Idea For A Skimmer Basket? Or maybe it already exists?

[DanF]

As I was cleaning the rough/mesh/screen filters for my Dolphin S200 this morning, I noticed how much debris they trap and how easy they are to clean - just hose them off for a few seconds and you're done.

Since I use a hairnet to trap finer debris in my skimmer basket, it got me to thinking: Are there skimmer baskets made of the same screen material as the robot filters? Yeah they'd be a little more expensive, but they would eliminate the need for hairnets and prevent just about anything from making its way to the pump basket.

Thoughts?

 

[mknauss]

Great idea if you are home often to clear them. Might be an issue for absentee pool owners that no one cleans the skimmer for a week, or sometimes longer.

 

[Neemer]

I like that idea. I’d be a customer.

 

[revitup]

Great idea if you are home often to clear them. Might be an issue for absentee pool owners that no one cleans the skimmer for a week, or sometimes longer.

Would that be any different for a skimmer sock user?

 

[Donldson]

Have you ever shopped for a replacement skimmer basket? There are hundreds of different shapes and sizes. That's a lot of different designs required for a startup attempting to go up against 1-size-fits-most cheap skimmer socks.