Rotate the multiport valve on the top or side in a clockwise direction to the waste position.
Drain pool water pump.
The damage to your pool pump will normally many times the cost of renting a pump.
Keeping your inground pool full of clean sparkling water is probably your top priority as a pool owner.
Here is a link for a pool drain and acid wash disclaimer.
After you get the correct amount of water out of your swimming pool turn the pump back off.
How to drain a pool with a sand filter.
Roll backwash hose out into the yard or approved draining area.
It is best to drain and refill a swimming pool as quickly as possible.
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To drain and refill your swimming pool start by renting a submersible sump pump from a home improvement store if you don t already have one.
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Then you should connect the clean out pipe from the sump pump to the sewer if your municipality allows that amount of drainage or direct the water to irrigate your plants.
Turn the pump back on.
Turn the pump off.
For example any water entering your yard from the pool absorbs into the soil but the large water volume inevitably has runoff into side gutters that drain out to municipal storm drains.