I have a 22000 gallon rectangular pool which was built in 2004 and is great condition. But NO OVERFLOW! Every time it seriously rains, I have to be sure to be home
to manually set the pump to drop the water level. And this summer, I'm going to be away alot. Rather than covering the pool every time that I leave, or drilling the side
of the pool after peeling back the liner, I was thinking of constructing a standing box or large round PVC pipe with a base as high as the water level, filling it with coarse gravel so
it stays upright, and dropping a Little Giant pump in about halfway down with a float switch. So that if it rains heavily and I'm not there, the rising water level would breach the
top of the box or tube and get emptied out by the pump each time. The pump would have a garden hose attached which would go out the top of the tube and lead
away from the pool. The only problem is- the hose would go almost verticle out of the tube, and at that point , the worry is that the pump would not pump vertically.
Any thoughts would be very helpful.
to manually set the pump to drop the water level. And this summer, I'm going to be away alot. Rather than covering the pool every time that I leave, or drilling the side
of the pool after peeling back the liner, I was thinking of constructing a standing box or large round PVC pipe with a base as high as the water level, filling it with coarse gravel so
it stays upright, and dropping a Little Giant pump in about halfway down with a float switch. So that if it rains heavily and I'm not there, the rising water level would breach the
top of the box or tube and get emptied out by the pump each time. The pump would have a garden hose attached which would go out the top of the tube and lead
away from the pool. The only problem is- the hose would go almost verticle out of the tube, and at that point , the worry is that the pump would not pump vertically.
Any thoughts would be very helpful.
