Well, those familiar with gg's posts know what she's going to say. An inexpensive submersible pump is one of the best ways to help circulate your water. They aren't very expensive.
I used two this winter, for circulation, when my pump and filter were out of the system and kept the chems totally in balance. I did have the Aquabot running a lot too that circulated and filtered about 3K gallons an hour. The submersible works best placing it on a step or bench, mostly to keep it out of the muck. If you don't have much much on bottom you can place it on the floor of shallow end. Then run the hose to the other end/side of pool to deposit the water. I like using two as it gets even more water circulating.
If you have much muck on the bottom of pool you can put a submerged weighted 5 gallon bucket in the shallow end and put the pump down in the bucket. The submersible pump doesn't have to be sitting on a flat surface.
If pool is all one depth then you can basically put pump any where convenient but put the return pretty much opposite, end or side to get the best circulation.
The lower hp submersible pumps don't push water very high that's why it is best to put pump in shallower area. If you want to used it in deep end then hang it over side only about 4-6 ft depending on how powerful the pump is.
I have one that is less hp than one but I don't know what its hp rating is. The larger one is 4/10 hp and retailed for $139 at home depot. It was the last one and a display so they knocked $39 off of price. The smaller one does a great job and it was $65 a few years ago at HD.
I use them for so many things. One is to clean out the last bit of water when I change the spa. Another is using it to pull water out of a barrel for watering.
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