Any suggestions?

[ethany]

I lost my main drains a few yrs ago. I think the flex underground got crushed,long story. My problem is when I vacuum I can not adjust the flow so the vacuum hose collapses and I lose prime. Any ideas? I have a blue diamond robot but it misses spots so I need to manually vacuum.

 

[swimcmp]

guide your robot with your vac pole to where it is missing spots

 

[ethany]

Good idea but what if you need a last min. vacuum before a party? I would like to have the option to do it manually if I have too. Even though I hate to vacuum!

 

[ethany]

How about a diverter valve? Would that work? Inline with skimmer.

 

[zea3]

I could see this working if the plumbing was above ground. I'm thinking with an inground pool you would have to dig to access the line at the skimmer and the cost and aesthetics may not be what you want. You might look into an inexpensive 1 hp pump/filter combo with a leaf canister to use for vacuuming or something like anaquabroomif it only misses a few spots here and there.

 

[ethany]

How about at equip pad before basket. Would that work?