Ask the Pool Guy - How to Vacuum Your Pool
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Finally!! A video that shows you how to connect to the skimmer. I inherited an existing pool, so there are no manuals or instructions. I didn’t even know what a skimmer was let alone how to connect.
Glad it was helpful!
Very well done video, unlike most. Slow enough and thorough enough for viewers to grasp the steps taken.
Thanks!
Thanks, just vacuumed successfully! The whole bit about filling the pipe helped me keep suction.
Yes, having water in the hose is an important step.
Cale, Thanks so much for the video...it helped greatly and made my vacuum after pressure washing a breeze!
Happy it helped.
Very informative and clear for anyone trying to vacuum a pool for the first time. Thank you for making this video!
We are glad you found it helpful!
Worked for me!! My spa is cleaner than when I paid to have it cleaned. Thank you
Glad you had success!
Cale needs his own show. "Ask the Pool Kid!!!"
Awesome and informative video! You covered what others leave out...
Thanks!
That's a great way to block your suction line , we always use a vacuum plate so the basket is between your debris and the pump
Or, netting out large debris prior to vacuuming is another way to handle this. Good tip though, there are always options for how to do things.
Very thorough n informative. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video !!!
Great video mate. I have a question forya. I have a 30,000 gal pool and using a Frog Leap mineral/chlorine trichlor sytem for sanitation. I am thinking of switching over to the standard automatic chlorine feeder and removing the frog system. What are your thoughts on what system is better.
Excellent Video, Thanks a lot!!!!
Thanks!
Thank you 🙏🙏 I'm opening a pool at a hotel and it desperately needs vacuumed but for the life of me I could NOT get suction..lol completely forgot about filling the hose with water
If you use one of the pool jets to blow water through the hose, you can prime the hose way faster...
That is a quick tip - and one we sometimes use as a time saver...
Can you please explain further? I'm a new pool owner and don't know where the pool jets are, I believe they are the two holes on one of the side walls of the pool?
Smart! Never thought of this. WIll try it. Thanks
Way better instructions than EHow. Thank you
Thanks - we try!
After u hook up ur hose to the vac head, take the other end and walk it out over the pool twisting it as you go to straighten out the hose, that way when you prime it into the pool it wont be all tangled up.
Good tip, vacuum hoses are fun for sure...
Very nice explanation...Congratulations! Make one video on why the valeys are controlled. The jets...Thank you
We are always adding videos - every pool is different though so if you have a specific question for us to answer, feel free to email it in.
OK I am a pool novice with my first private pool, after watching within 10 minutes was cleaning my pool. The only thing I found that was bad practice was you need to put the hose through the skimmer mouth not over that top, apart from that very helpful and thank you so much.
It is okay to put over the patio, or through the skimmer. Our techs often go over the patio for quick disconnect when they are done with one job and have to move on quickly to the next. Whichever way is better for your pool/comfort level is the way to go!
Easy to follow steps thanks 👍
Glad it helped
THe skimmer is also normally hooked to a bottom suction drain so you would not have sufficient vacuum at skimmer unless turning off drainline from bottom of pool and also possibly a second skimmer.. I like to bring hose in through skimmer instead of over top but maybe just to keep from stretching hose when at opposite end of pool.
Many pools do have the skimmer and main drain tied together. Many have them valved separately in front of the pump (as most of ours do) and you can get more suction if the main drain is closed a bit. In a vinyl liner pool though - one has to be careful they don't vacuum with too much suction it can pull or tear a vinyl liner if it is too strong.
Thanks so much!!
You're welcome!
Thanks man very effective!
Aquatic life!
I use the same exact objects for the pool in the hotel I take care of! But yes doing backwash sucks in more water, making the vacuum better at doing its job, I also close the main line so that only the skimmer line sucks water. When I’m done I put everything how it was, but usually I find a lot of the debris Inside the pump, and I clean it out, but yeah everything on the video was explained well for people that are starting to have to vacuum their pool. Also don’t forget to clean your skimmer baskets😂👍🏼 great job!
Yes, backwashing cleans out the bed of sand so it can trap more debris. Just make sure not to vacuum on the backwash setting or you will be adding debris to the filter itself!
Great, it really helped me understand what to do for the first time.
Happy to help!
Easily explained compared to other pool channels!
I like to vacuum through the basket with this piece that connects to the hose but also goes/ cups over it and collects all rather then going to pump basket......plus I turn off the other two skimmers makes a nice suction......
Glad to hear you have a system that works for you!
Great video! What’s the best way to remove the hose when your done?
That is a tricky one - there's no easy way to remove the hose. It could be wound onto a reel like a garden hose - it can be taken out and wrapped by hand, or there are some helpful clips for it. That one is going to take practice and developing your own personal style!
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Have you fallen in accidentally before? Very informative video :)
I think every pool person has fallen into a pool at least once while cleaning/maintaining. Great question!
Good vidéo. What is the link for the second video he talked about at the end...on backwashing the filter after vacuuming?
Thanks
Do you need to adjust the pump settings before or after vacuuming? What about a variable speed pump?
