Cleaning Pool Without Vacuum Attachment

[saint_malachy]

Is it safe to use just the hose connected to the skimmer box without the pole/vacuum attachment to clean particles floating under the water but not on the ground?

 

[waste]

Welcome tp TFP!!

Of course it is :-D Just make sure that the end of the hose doesn't get too close to the surface and 'break' the vacuum suction What you're talking about is the way I vacuum spill over spas.

Just to check, you DO prime the vac hose before using the vacuum?

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[launboy]

Yep, that's how I vacuum out spa. In the pool often we'll make a whirlpool, which consentrates all the junk in the middle, then just use the hose to vac it up. Much quicker than vac.ing the whole pool.

Adam

 

[saint_malachy]

Welcome tp TFP!!

Of course it is :-D Just make sure that the end of the hose doesn't get too close to the surface and 'break' the vacuum suction What you're talking about is the way I vacuum spill over spas.

Just to check, you DO prime the vac hose before using the vacuum?

Thanks for joining us here, please feel free to ask any other questions you may have

i do prime the vac... i used to strong arm the hose and drown it like i was trying to kill it until i read here about putting it against the filter return... thanks for the tips...