Good morning everyone!
I can now tell you that it was definitely a good idea to backwash first! The water that came out for the first 30 seconds was very brown and YUCKY!!! I then spent another 20 minutes with broom sweeping the debris into a corner, and with my net skimming the top. I know of a tree or two that are about to get a buzz cut!!! Honestly, I've never seen the pollen and such so bad here.
I'm about to leave to go get some bleach and CYA. I'm also trying to come up with a creative way to store my equipment (pole, brush, vacuum hose, net) so that it is accessible, but not in the way.
I can now tell you that it was definitely a good idea to backwash first! The water that came out for the first 30 seconds was very brown and YUCKY!!! I then spent another 20 minutes with broom sweeping the debris into a corner, and with my net skimming the top. I know of a tree or two that are about to get a buzz cut!!! Honestly, I've never seen the pollen and such so bad here.
I'm about to leave to go get some bleach and CYA. I'm also trying to come up with a creative way to store my equipment (pole, brush, vacuum hose, net) so that it is accessible, but not in the way.