2 days of heavy rain, glob of earthworms sitting under main drain

[casastevo]

Hi all. My pool is operating just fine, but today I noticed a whole glob of dead earthworms. They're pretty large, at least 4-6" each, and only in one of four of the main drains in the center of my pool.

I'm assuming this is nothing to be worried about, but what do I do about it?

 

[Richard320]

Skim them out and lob them into the planters

 

[JVTrain]

I get about 10 or so every week in the bottom, more when we get heavy rains and the worms go on walkabout.

Leaf rake gets them in short order. Nudge em with the rake, they pop off the bottom. Easy scooping.

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

 

[casastevo]

Are the main drain covers supposed to be removable? Last I checked, mine didn't seem to come off very easily.

 

[Richard320]

Are the main drain covers supposed to be removable? Last I checked, mine didn't seem to come off very easily.

No. If the worms are beneath the cover, maybe swim down with a hose and flush them out?

 

[casastevo]

What if I diverted all intake from the skimmers to the main drains in an attempt to suck them into the pump filter. Do you think that's worth a shot?

 

[Richard320]

What if I diverted all intake from the skimmers to the main drains in an attempt to suck them into the pump filter. Do you think that's worth a shot?

Absolutely. I actually thought you'd tried that first.