Rainwater in Above Ground Pool

I just finished filling my new above ground pool to it's required level. It is going to rain for days in Chesapeake VA. What do I do when the water level gets above the required level?


Hi. You can easily drain a pool by putting the filter in the waist position. That is if you have a sand filter with a multi port valve system. The waist position can be used with, or without, turning the pump on.

Another way of lowering the water level in an above ground pool is to use a garden hose and siphoning the water out. Put one end of the hose in the pool and weight it down with something, I stick it under the ladder. Hook the other end up to the water tap and turn it on for a few minutes. You then turn the water off and unhook the hose, the water should start running backwards out of the pool. This method should easily keep up with the rainfall.

Just letting the pool fill until it starts to drip out of the top of the skimmer is not the best way to do it. This could erode the ground around the pool in that area. If this is happening make sure the pool bottom rail is well covered and protected and that the dripping water is not causing erosion of any kind.