saw that piece on Amazon but it was about $38! If that's the piece I need, I might have to contact the company again because when you pay over $700 for a pool everything should be in the packaging, this is ridiculous.

[@getitdone308]

You don't need a pump...at all. While your pool is full, use the siphon method described in the video. It will remove all the water...just as if you used a hose with the adapter.

[@ladidoubleg9829]

​@@getitdone308Ok, I gotcha! I needed to use the adapter on the bottom cause I'd planned on letting it drain to my front yard so I can drench it to aerate with those shoe spike things and plant seeds. So even if I siphon, I'll have to figure out how to divert the water. I figure, I've already paid for 5200 gains of water, may as well recycle it. 😂

[@ladidoubleg9829]

I watched the entire video. This siphon method is great but, my pool is still completely full. That's why I was trying to find out the adapter. Maybe I should've started with that. I truly apologize! I really don't mean to be a pain.

[@michaelmarino3013]

Thank you...

[@getitdone308]

Hope it helped

[@michaelmarino3013]

@@getitdone308 im a new home owner so ill be peeking in to help.these really do help.

[@MrMartis913]

I didn’t have the drain adapter so I used this trick for the whole pool and it worked until the last couple inches, at which point the water flow stopped. Any suggestions?

[@getitdone308]

As long as the hose stays full (without air), the siphon should work. It's when air gets in that the siphon stops. When I got down to that last little bit, I let the sun evaporate the rest. My pool is on a slight decline so when there was about an inch on one side, there wasn't any on the other. So I used a push broom to move the water to where it was dry to let the sun do its thing.

[@MrMartis913]

@@getitdone308 Thank you. That's what I was planning to do. I figure it should dry out in about a week.