First Time Pool Drain And The Fear Of It Popping Out.

[@The-Bridgewater-Triangle]

what is that glass breaking from?

[@Maturleyglam]

Why do you keep spinning your making me dizzy😵

[@emoneyblue]

thanks for sharing but the spinning camera did not work for me

[@EKMGWats]

Thanks man! I have been trying to find a video of this with my exact equipment. Big help!

[@SebastianBalos]

All I ask for is a like! Cheers!

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

You can also undo the plug on your filter while the equipment is running and it will spit water out. That's what I do when I need to get the pool emptied a bit.

[@monicamtz-slzr6635]

Spinning 😵‍💫

[@SebastianBalos]

I know! Im sorry!!!

[@Cargamr356]

Are you using the main drain to drain the pool?

[@stuartewoldt1513]

You had Yellow algae (mustard algae) and you can get rid of it but as soon as you stick anything that touched that water before and was not disinfected at the same time will re introduce the algae right back in. Throw everything onto the pool when treating for mustard algae

[@bigdaddyyc]

Did you ever say what the measurement of the plug is? 15:22 Thanks!

[@gramps5157]

I tried lowering the water in my pool and as soon as the water level hit right about where you said, my pump could not pull any more water from the main drain. I'm not sure why.

[@SebastianBalos]

It might be either because your pump is not strong enough to finish it off or it hit the safety valve that prevents the pool pump from accidentally sucking all of the water out. My safety valve sits at around 2 feet below the coping. I had to get a pump from Home Depot to get the rest of the water out. took forever. Hope you figure it out. Cheers!

[@stuartewoldt1513]

It's because your pool was sucking off the skimmers. Even if you had the valves cut off, air was still getting by and causing the pump to have cavitation. You might be able to use tennis balls in the skimmer suction. Line but that might create to much pressure inside the pipe from the skimmer and cause the glue to crack causing a leak

[@bobsaget6720]

Was glass breaking throughout the video?

[@SebastianBalos]

Lol. It was used to cover up the swears! youtube and i have a bad relationship with regards to swearing!

[@barkingspider2973]

Thanks for the post! I’m looking at doing this myself and was wondering should you remove your safety valve/plug while the pool is full of water first? Before draining the water completely………

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

Yes remove it first. Do not empty the pool in the rainy season. I do leak detection and pool repair. He did that backwards. But got it in the end when he realized he should have done it first. Use a trash pump. You can rent one from home depot. It will get that water out quick. Those little pumps you see are junk. Good for a spa unless you have 3 of them? Waste of time. Trash pump. Also remove the plug on the filter at the bottom run the equipment. That will take water out as well.

[@markdfox]

That main drain cover does not look like it’s VGB compliant, and since it appears to only have a single drain, that’s something you really want to address if you haven’t already after this video went up. Those old covers can be lethal when there’s only a single drain (in the literal sense. People have received permanent scarring or been killed by them during entrapment incidents)

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

You don't really need a main drain. You can eliminate it. It's really not doing much work. Just helps with water flow. As far as the cover goes you can get an adapter for it. Do it all the time at work and it is compliant.

[@ThePrincessBella1]

Great video! Hey you mentioned worrying that it would POP Out!? Do you have an insert? I have been trying to get my Mothers pool cleaned and filled, it's been neglected for a couple of years! Had a Professional come take a look and he said the fiberglass insert could POP Out!?? Just wondering if that's what you meant? I had no idea my Mother had installed an insert! Thank You!

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

Fiberglass is tricky. Especially in some parts of florida. I've seen the guys we sub out cut holes in the bottom to relieve pressure so they cam work on the pool. Had to fix a broken pipe of one return and it was behind the wall at the deep end. It has to have some form of relief from that upward pressure. Or it will pop. I've seen small cracks just keep going. Especially if they let the water level drop. That pool will go from a small crack I could have fixed to your pool being destroyed.

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

A residential power washer isnt going to damage the pool. Muriatic acid and scrub the pool. Rinse it though cause that shit is no joke. And when you drain it? Those leaks are because you didnt take the pressure relief plug out. Could still happen but if it does? Hydraulic cement. Throw it on dry and step on it. Wait a minute or two and it will stop it.

[@kramsis0133]

Nice video. Could you not have blocked the low level port and carried on using the main pool pump?

[@SebastianBalos]

I did try this but was not able to do it. I would say that it should be possible tho. I just gave up trying. It would make this much faster.

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

Turn the vales off for the skimmer and run the equipment. Open the bottom drain plug on your filter and it will just spit the water out there. Trash pump is your best bet. I do pools for a living. Leak detection and repairs. Don't want to leave that pool empty long. Especially near water. Don't care if it's elevated. Especially a fiberglass. It will pop.

[@Ariasadventures0110]

Where are you located? Did you have to find out the water level before draining? I'm in Kissimmee FL. It hasn't rained much this month. I was wondering if it's safe for me to drain my pool. I love your video.

[@SebastianBalos]

Im in North Tampa. This is probably the best time of year to drain. No rain. You should be fine! Cheers!!

[@Ariasadventures0110]

@@SebastianBalos thank you very much. ❤❤

[@Boscovius]

With all that elevation you've got there you could have just established a siphon with a garden hose and let gravity drain that pool for you while you kick back and enjoy those beers.

[@jacklingenfelter7765]

Great! Can I come skate in your pool now?

[@darrinsiberia]

Being how close you are to major water body I wouldnt leave it empty long.

