Pool Opening 2024, Part 10 - First Manual Vacuuming Of 2024
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Originally recorded May 24, 2024.
Since no amount of chlorine tabs, shock, algaecide, or hand grenades will budge the green-ness in the pool, there's only one way to remove it. While many may be tempted to put their automatic pool cleaner in and let it do the dirty work for them, this is way more of a task than it would ever be able to handle.
To manually vacuum, it takes a little preparation and thinking ahead. You'd first want to raise the level of the water in the pool since you're going to be draining out what the vacuum sucks up. So you'll need quite a few inches of extra water. I would run the hose for 8 hours, which would give me about 4 inches of water, which in turn gave me about 30 minutes of vacuum time. Plan accordingly.
Before "wasting" the water, it's recommended that you set the vacuum up and purge the air out of the hose. You can pre-fill the hose by holding it to one of your return jets, but on my pool, the pump can handle the amount of air it introduces, provided all other suction places are turned on.
While it's possible to vacuum to the filter, it's not really recommended since it can clog the filter up VERY fast. In addition, it doesn't do anywhere near as good of a job. So I recommend getting the pump used to the vacuum hose and all air cleared first. Then shut the pump and switch the multiport valve to waste. Make sure your waste hose is connected and rolled out to wherever you need. Shut all other suction lines except the one the vacuum is connected to, then turn on the pump and start vacuuming. Everything the vacuum sucks up will get stuck in the skimmer basket; smaller particles pass through and will be pumped out to waste.
My pool is equipped with a drywell, so there is no waste hose necessary. Start vacuuming in a slow and deliberate fashion. I recommend making one "swipe", then pulling the vacuum head back through the water quickly, to extend the time you have to vacuum. Don't do too much at once. Don't go too fast--the faster you go, the more dirt the vacuum will kick up and suspend in the water, rather than suck up and expel. Also make sure your vacuum head is in good condition. Worn brushes on it will make it harder to push, and it won't work as effectively.
Check your skimmer basket regularly. If it gets plugged up with leaves the suction will be lackluster. My pump makes a very angry sound when that occurs, and I know it's time to shut off, remove and empty the basket, and then continue. Also, don't forget to clean the pump's basket.
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it's nice how the rubber part on a nearly 20 year old leaf net would be intact whereas the one I got just 2 years ago already has that same part cracking and eventually breaking off. That's how much the quality of pool maintenance tools have changed in the matter of just 2 decades. Everything's getting cheaper and cheaper with even winter pool covers that used to last 6 years now only lasting about 1 year before they develop holes in them. I used to have a vacuum head that almost lasted 15 years before eventually becoming brittle and breaking. Pool tools today would now only last about 5 years at their longest before becoming brittle and eventually getting broken. You're right about brushing the algae because when I brush algae off the bottom of the pool, it will sometimes return to that same spot despite super chlorination since some types of algae are more tolerant of chlorine than others especially mustard algae which is why vacuuming it out to waste is the only way to remove it. Brushing it can also make the filter clog up faster than simply vacuuming out out of the pool which would then require more backwashing with sand and DE filters with cartridge filters being a nightmare to clean after brushing the pool.
I know exactly what you mean. But then again, 20 years ago, if you needed a pool tool, you would think of the pool store near you and not online shopping. Now with the proliferation of that, and other makers of pool tools that are compatible and comparable with the name brand stuff, you can have replacements in just a couple days.
Very nice, coming together nicely. Also, the birthday bush is looking dandy!
This is the "instant gratification" part, where the magic really happens. You can watch many other videos out there, one guy dumped a whole bunch of chemicals and turned the pool from green to blue instantly. While there may be some truth to that video, algae is like any other living thing, there are remains after it's dead. There's no way that algae immediately left the pool, it's impossible.
Vacuuming it out is what does the trick here, not causing any pollution or anything, just using plain water that's in the pool already to do the work.
Birthday bush is dandy for about a week, usually during this which makes for a nice backdrop. Otherwise he needs trimmed, but now is not the time of year to do it. He's beautiful at night also now--video will come soon enough!
Really nice. The pool is looking better. I have had to manually vacuum a pool, but not this bad. I know it been worse for you in previous years so at least it’s less work.
As far as the top fitting on the vacuum. There are ways to solve it. One way is to put a in line leaf canister. The way it works is some will come with a hose, you plug the hose directly into the hole at the bottom of the skimmer removing the skimmer basket and plate. the vacuum hose connection will be way in the water so you would have the depth of the skimmer mouth you can vacuum which means more vacuuming if you need it. Also I believe you said the hose does not reach that well to the other end of the pool so a canister will help extend the hose further.
Interesting, the leaf canister might be useful. I still like working in thirds on the pool vacuuming it,, keeps from overloading the drywell. Not to mention, if I had the canister and the ability to vacuum longer, I can get water out of the pool way faster than I can in. So that means it mght take a day or two for a refill.
Ok. Does the new hose spigot help with water flow to the pool. Was wondering since the old spigot was who knows how old if it started restricting its flow it could put out.
@@electricalsmokealarmsandmo1564 I certainly think it makes a difference! I bet that old one was restricting the flow for years. The old one I could also always hear when it was running, kind of like when you turn the sink on a bit and it's noisier than when the water is on all the way.