Center Drain for an AGP

How much pitch do you need for a center drain to work properly?

Hi. I have always made sure that all of my center drains were the lowest spot in the center of the above ground pool. If you were to ever use the drain for draining the pool this would be important.

If you mean the proper setting for cleaning purposes, I don’t think it really matters. The drain will only accomplish two things. It will create circulation from the bottom of the pool so the depth is not a factor there. It can also be use for cleaning if you manually brush the dirt towards the center of the pool. Again, the height of the drain is not a big factor here.

If you have not yet installed the center drain you may be interested in reading my thoughts about center drains in above ground pools.

Above Ground Pool Main Drain