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

You needed to unplug the main drain pressure relief plug before draining.

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

Swim down and get it done. The one you are putting back in? Junk.

[@wellsd1959]

My pool is 30k gallons and I dump it every 3 years due to CYA and TDS. I can rent a pump and hose from Home Depot and dump it in about 8 hours then start the refill.

[@zhizhong92]

I’m looking to drain my 30k pool for the first time. Do you recommend a particular pump? Did you worry about the pool popping?

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

Gas powered trash pump. Makes life much easier. Takes no time with how much water it spits out.

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

​@@zhizhong92home depot rents trash pumps. That would be your best bet.

[@monasagen1113]

thanks!

[@TheTitanic448]

Pool drains are scary even though they help keep the pool clean

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

They only really help the water move through the system. Not cleaning it. That's the main job of the skimmer.

[@stuartewoldt1513]

Water gets trapped under the pool and without the weight of the water will cause it to capsize 😂

[@btvbrndn]

Should’ve gotten a piece of rubber and slapped it on that side drain so the pool pump would start working

[@gabrielmarin8586]

Omg,, do you have ghosts or something,, what is up with the glass breaking ,, the spinning 😵.. not able to finish the video..

[@SebastianBalos]

lol,, I would agree that this video turned out to be a mess! Cheers!

[@georgeburns8447]

Fresh water. LOL. I'm the original owner of a concrete pool with a plaster finish. I had it installed in 1988. That's nearly 35 years ago. It has NEVER been drained. You don't need to drain a pool so that it can be filled with "fresh water". Your water is cleaned via filtration and chemicals; not by draining and replacing it. With comments like yours, it makes sense that you have a bottle of booze in your hand.

[@Roberto_DeLeon]

Correct

[@darrinsiberia]

But if you lose the chemical balance needed it can be impossible to get it back. If you drain the pool you can chlorine wash the walls scrub and pressure wash it all away. You can even go the next step and do a muriatic acid bath same deal. Then you can start fresh establish the right pH chlorine etc and you won't be throwing hundreds of dollars at it every week.

[@georgeburns8447]

OK, let me analyze your pretzel logic to see if I have it straight. My pool is 35,000 gallons. So, according to you the pool expert, I should periodically suck 35,000 gallons of water out of my pool, which will take about a week, and pour it down the drain. Then, with my emptied and unusable pool put at a $100,000 risk of heaving and cracking from hydrostatic pressure because it's now empty, I should give it an acid bath with noxious lung-damaging fumes that will eat away at the plaster surface, which in today's market is $20,000 to $30,000 to apply. I should then refill it with 35,000 gallons of "fresh water" that will take about a week, and which of course won't very soon be contaminated by leaves, rainwater, run-off, etc. I can see your method is MUCH better than just leaving the "unfresh water" in there and adjusting the PH by, depending on the situation, either adding one or two $5.00 bottles of chlorine, 50 cents worth of baking soda, or 75 cents worth of muriatic acid. Thank you for your expertise on the subject. It's so much better than what I've been doing for 35 years. Until coming across you, I never thought about the difference between "fresh" H2O molecules and "unfresh" H2O molecules. Do you have a business address at the mental institution I can reach you at in case I need any more of your expert advice?

[@darrinsiberia]

@@georgeburns8447 excuse me ? I just drained my 20k gallon pump in less than 12 hours. It takes about 4 to 6 gallons of chlorine. One person slowly spills it down the walls. Another person wets the walls with a hose. Big f ing deal. *pool

[@darrinsiberia]

@@georgeburns8447 I literally just did this. I'll do a video before and after. 40 bucks a day pump rental 2 days. You need it the 2nd day to suck all your wash out. Pressure washer 80 bucks rental 1 day. Wash everything down 2nd day. 4 gallons of chlorine < 40 bucks. Bathe the walls in the chlorine lightly wash and scrub them Safety equipment needed. Pants long sleeves gloves. Rubber boots. Common air mask. You must be one of Trump's accountants with numbers that big. I feel sorry for your keyboard.

[@christopherdorsey7804]

Pool was not that dirty before draining

[@SebastianBalos]

It was not too bad looking but it was getting to a point where it was getting very hard to keep balanced. After new water it has been really easy to keep balanced with very little chemical intervention. Cheers!

[@yesidrive]

Good ol fart bubble aka fart dust

[@johnmoreno8596]

Why the f--k do you keep walking around in circles 🤦‍♂️

[@mknmike4110]

Dizziest video I’ve ever tried to watch.

[@SebastianBalos]

Totally agree, did not expect it and it was a nightmare on the eyes when editing. lol. cheers!

[@mknmike4110]

@@SebastianBalos I closed my eyes and only listened, but even that was pretty annoying with the repeated breaking glass sounds. I’m sure he will say, “don’t watch if you don’t like it. “

[@frankdiaz7571]

I think your a little drunk really

[@SebastianBalos]

It seems to be a common denominator of this channel! cheers!

[@sarawhite82]

Why bad words do nice words

[@LadyBug-yy4pu]

stop spinning

[@SebastianBalos]

Lol. I know. It was bad when i had to edit this vid!

[@cibonthesaint8903]

Dude, get to the point and stop walking around in circles or stop drinking one of the other

[@SebastianBalos]

@@cibonthesaint8903 sorry man! Not my greatest vid!

[@jobyden105]

Wow... the cost of doing this job yourself, with materials including aggravation $450. Cost to have someone else do it: $500 - 550. Just sayin'