How to DRAIN an ABOVE GROUND POOL (Even Without A Pump!) | Swim University

If you need to drain your above ground pool, here's how to drain your water with either a garden hose or a sump pump.

⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction to How To Drain an Above Ground Pool
00:46 - When Should You Drain Your Above Ground Pool?
02:11 - How To Prepare To Drain Your Pool
03:34 - 3 Ways To Drain an Above Ground Pool
04:25 - How To Drain Your Pool Without A Pump: Garden Hose Siphon Method
06:13 - How To Drain Your Pool With A Sump Pump
07:27 - How To Drain Your Pool With A Drain Adapter

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Hope this helps you drain your above ground pool! Skip ahead to 04:25 to learn the Garden Hose Siphon Method. Just make sure your pool is properly prepped (02:11) before you drain it. And if you want more pool maintenance help, grab our Pool Care Cheat Sheet at 👍

[tiov]

Better way to make a garden hose siphon.
Step 1. Act like you are going to fill the pool, put one end of garden hose to bottom of pool, with hose hooked up to Spicket begin filling pool.
2. Turn off water and detach hose from spicket (hose bib), water will begin siphoning out, move hose to where you want to drain the water. (You could use two hoses, connect them together where you want to drain the water out to, just disconnect them and the siphon will start.
3. Find the deepest part and thread it through a weighted pool vac head (triangle vac) to keep it low in the pool. Move the drain end as far down a hill to the lowest possible elevation.

[Matt]

the other siphon method I use is fill the hose using the pool return jet, then shut the pool pump off once the water is siphoning on its own.

[Ionizap]

Use the same hose you use to vacuum it's much larger than a garden hose. Actually use both like I did. Emptied my pool in one evening.

[elizabethwhite]

I tried the hose siphon couldn’t get it to work. At the bottom of my pool I put the garden hose on the outside unfortunately now that it’s about a still a quarter to drain the hose kinked at the bottom and stopped draining. I took my vacuum hose that came in a pool maintenance kit attached it to the bottom where I had the garden hose and now it is draining in fact I have a small lake in a circle of my yard from the pool and instead of days or having to rent a pump it’ll be drained in a few hours. I’m doing this to put on a new pump, relevel my pool and replace broken pavers with new ones

[crystalparada]

It worked with my in ground pool!! I used 2 hoses at once because of these storms.

[MrNinja]

I usually do it with the hose, but what usually take 2 days turned into 4

[MimaLaReina]

I don’t need reasons just tell me HOW to drain

[therealxclan]

The major problem with these methods is that they leave 3 or 4 inches of water at the bottom. Trying to get that out with a shopvac takes forever because you have to keep emptying the container. Hard to believe there’s no easy solution for this.

[lakeeshatolliverfunches]

Thanks I think I'm ready to try the hose method

[darciterrell]

Is a huge rain not a reason to drain the pool?

[stanleypych]

I use my clean out hose to siphon with. It’s a lot faster than a garden hose

[suenash]

Can I connect to my pressure washer and clean my concrete and deck with it

[robertmoon]

Looking how to get out stuck thread Filter, in Filter housing..

[JohnnyLREACTS]

Will this work for inground pools too?

[HeyLookItsThatGuy]

I've read that if you drain your above ground pool it can permanently damage your liner. Is that true??

[DalilaBran]

Can I use the vacuum hose instead or garden hose?

[charlierodriguez]

Also don’t just drain onto your lawn because pets or children could drink That water. Secondly the large amount of water can seep into your basement or foundation and damage your home.

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