I have emptied my pool. How long cqn it sit like this (prior to repair)?

Question

Large 30,000 gallon pool

Answer 1

It depends on how high the water table is in your yard. If the WT is below the bottom of your pool, theoretically, you could let it sit empty forever.

If the water table is high enough to make the pool buoyant, you could see your pool pop out of the ground.

Answer 2

A lot of "ifs" here.
You don't mention what type of inground this is.
If it's a concrete pool, that has a properly functioning hydrostatic valve in the main drain, there is no issue at all with it possibly floating in a high water table or during rain storms/ flooding. The hydrostat will relieve the ground water pressure and your pool won't pop out of the ground. The answer in this case, properly functioning hydrostat, is indefinitely in a no ground frost environment or the part of your year that is frost free at your location.
If this is a vinyl pool and the liner is 4 years old or more and that pool has been empty for more than 24 hours, then the liner is already a write off. They shrink and won't stretch back completely. It'll snap at a seam or under the stairs if you try to re fill without changing the liner.
The answer in this case is not very long, especially if you expect rainy weather. This type of pool typically does NOT have a hydrostat and the pool shell itself is not built as strongly as a concrete pool. It may heave in the weakest point and it's also possible for the walls to buckle.

Answer 3

I live in an area where the Water table comes halfway up the side of my pool in the winter, so if I left it empty for the winter it would float up out of the ground and I would have to demolish the entire thing. If you live in a similar area, fill your pool before the first major rain of the season, If the water table never reaches up to the bottom of the pool, you can leave it empty indefinetely and it will be fine. Go to your local pool store to find out how safe it is to leave your pool empty for the winter.

Answer 4

Allow it to dry out from water it's depends how you like to dry out,by using a drier or a Sun Rays Heat.Until it's dry and repair you have to wait, and again to pour the 30,000 gallons of water in it.

Answer 5

Inground or above ground why did you empty?You dont empty them just for winter.So is it cracked or split ?If nothing wrong you wasted 30,000 gal water.

Answer 6

go with scubabob's answer