Steps to Drain Excess Water Off Your Pool:
- Turn main filter pump off and pool cleaner pump off.
- Open black 3-way valve next to the filter, to waste setting (cartridge filter).
- Turn multi-port valve to wast setting (sand filter).
- Turn main filter pump back on.
- The blue hose should unroll out and let water out of the pool or should have waste flow out of the open end PVC pipe.
- Continue draining water off of the pool until pool level is at middle of tile line and/or skimmer.
- Turn main filter pump off, close 3-way valve or turn multi-port valve back to filter setting and roll up blue hose.
- Turn main filter pump back on and check pressure on filter (12 to 20 psi).