Trying to decide if it's worth it to completely drain my pool this winter.

And if my poor pump can handle filling 25,000 gallons, or how much electricity it will consume to drain my well of that much water.

Has anyone ever BOUGHT pool water? You know, the truck comes to your house and just pumps in new water? How much does that run?

Why would you drain it for the winter?

Trying to decide if it's worth it to completely drain my pool this winter.

And if my poor pump can handle filling 25,000 gallons, or how much electricity it will consume to drain my well of that much water.

Has anyone ever BOUGHT pool water? You know, the truck comes to your house and just pumps in new water? How much does that run?

I did when i was married and lived in huntingtown. Wasn't much, we had to drain it to replace the liner. I still see the truck every now and then. But why are you draining it?

Trying to decide if it's worth it to completely drain my pool this winter.And if my poor pump can handle filling 25,000 gallons, or how much electricity it will consume to drain my well of that much water.

Has anyone ever BOUGHT pool water? You know, the truck comes to your house and just pumps in new water? How much does that run?


I would'nt..just winterize and cover..your done.

Because of the storm, it is so mucky and full of debris, I am not sure that cleaning it is worth the time.

So - how much? A few hundred?

Because of the storm, it is so mucky and full of debris, I am not sure that cleaning it is worth the time.

So - how much? A few hundred?


You didn't cover the pool?

Because of the storm, it is so mucky and full of debris, I am not sure that cleaning it is worth the time.

So - how much? A few hundred?

It depends on how big your pool is. Ours is about 33,000 gal. and took 5 truckloads. I think I remember it being about $180/truck and each truck held about 5,000 gal.

Just pay me the thousand bucks and I will clean it for you instead of wasting it on new water.

Because of the storm, it is so mucky and full of debris, I am not sure that cleaning it is worth the time.

So - how much? A few hundred?
What I don't get is that with or without water, the pool would still need to be cleaned. Right? Muck cleans up easy enough with a good blast of chlorine and shock.

When we had our liner changed a couple of years ago, the trucks carried 6000 gallons and it was $200 a truckload.

You didn't cover the pool?
I didn't cover mine for Irene (or Isabel), I figured it would be easier to get debris out of the water than to have heavy branches rip the cover.

I didn't cover mine for Irene (or Isabel), I figured it would be easier to get debris out of the water than to have heavy branches rip the cover.

Sheesh, we covered ours but after all the rain, leaves, and branches our cover went straight to the bottom and we now have to clean out leaves and branches but also now the ruined cover. Bet your bottom dollar we won't be wasting our time on the cover next go'around.

I didn't cover mine for Irene (or Isabel), I figured it would be easier to get debris out of the water than to have heavy branches rip the cover.

:yeahthat:

I have been scooping leaves for the last couple of days.

What I don't get is that with or without water, the pool would still need to be cleaned. Right? Muck cleans up easy enough with a good blast of chlorine and shock.


Yes it would. Right now it's got probably 100 pounds or more of twigs, branches, leaf "goo" and leaves, which would be easier to remove with a shovel than with a leaf skimmer. Even the vacuum can't get the big stuff.

If I drain the pool, mostly, I can actually get down to the bottom and remove it. I don't see how adding shock and chlorine would eliminate the debris.

But if it costs a LOT to refill it, I might consider removing it slowly by hand. If it's a thousand, I may just have to suck it up and do it the hard way.

Sheesh, we covered ours but after all the rain, leaves, and branches our cover went straight to the bottom and we now have to clean out leaves and branches but also now the ruined cover. Bet your bottom dollar we won't be wasting our time on the cover next go'around.

See, that's another reason. I'm not sure why, but we replace covers about every 4 years. A couple of rips in the wrong places and they're useless. So that's a cost I'm figuring in this time around also.

Because of the storm, it is so mucky and full of debris, I am not sure that cleaning it is worth the time.

So - how much? A few hundred?

If you have a vinyl liner I would highly recommend NOT draining your pool, unless you want to buy a new liner come Spring. Without water your liner is going to shrink up and when you add water it will likely tear.

If you have a vinyl liner I would highly recommend NOT draining your pool, unless you want to buy a new liner come Spring. Without water your liner is going to shrink up and when you add water it will likely tear.

No it's gunnite.

No it's gunnite.
I don't mean anything bad by this, but are you relatively new to pool ownership?

I don't mean anything bad by this, but are you relatively new to pool ownership?

No.

No.
Then you've tried vacuuming to waste?

Then you've tried vacuuming to waste?

Yes. It hooks up to the skimmer. Suction is poor. It takes hours to clean up after a decent storm, and I usually have to dump the skimmer bucket about every twenty minutes. At that point, it holds about 8-16 ounces of leaf parts and bugs. Make that a few hundred pounds of mud and twigs and leaves, and shoveling looks pretty good.

I know my neighbor did it at least once - drained it completely for the winter, because I saw the trucks come by. I just haven't been able to locate a company on the web that sells pool water.

However, if as others have stated, the going rate is about 180 per 5000 gallons, it might be easier to take a few days and clear it out by hand. I was just hoping it cost less. If it costs less than a new pool cover, the costs even out for the year.

If that's the actual cost then I have the answer I started this thread for.

If you have a vinyl liner I would highly recommend NOT draining your pool, unless you want to buy a new liner come Spring. Without water your liner is going to shrink up and when you add water it will likely tear.
I learned that lesson the hard way a couple of years ago, but fortunately the liner didn't rip. It wrinkled and could never be vacuumed back out and stretched to fill, though. :doh:

No it's gunnite.With all of this rain, and the ground being so soaked, I'd be thinking about the possibility of it popping out of the ground, too.

We had a very big white oak fall across our pool fence and the canopy ended up in the pool. I was just barely able to reach the limbs with my saw and cut the canopy out and finally get rid of the entire tree. Bottom of pool was full of leaves, sticks, a-kerns and everything else that blew in there.
Once I got hot and tired of cutting up the tree, I put on my swim trunks and jumped in the pool with my dive mask and the scoop net and started cleaning. Before long, big stuff was out and over the next day or so I worked on the smaller stuff till it was fairly clean.
Got power back at about 1400 yesterday so I drained off about 6" of water, ran the vacuum for a few hours and then shocked the pool before we went to bed. Put the algi stuff in this morning and expect to be swimming Saturday.

Little hard work goes a long way.

That said, I'll scoop your stuff for $500.00 cash money.

It depends on how big your pool is. Ours is about 33,000 gal. and took 5 truckloads. I think I remember it being about $180/truck and each truck held about 5,000 gal.

That price sounds about right, I think we paid $180-$200 per truck when we had water trucked in. OP, call C.L. Pitcher. They'll tell you how many trucks you'll need and you can decide what works best financially for you. I assume you'll be out there cleaning your pool like us. :buddies: