How to Remove Anti Freeze From the Opening Lines for a Swimming Pool?

Proper opening and closing of your pool is an essential part of its maintenance. Adding antifreeze to the drain lines before the winter freeze prevents cracking and swelling of the pipes. Failure to add antifreeze may cause costly damage. Removing the antifreeze in the spring is equally important. You can flush pool-grade antifreeze into the pool water and filter it through the system. Removing the antifreeze is best done before the pool chemicals are balanced.

Things You'll Need

• Pool vacuum
• Pool skimmer

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Turn on the pool pump.

   • 2

     Remove all the water from the pool cover with a cover pump.

   • 3

     Skim the pool cover with a pool skimmer to remove grass and other debris.

   • 4

     Flush out the pool lines by turning on the pool pump in the reverse direction to force water through the pipes. This flushes the antifreeze into the pool. Let the pool cycle until filtration starts.

   • 5

     Balance the pool chemicals.