Well under pool question

[iardon]

Hi,

I have this pvc pipe that goes from my deck all the way under my deep end. I was told by my pool guy this is a well I can pump water out from under my pool.

My question is when would pumping water from there be necessary?

I did open it up today since we got a lot of rain a couple days ago and found water to the top. So I connected a pump and put a hose all the way down (went really far) and started pumping but after 5 minutes the water stayed pretty high in the pipe. So I just let it be.

Any info regarding the purpose of this well appreciated.

Thanks,

Ilan

[duraleigh]

If the groundwater around your pool gets high enough, your liner can float away from the wall....not good.

The pipe collects that ground water and allows you to remove it....good. I would suck it out 'til I couldn't get any more.

[iardon]

Ok, thanks for the reply.

So do you guys check after each time it rains or just after some major rain?

Thanks,

Ilan