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Strongly not recommended. The pool uses the weight and pressure from the water to hold its shape, if you drain it for any extended period of time, it could collapse, the bottom could become uneven, or the liner could become more susceptible to damage.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt's probably not the wisest thing to do. If you are in a dry climate the plaster might dry out and crack. If you're in an area with lots of ground water or high water table the pool could pop out of the ground. You might be able to avoid that problem if the pool has a relief in the bottom. Why would you want to leave it empty anyway? Someone could fall into an empty pool and get hurt very badly.
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∙ 11y agoIn Australia, where we have higher UV levels, your pool should always be refilled within 48 hours. To leave it empty for any longer than that risks several problems, particularly if it is an older liner. The main problems are shrinkage and loss of flexibility - so you may find that your liner no longer fits the pool properly when you refill it, and may split if you try and force it.
If you need to drain your pool to do a repair, its best not to empty the water until you are confident you can get the job completed and the pool refilled quickly.
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What if your inground pool is empty and you have 3 feet of water and mud in the deep end of the pool. How do i clean it out frustrated.?
Usa a shop vac.
Can you leave an inground pool swimming with concrete bottom and stainless steel sides with a hydrostatic valve empty over the winter?
Theoreticaly Yes
Can a deck be installed over an empty inground pool in southern California?
Yes
How do you empty inground pool hydrostatic pressure?
Let a pool pro. do it for you. Or you will be paying for a new pool.Never empty a pool unless you have some type of well point system, de-watering system around you're in ground pool. If You're pool installer encountered water,clay,any kind of surface water, they had to put a de-watering system to install you're pool.A Good pool co. will leave the system in when they are finished. But, do not drain until you call the installer.
How many gallons of water in the star dust inground swimming pool?
How big is the star dust inground swimming pool.
I want to repaint my 12ft inground pool. Can i empty it without any problems?
make sure u remove the plug in the drain at the bottom of the pool,this allows any water that may have accumulated under the pool from seepage to evaporate and equalizes the pressure that may be created by emptying ur pool. You will need to go to Lowe's or Home Depot and buy a high power pump to empty the pool. Also you will need an unclogged drain near the pool for all the water to empty into.
What damage can a hard freeze do to an inground pool?
It can crack the pool and any pipes that has water in them that freeze. a way of protecting the pool is to float drums in a line along the middle of the pool there by leaving an unfrozen track along the middle into which the ice can expand. You should definitely empty the filter and exposed water pipes.
Does Justin Bieber have a inground pool or a above ground pool?
Justin Bieber has a inground pool
Can you just drain your pool and start fresh in the spring?
You can. but you should not leave an in ground pool empty for any period of time. Ground water building up around it is capable of even lifting an empty concrete pool out of the ground.
We have an inground concrete salt water pool in Sydney have hundreds of brown lines an inch long in the pool look like dirt but when broken open hundreds of tiny red worms appear how do we get rid?
thats a bad idea to have an inground salt water pool in concrete. the salt water it self may eat away some parts of the concrete, plus the fact that its underground and contains salt it attracts worms. maybe you should pour alot of clorine in the pool to kill them, then empty out the water and start fresh.
Can an inground pool in the basement of a building be left empty for months possibly a year without any damage from pressure from ground water?
If the pool is built in such a way that the pool is held down even though there is ground water underneath it without it being able to start floating there should be nothing to worry about.
Will a hibiscious survive near a salt water pool?
Yes, I had hibiscus surrounding my inground salt-water pool. They grew beautifully.
