Should a pool be left empty?
It’s not good to leave your pool empty when the weather gets cold. Leaving your pool filled with water can help prevent your vinyl or concrete foundation from being damaged.
Is it OK to empty your swimming pool?
“Draining your pool should be the last resort, especially if your goal is to simply clean the pool and improve the quality of the water, which in most cases can be done with chemicals,” says Peter. When the need to repair, re-surface, or re-line your pool requires it to be emptied of water, the best advice we can give you is DON’T DO IT YOURSELF!
Why does my pool need to be emptied and filled?
If a pool needs to be emptied for essential maintenance and cracks appear, wall tiles ‘drop off’ or floor tiles ‘lift’ it is usually the contractor who undertook the responsibility to empty and refill the pool that is at fault because they either did not have or follow the correct procedure when carrying out the work.
What happens if you rip a vinyl pool liner?
Breaches in the vinyl liner should be addressed immediately to avoid more costly repairs. Leaks in a pool liner may cause extensive damage to the outer structure of the pool itself or even create a sinkhole in the surrounding area.
What happens when you drain an above ground pool?
When you drain an above ground pool the liner will shrink, shift, and ultimately never go back to as good as it once was – even if you refill with water right away after draining. It would be common to expect to see wrinkles in the liner if you did drain and refill your above ground pool.
“Draining your pool should be the last resort, especially if your goal is to simply clean the pool and improve the quality of the water, which in most cases can be done with chemicals,” says Peter. When the need to repair, re-surface, or re-line your pool requires it to be emptied of water, the best advice we can give you is DON’T DO IT YOURSELF!
Breaches in the vinyl liner should be addressed immediately to avoid more costly repairs. Leaks in a pool liner may cause extensive damage to the outer structure of the pool itself or even create a sinkhole in the surrounding area.
When do you need to have your pool emptied of water?
When the need to repair, re-surface, or re-line your pool requires it to be emptied of water, the best advice we can give you is DON’T DO IT YOURSELF!
What happens when you take a swimming pool out of the ground?
“Water acts as a stabiliser that weighs the pool down when it’s in the ground, so when you take that water out, it could ‘pop’ out of the ground or cause the walls to cave in,” explains Swimart Regional Franchise Manager, Peter Allen. “This does depend on a number of factors including the type of pool and ground water levels.”
