Has anyone done this? I just started using socks in the skimmer, and really like how I'm catching all these small bugs and other debris that I know would otherwise wind up in the filter, and so was thinking that when it's time to vacuum the pool (like very soon) if I don't have something to prevent whatever is on the bottom (dead algae for one thing) from going right into the DE grids, I'm sort of losing a portion of what I'm hopefully gaining from the sock on the skimmer basket.
So, I was thinking of hooking up the vacuum - during which the pump temporarily loses prime till all the air is sucked through the hose - but then once it's primed again and I start getting suction - shut off the pump - move the sock to the pump strainer (or just get a new one to put on), turn it back on, and then catch whatever I vacuum.
The only thing that concerns me is - will the strong rush of water coming into the pump be too much for the sock? Last thing I'd want is for the sock to somehow wind up in the pump impeller or further on into the plumbing (could conceivably wind up in the filter tank I suppose). I deem either of those scenarios pretty unlikely to happen actually. Worst that could happen would probably be the strong pressure might rip the sock. If it works, however, it just seems like a great way to prevent more debris from getting on the grids.
Any thoughts? I figure that if I wait till the pump is primed, there shouldn't be such a strong surge of water coming into the pump as there typically is if I attach the vacuum hose to the skimmer's diverter valve while the pump is running, which is the way I usually do it - and then after about a minute it primes up. I think it's worth a try (?)
So, I was thinking of hooking up the vacuum - during which the pump temporarily loses prime till all the air is sucked through the hose - but then once it's primed again and I start getting suction - shut off the pump - move the sock to the pump strainer (or just get a new one to put on), turn it back on, and then catch whatever I vacuum.
The only thing that concerns me is - will the strong rush of water coming into the pump be too much for the sock? Last thing I'd want is for the sock to somehow wind up in the pump impeller or further on into the plumbing (could conceivably wind up in the filter tank I suppose). I deem either of those scenarios pretty unlikely to happen actually. Worst that could happen would probably be the strong pressure might rip the sock. If it works, however, it just seems like a great way to prevent more debris from getting on the grids.
Any thoughts? I figure that if I wait till the pump is primed, there shouldn't be such a strong surge of water coming into the pump as there typically is if I attach the vacuum hose to the skimmer's diverter valve while the pump is running, which is the way I usually do it - and then after about a minute it primes up. I think it's worth a try (?)