Installer said he did not put in main drains because the pool was only 41 2feet all over and he felt like the two returns and the skimmer would keep it clean.
Vinyl pool main drain.
The liner is in with a little water.
The two main drains should be at least 3 ft apart from each other at the bottom center of your deep end hopper pad.
To install the main drains into a vinyl pool first remove the cover and face plate off of each main drain pot and tape over the opening covering the faceplate screw holes with duct tape.
If you have questions about our main drain for inground pool kits please feel free to give us a call at 1 800 515 1747 or send us an email email.
This main drain set for inground vinyl pools comes with 2 main drains and is meant for inground pool kits.
Here is a quick video of how once the liner is in you install the finishing pieces for the in floor cleaning and the main drains.
It allows for both cleaning and circulation in one easily installable safe and energy efficient drain.
An inground swimming pool s main drain is located in the deep end of the pool.
Topincn 1 5in pool main drain cover replacement floor drain cover water outlet suction water inlet for swimming pools accessary 4 0 out of 5 stars 2 60 29 60.
Cherrysong universal swimming pool main drain suction outlet floor in ground drain with screw for water inlet draining accessory white 1 5 inch 46 69 46.
A main drain circulates the pool s water by pulling water off the bottom of the pool and sending it to the filter.
During winter months or periods of non use most pool drains do not need to be plugged but in some cases plugging a main drain is required or recommended.
And we would not have to worry about entrapment.
Contract states two main drains.
A a s avsc drain plays an important part in the circulation of your pool s water while also effectively removing debris.
My pool also has only one skimmer and two returns and while it works there are many times i wish it had a main drain so much so that i am strongly considering doing a major renovation next time it needs a new liner and part of that will be adding a main drain.
Compared to standard pool drains our avsc drain is more efficient.