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    Re=plaster in the Portland OR area

    Call companies in the Tri-Cities and get a quote. The Dalles isnt a long haul from here
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    Can I use this pump to make a portable pool vacuum?

    No vac to waste option. I was planning on getting a slime bag to run the cleaned water back to my pool but after doing some more research it appears that your suggestion is likely easier than to build a pump.
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    Can I use this pump to make a portable pool vacuum?

    I can but I thought it would be easier to have a separate setup if I could do it for cheap given the size of my pool (~65K gallons)
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    Can I use this pump to make a portable pool vacuum?

    I have some low flow/dead spots in the pool where debris pile up and the cleaner robot cannot seem to reach. I was looking for something I can break out for spot cleaning when needed as we get a fair amount of material blowing into our pool due to the high winds around here.
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    Can I use this pump to make a portable pool vacuum?

    Bump but that pump did not work as intended to even lift water. Back to the drawing board. I've been looking at trash water pumps from Harbor Freight and local irrigation companies but everything is nearly the same price as a lower end pool pump and I'd have to make modifications after the...
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    Can I use this pump to make a portable pool vacuum?

    I was recently gifted this pump and was trying to determine if I can use it to create a portable pool vacuum for cleaning problem area/corners. https://www.amazon.com/Intex-28633EG-Krystal-Cartridge-110-120V/dp/B005QIYMNM/ Is this possible or am I just going on a fools errand for trying to...
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    Hello from South Eastern Washington State

    After two years of paying a company to maintain our pool I decide that with the extra down time I would give it a go myself this year. 2 years ago we built a 70' x 20' pool with a 8.5' deep end, a 3.5' shallow end, and a solar deck. The pool stays full year round as we used plaster for our...