Each system is different. Likely with a variable speed pump you'll want to be somewhere in the middle speed wise, or you could generate too much flow and crimp the hose. It's trial and error to find the right settings for each pool.
Great information but you should connect the hose through the skimmer mouth not over the deck. Works better.
There should be no operational difference with the hose over or through the skimmer. Personal preference.
I don’t have any suction out of my skimmer- I think it’s a setting on the pump but any ideas ?
If the filter needs to be cleaned, that could restrict suction. Also if you have valves and the main drain is open and skimmer closed that should be opened before vacuuming.
Just found this, and in the middle of vacuuming my pool, but What setting should your pump be on? You do turn the pump on right?
Yes, the pump needs to be on to move the water to vacuum. The filter can be set to regular filtration mode.
The pool builder put the skimmer in the wrong place (the deep end of the pool.) It should be on the side and exactly in the middle of the pool---so your vacuum hose can reach the steps in the shallow end as well as the deep end. You would probably need a 30 foot hose (instead of the standard 25 ft hose) to reach all the way to the steps in this case. And yes, no need to run the hose under and through the overhang into the skimmer....just bring it on top and drop it in.
I believe builders would address the location of skimmers considering a variety of factors. Being able to purchase a long vacuuming hose is certainly easy enough if there were other reasons they placed the skimmer in this location. *Note: we did not build this pool, only serviced for a time.
In what position filter should be? Do you close other skimmer for better suction?
The filter can be in filter mode. Waste is also good if you need to lower the water level in the pool or if the pool is extremely dirty. Yes, a second skimmer can be closed or plugged for better suction.
The hose does not feed into the water like the way you did it. It kept floating on top. I used the returns to fill the hose with water. Thanks for your tips.
It does take practice to get it to prime this way, and even with practice sometimes the hose just won't cooperate. Using the returns is a good quick way to get it done!
Is it better to have a vacuum plate over the siphon filter and filter sock? Sounds like less junk through the lines is a better idea.
You could use a vacuum plate and use the skimmer. We tend to get large debris with a net first and then vac.
why do you take out the skimmer basket, how do i filter or capture leafs or sand from the pool then?
The pump basket will catch any debris before it enters the filter. You should use a net to get any large debris before you vacuum.
Ok but what if at the moment you plug in your hose to vacuum the pump is not on to suck? What do you do to activate it?
The pump should be on when you connect the hose to vacuum, or you can connect the hose and then turn the pump on.
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what mode my pump should be in case of vaccum the poll? is it correct with "filtration" mode,m
Filtration mode is the most common to vacuum on. You can also vacuum on waste, but the water will be going out the backwash drain instead of returning to the pool, resulting in having to add more water if it gets too low.
My hose is too small for the filter hole. Is there an adapter?
There are adapters that can be screwed into skimmers - or depending on your skimmer set up there may be a specific hose size/style you need to use.
out of curiosity why do we manually vacuum pool when one can do it with robotic vacuum while pump is running ?
There are always spots the robotic vacuum will miss. And pollen can pool up in spots, its better to manually remove that junk quick instead of running it through the filter just to be blown back out again.
I have gone through 2 robotic cleaners For me they both broke a few months after warranty on a gunite pool. Plus they both were hard on my tiles due to a lousy tile job a few years back where there was a slight tile overhang on the bottom tiles edge. Anyway I now use a pool noodle and flippers and I go in the pool, get my exercise and clean while inside the pool. My pool is 40 years old and very large (20 by 40 ft but six sided) so it takes a while but it works for me.
Some people don't have a robotic pool cleaner, and some people prefer to manual vac.
Could someone tell me what direction should we set the pump while vacuuming?
Leave the filter leaver/handle in the same position it normally is set to, you don't need to move the leaver/handle until you finish cleaning/vacuuming and that is to "back wash"
I think it's on waste
Filter or recirculate.
The pump should be on, and filter should be in regular filter mode.
i usually ask my dad if i could help him, now i know why he doesnt want me to help :/. I always wanted to know what he was doing but now i see why.
It does take practice ;o)
Why didn't you just pass the white end of hose through the skimmer not over the skimmer ???
That is how people do it on the east coat. Much easier in my opinion to prime and clean the pool. Plus your arms get less wet in the winter time.
i worked in NY and now live/work in CA
Because it will bend the hose and possibly put it in a bind.
Over makes for a quick disconnect between jobs. Through the skimmer is also a good way to do it. Personal preference.
why would you not just insert the hose through the skimmer hole in the pool? there is no reason to have the hose come out and over the edge....
Personal preference, and in some cases easier to keep an eye on the hose and see quickly if it remains connected. In cases of an extra log hose, also not a bad idea...
I have a cartridge hybrid DE filter that I use cellulose inside of it. The pool setup does not have a multiport valve so I dont have the option to vacuum to waste. When I do vaccum the pool when dirty after a FLOC treatment I can see the particles return back into the return line. Would a sock on the skimmer prevent the return? I have even tried removing the bung from the bottom of the filter and allowing the water to drain out but allot still makes it back into the pool.
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