What size/power air compressor do you use to blow out lines on inground pool for winterization?
Last year we used a shop vac on blow, but it's not working on the return jet for some reason. We'd like to buy an air compressor for that and just to have around the garage. What size/power or whatever they are measured in is required to blow out the lines for a pool? They are about 20-30 feet long. And how do you create a seal over the pipe to blow them out? When we had someone close the pool 2 years ago, they had the end of the compressor hose go into a rubber cork like thing that they put right into the pipe end. Is that something offfical you can buy, or something they created??
A regular portable air compressor will work just fine. You will also be able to use it to keep your tire pressures up to save energy.
You didn't say what size the pool pipe is, so go to a hardware store and ask for an electrical CGB. Inside this electrical fitting is a tapered grommet. Buy the one with the O.D. bigger than your pipe, and the I.D. slightly smaller than the diameter of your blow nozzle. Slip the grommet on the blow nozzle, and force the grommet against your pipe.
You will want to set the regulator on your compressor to approximately 40 pounds.
Good luck!
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