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Posted by nypoolnovice (My Page) on Wed, Mar 10, 10 at 12:04
| When the gunite guys shot my shell last Nov. they put in two 1 1/2 pvc tubes in the floor, with female threaded ends protruding 1/2 in or so. I assume these are hydrostatic drains. The water table is way low, so I don't need them. Should I just cut them off flush and concrete plug them? I don't have plaster yet.
Or I could use threaded plugs in and leave exposed. Is that what is normally done?
thx. John |
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RE: hydrostatic drain question
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DON'T cut and cap the pipes, if they're in the drain basin place a male thread cleanout plug into the female threads offered to you by the pipes.
There will come a day when you'll need to utilize them to vent the groundwater into the shell.
If they're not you should really post a pic so we can see were they're located. You should have an additional one in the drain basin, but you need to know for sure before you remove these drom service. See ya,
Kelly |
RE: hydrostatic drain question
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| Kelly, thanks for the reply. I have a pair of Hayward sumps, and I put male threaded plugs in those holes. But the gunite guys must automatically put these extra tubes in every pool as a cya. I've seen the spring-loaded hydrostatic drain plugs that function as a one-way valve. They are 20 bucks or so. Do you guys use those? John |
RE: hydrostatic drain question
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| That seems more like a complete misunderstanding than CYA. I wouldn't put a hydrostatic valve in a pool that doesn't have ground water underneath it. I would instead do what Kelly said, and plug the hole. I wouldn't want to look at 2 plugs in the bottom of my pool. The ones in the main drain are fine. |
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