I'll admit...my impression of this community is that of a fairly well off financially (or at least over-extended) and innovative group.
That said...I almost feel silly bringing this up...but I'll blame it on my wife as she was the one who taught me the technique.
We've got a round 24' pool.
The following describes a process she learned as a child: we end nearly every evening of swimming by creating a "group whirlpool".
We then exit the pool and let the water continue to swirl. This has the effect of bringing 95% of the pool dirt to the center of the pool, where it collects and sits undisturbed until the next morning.
Then, the first person (usually a kid) in the pool either takes the hand-skimmer with'em and picks up as much debris as they can, or an adult hooks up the suction hose, put on a pair of goggles...and vacuums the 6' circle of dirt manually.
It always seemed kind of silly to me...but it seems to take just a few minutes and I'll admit...we've got a pretty clean pool.
Anyone else use the "whirlpool" method?
That said...I almost feel silly bringing this up...but I'll blame it on my wife as she was the one who taught me the technique.
We've got a round 24' pool.
The following describes a process she learned as a child: we end nearly every evening of swimming by creating a "group whirlpool".
We then exit the pool and let the water continue to swirl. This has the effect of bringing 95% of the pool dirt to the center of the pool, where it collects and sits undisturbed until the next morning.
Then, the first person (usually a kid) in the pool either takes the hand-skimmer with'em and picks up as much debris as they can, or an adult hooks up the suction hose, put on a pair of goggles...and vacuums the 6' circle of dirt manually.
It always seemed kind of silly to me...but it seems to take just a few minutes and I'll admit...we've got a pretty clean pool.
Anyone else use the "whirlpool" method?