vacumming question?

[merlockf]

Should I shut off the pump first then hook up the hose to the skimmer or can I leave the pump running?

I vacummed last week the filter gauge was going crazy back and forth from 0 to 10, is this normal.

 

[woodyp]

Hook up the hose while it is running.....use the return to fill the hose.............and be quick! Those gauges are cheap. You gettin' a steady flow from the return? Pump making any unusual noise?

 

[Bama Rambler]

I leave mine running while I hook up the vacuum hose. Fill the hose, stick it through the skimmer mouth, hook it to the vac plate, sit it on the skimmer basket.

 

[merlockf]

Flow is good but the pump is noisy, I guess from vacuuming