Manual Vacuuming

[caseyrichards]

Hey everyone!

Been awhile since I last asked a question. Sorry if this one is sort of basic but here it goes:

For the most part I rely on my robot to clean the pool. Then occasionally I pull out the hose and pole to manually vacuum the debris it misses (mostly fine sediment, dirt, dead algae). Yes I do have the Polaris fine basket too but even that isn’t 100%.

My question is when the sand filter multiport is set to waste and pump is running at full speed for best suction how do I prevent the pool water from dropping so quickly? Sticking the garden hose in while I vacuum doesn’t quite seem to fill it up at a fast enough pace. Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Homebrewale]

I just vacuum to the sand filter and then backwash after I'm done. If I tried to vacuum to waste, I would have to rush to finish without draining too much water. By rushing, I would stir up the fine dirt moving the vacuum head so quickly. I prefer to slowly move the vacuum head to keep stirring up of fine dirt to a minimum.

 

[caseyrichards]

I just vacuum to the sand filter and then backwash after I'm done. If I tried to vacuum to waste, I would have to rush to finish without draining too much water. By rushing, I would stir up the fine dirt moving the vacuum head so quickly. I prefer to slowly move the vacuum head to keep stirring up of fine dirt to a minimum.

Agree. However when I try that myself everything I vacuum shoots right back into the pool through the return jets. Don’t you have that same problem too?