Air Compressor Attachment/Adaptor & Questions

[tasso]

HI,

I live in Minnesota, near Forest Lake if you live nearby, and hopefully just closed my pool myself today.

I used an air compressor with an adapter that was included with the compressor I bought at Costco.

Just thread the adapter from the compressor hose to the drain valve on the filter pump basin and systematically blew out the returns.

If you want I would be happy to email you a photo of the compressor adapter that threaded just perfect into the filter pump drain opening.

Here is what I did today and maybe you all can tell me if I did it right, PLUS I have one question.

1. I cleaned the pool and checked the chemicals looks pretty good. Also, removed the return islets and put in duck plugs. It is fiberglass with an autocover, so I put in a foam block in the skimmer opening very neat product left water in pool half way up skimmer, to minimize the cover stretching downward
2. Turned off electricity to pump etc
3. All valves at pad turned to close.
4. Drained the filter pump, booster pump and filter housing and heater, reinstalled all plugs but the one to the filter bain.
5. Connected the compressor to the filter pump drain plug area and systematically blew out each return for about 1 minute of constant bubbles than cap the duck plug closed that valve. repeated this for all 3 returns and the booster line.
6. Than opened the skimmer top cover sucked out all the water that I could, than opened the skimmer valve at the pad and blew it out via the compressor connected to the filter drain opening until nothing but air, while blowing screwed in gizmo with teflon tap, added antifreeze to the skimmer.
7. Opened the main drain valve and blew it out for about 2 minutes of constant strong bubbles. BUT I have a concern. I have 2 main drain openings in my fiberglass pool, not on the bottom, but on the diving end wall near the bottom about 6 feet apart in a horizontal line, ONLY the one closest to the equipment pad bubble out air lots of it, but not the one 6 feet further away. I watched install so I know that the main line comes to the closest one first than about 2 feet from the main drain branches and goes to the other main drain, so I assume air is taking the path of least resistance and therefore coming out of the closest one only? Can I close the closest one somehow? Or is that 6 feet of water 9 feet underground not a worry?
8. Finally removed all the drain plugs
9. Plan to remove intellichlor SWG but what do I do with the open pipe openings? And how do I clean the SWG?
10. Filter cartridges removed rinsed and will soak clean and stay inside.

I hope this helps you Jennie, and if you live nearby I am happy to let you borrow my compressor and mystery attachment, love Costco.



Tasso