drain port ?? is good for large quantities of water drain ?? if i make a drain port, could drain a pool ?? thx
1024879
You would be far better off using a sump pump designed to do that task. There is no drain port, sump pumps can be rented cheaply, and if you did try to make your own drain and use this to empty large volumes of water you would burn out the motor quickly.
2063587
It drains outside of the pool. There is an outlet port that is screw capped, you simply unscrew this cap and then you can either shoot the back flow water directly from there, or you can attach a hose and direct the flow.
930286
It all depend on how many turns are in the drain line your snaking, I use this machine on kitchen n laundry drains mostly and 3-5 cables are plenty, but it can be used on light main line clogs but if you have roots I would recommend a bigger machine but just a guess I would say any where from 10-15 cables would be its max but again it all depends on the drain size n how many turns are in the line hope this helps
1229862
Hello. If it's only running for a min or two you should be fine. I originally bought this to drain my pool cover but It takes way to long.
503639
Yes this can Hold liquid, there are not existing drain holes, you will have to create the holes yourself which can be quite difficult. I suggest a very sharp high quality hole saw on a drill press with the table firmly held in place with a slow and steady rate of drilling for a very clean and nice hole that will seal well with flood/drain fittings if you plan on using this as a flood table.
1235980
We recently had significant flooding in our basement and used similar pumps to pump out the standing water. Our method was to attach garden hoses to each pump and drag those up the stairs and out the back door, allowing the water to be directed outside. Here's the problem with this particular model of pump. It has a discharge vent or some darn thing that shoots water up straight up into the air when it's pumping. I'm not sure what the function of this is and I have other pumps, none have this vent. So while pumping out the basement water, I'm afraid this pump would be spraying water all over and making a bigger mess. The Little Giant, if you can locate one, or a sump pump from your local hardware store may be a better option.
1223077
Yes - works well, but can be noisy if the drain pipe is not angled properly. - Water will pool and then echo. A slight angle change can stop the noise.
687874
This thing is amazing, in seeing how it works I would think that you should be able to drain both of those. One thing I can say though is plan on spending some time on it, it isn't as fast as it claims to be.
2019404
Yes it will work fine for pumping out a saltwater pool, simply rinse the unit off when your finished. The salt will only damage the unit if it is allowed to sit on the unit. It is a very durable unit I used it to drain a 1 acre pond for yearly maintenance and it was run 8hrs a day for 10 days straight. Keep and eye on the oil and change it as recommended!
1894882
If your pool drain is above your pool bottom and not flush it should be fine if your pool drain is flush with the pool bottom it moves, my drain is flush with pool bottom wasn't happy it didn't work for me. when I received the item it was in a box and the rubber which sits on pool bottom had a bend in 2 plaxces that did not flatten when I put it in pool and Barracuda hit the bends and moved the Unibridge moves off main drain. Good luck
1834379
It has a couple thins spots where, with a pointy object you can open for drwin holes. Some may have openned in handling. I ordered a total of 4 of these, and only one hole was open. These potential holes are also not at the lowest level, so water can pool in the lower areas if they are not drilled. It took a grand total of 90 seconds to drill 6 good drain holes in the lowest spots with extremely little effort or mess. Be sure to drill with the base connected so the holes will drain.
1979042
I think that it would work for that purpose. Mine didn't hold air like it should have and I ultimately just tossed it out. I considered keeping it to use as a pool for our little one in the summer. You do need to be able to drain it where you use it... it will most likely just collapse if you try to pick it up to move and dump the water.... Hope this helps!
737672
It isn't set up to be used that way. It could probably be adapted, but I suggest you look for something already powered for significant safety reasons. Powered units, in my experience (I used to own a rental company), won't open a drain any better, or faster, than a manual unit with a hand crank. Any binding and the powered units have a tendency to twist part of the auger off in the pipe.
1687819
I cannot answer with precision, but was able to drain a swimming pool that is over 6 feet deep down to about 1/4 inch left. I hooked a water hose to it and the pump did a great job....
1472114
Not sure. If that drain runs to the input of the pump, it most likely won't do any good. The suction from the pump will not allow the particles to plug up the leak.
2264136
Yes, It is for hooking up a water DRAIN hose. Not for filling water in the unit. End of the day you need to drain all the dirty water from the unit. This plastic hose can direct water to a drain or into a sink. We have been using this for last few months and is working great.
1532848
Probably a little overkill, but will work. I have an 11000 gallon pool and it creates a pretty good current when it's running. To get the exact size you need, you have to calculate how much water a minute it can move, compared to the recommendations for your size pool. I just looked at the Hayward pools website for that info.