The pump does not place flat on the pool cover. To what minimum depth of water does the pump still work?
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As long as the intake basket is submerged the pump works fine. As soon as the water only covers half the basket the pump still pumps water out of the pool cover but it also sucks air. At this point I usually unplug the pump. My pump right now is submerged under ice because I forgot to remove it before the freeze, but I am confident that come Spring and the ice thaws I can just plug in my pump and it start pumping again. It is a great little pump.
1426337
I have used the pump and not turned it off until there is only about an inch or two of water in the low spot where I have it sitting. The wind or sun dries the rest fairly quickly. I love mine, it has been a real joy not cleaning the pool all winter and I have checked and the water is crystal clear and not a thing in the pool pump strainer.
1426338
The pump is designed to pump water until the housing around the intake is exposed to the air. It will still pump water and suck air until there is about 2-3 inches of water in the tarp. At that time is best to turn it off. The pump is designed to pump water when submerged. Once the housing is exposed to the air the cover generally is void of water except for a few inches surrounding the pump.
1426339
I lay the basket of the pump on its side. As long as the water covers it, the water keeps pumping out. (about 2 1/2 inches) We live in New England and it works good. It will not be totally dry just by the pump but I don't expect it to be. I hope that helps.
1426340
The pump will work as long as the gridded intake is submerged in water approximately 1" to 2" deep. Yeah there is a little bit of water left, so I typically slide my skimmer pole under the tarp cover and lift it to create a larger pool of water for the pump to suck out. Usually there may be a few gallons left to wipe up with a large towel.
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It does a good job getting most of it out, the depth I'm not sure. But once it starts breathing air use a pool brush and direct the water over to it, and push it down so the water collects over it. Doing this gets enough water off where you can just pull the tarp off with two people, preferably three though.
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Approximately 2 inches. If you place it at an angle, perhaps a little less.
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Hi, It doesn't have to be flat on the bottom Just as long as the screen area is under water, I have put it in sideways ,just be sure the front is in water at least 1/2 way to completely submerged, There will be a small amount left in the cover ,take the small amount left in out with the skimmer .I hope this helps you, This little pump is great ,Good luck with it
1388049
We have a 27'×4' round above ground pool and this pump works just fine with it. Hope this helps.
633976
I have a concrete pool and a mesh cover suspended in air above the pool water. I place this pump below the cover on one of the pool steps to keep the water level from rising all winter. I used to use it on top of a solid cover to keep rain water from building up on the cover.
1796713
The more precisely level the better, but I only had an almost-level spot and it still works. The problem is just that the water is leaning to one side and putting extra pressure on one side. If it's slightly off-level, it is still workable.
1293597
When the pump is installed it sits 2 inches from the bottom of the dish to the top of the unit. You want to keep the unit covered with water. My dish is 3 inches deep.
780792
it works with pump pressure. Attach it to where the water comes into the pool.
1563887
Basically yes, it goes under the top cover of the perimeter of the pool or hooks up to the top railing, but it has to be covered by water up to the marked level, because of the heat it produces. It has a mark for water level which is about 2 feet below the top of the side of the above ground pool.I hooked it up with a remote switch, so I can easily turn it on or of without touching the plug.
348167
It will work if you can keep the pump at angel, if not the pool cover will stuck to the bottom of the pump. I was thinking to rig a round metal mesh to put at the bottom of the pump so the pool cover will not stick to it.
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Check with your local dealer, but what I had to do years ago was adjust the little nozzle on the back side of the unit and point it to the right, then it should work and not ride to the top of the pool.
821950
I believe Mr. Shain in correct on the specs. Our pool is around 5 feet deep at the deepest area. we attached a 50 ft. hose to the pump, set it in the pool. Began on the lower steps of the pool and moved it to the middle once it had lowered the water to around 2 ft. in height. Pumped it out and through the hose to an area 25 to 30 ft. away with no problems. it's just a 1/4 HP so it isn't tremendously fast but it is quiet, lightweight, easy to handle, and it did a very good job for us. If your in a rush I'd suggest a larger HP. Other than that? We found it to be a good investment.
639381
This doesn't connect to your pump or filter section. This hangs over the side of the pool. The instruction say to place in near the intake of the pool but I placed it close to where the water exits from the pimp and it works fine. Regarding the problem with the plug, I didn't have any issues with the plugs. The installation was quick and easy.
144774
I don't know the answer to this. I had bought mine for an inground pool and it just floats on the top of the water. Sorry.
991789
I'm not sure it will be able to go from the deep end to the shallow end. It's made more for flat bottom pools. Works great there.
639384
I would recommend a better pool pump and sand filter. The system my not be moving the water around enough for the salt water system which will cause it to fail.
1898839
not sure the max but I have a 12mil pool cover and my pool is pretty big. It works no problem.
1388052
We have a 27'4' round above ground pool and this pump works just fine with it. Hope this helps.
653738
Yes, it doesn't connect to the pool in any way, so it would work in any pool 36" and under (even a kiddie-pool, to enter the realm of the ridiculous). Don't forget to keep your pump running a lot (I got a timer to keep it on all day (and off at night), and to use an adequate amount of chlorine to keep algae from growing! We love our 30" pool!