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    Default Re: above ground pool center drain decision

    I'll let someone else advise you about the logistics of install but ....... personally, I wouldn't want a main drain in my 27ft AG pool. It is just another place that can potentially leak. Just my $0.02.

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    Default Re: above ground pool center drain decision

    I kinda' wish I had installed a main drain - I have to siphon water below the skimmer when I close and it takes quite a while. I think that you'll need two drains far enough apart so that a swimmer can't get trapped on both.
    12'x24' oval 7.7K gal AG vinyl pool; ; Hayward S270T sand filter; Hayward EcoStar SP3400VSP pump; hrs; K-2006; PF:16

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