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Swimming pool draining to "nowhere" MiamiCuse 04-20-2007
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Posted by MiamiCuse on April 20, 2007, 11:16 pm


I have been trying to figure out my pool pump problem with a possible
skimmer line or main drain line leak...and finally found a leak detection
expert and had to open up the concrete deck to access the broken PVC pipe
and got it fixed. Everything seems to be fine, until last yesterday...

It rained a few inches two days ago, so the pool water is now several inches
higher than the skimmer opening. So I decided to open the drain line valve
to drain off a few inches...big mistake.

About twenty feet from the pump and filter assembly on the other side of the
house suddenly a pool of water began to seep up quickly (do you remember the
movie Meet My Parents where Robert Dinero was walking on a wet lawn? Yeah
that's it). I immediately went to close off the drain valve and the water
puddling stopped.

So it appears even the house (which I bought a few months ago and now doing
repairs and finding a lot of surprises) is on city sewer, at one point in
time the house must have been on septic tank and the pool drain is draining
to the septic tank and I bet the septic tank is under the puddle of water.
So now what do I do? Do I need to re-route that pool drain line to the
sewer line?

This is not a pleasant surprise! I don't know if this is something a normal
inspector would have checked, but mine sure did not. This is going to be
very costly.

MC



Real Goods Solar, Inc.
Posted by Richard J Kinch on April 20, 2007, 11:33 pm


MiamiCuse writes:

> So now what do I do? Do I need to re-route that pool drain line to the
> sewer line?

Given that your diagnosis is correct:

Does the local code require or permit draining to the sanitary sewer?

Does the local code permit draining to your lawn or storm drain? (The
SFWMD is actually *requiring* this during the drought in Miami/Broward/Palm
Beach counties!)

Posted by Nancy Young on April 20, 2007, 11:49 pm




> So it appears even the house (which I bought a few months ago and now
> doing repairs and finding a lot of surprises) is on city sewer, at one
> point in time the house must have been on septic tank and the pool drain
> is draining to the septic tank and I bet the septic tank is under the
> puddle of water. So now what do I do? Do I need to re-route that pool
> drain line to the sewer line?

For what it's worth, my pool filter drains out a hose. You unroll
it out to wherever you want the water to drain. I wouldn't worry
about it if I were you. An unused septic tank sounds like a great
place for the water to go, even then it's a lot of water to handle all
at once.

Ask at your local pool place, they'll know what's the norm for where
you live. Don't lose any sleep over it.

nancy



Posted by Richard J Kinch on April 21, 2007, 1:45 am


Nancy Young writes:

> Don't lose any sleep over it.

If he runs 10,000s of gallons putrid water onto his neighbors lawn, he just
may lose some sleep over it.

Posted by Jan Ras on April 21, 2007, 3:41 am



> Nancy Young writes:
>
>> Don't lose any sleep over it.
>
> If he runs 10,000s of gallons putrid water onto his neighbors lawn, he
> just
> may lose some sleep over it.

Why not just dig a hole, line it, drop a sump-pump down it and pump the
excess into the sewer, or even water your garden with it? Water is too good
to waste
JR
The Netherlands.



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