This is driving me crazy... any help would be greatly appriciated.
I get Algie blooms and have np shocking them to oblivion, but I really want to vacume to waste after the shock.
What is the best option for me to vacume to waste?
I think I have a very common set up.
Above ground 24' round pool. Has a 1.5hp pump that goes to a hayward filter (pleated 3ft tall / 1ft wide).
In between them is a 3 way ball valve that I can put a garden hose on to drain the pool.
So Pool ---> Hose ---> Pump ----> Valve ----> Filter ----> Hose -----> Pool
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Spiget for garden hose
So as you can see I can't vacume to waste on this system. I have tried the following.
Use the garden hose but the pump loses suction.
Option 1)
Remove the drain plug in the bottom of my filter may work to vacume to waste ?
Option 2)
Buy a pump that allows me to do what I want. This is the one I think I want to go with, but I am not sure what to buy.
I am not woried about losing water in the pool as I'll just fill it up after. I just want something simple. I want to be able to vacume out the bottom any time I feel like it w/o all the junk going back into the pool.
A pump, a Hose and a Pole... but what pump should I buy ?
Again any suggestions is very much appricated. I just don't understand enough about suction to know what I am doing.
I get Algie blooms and have np shocking them to oblivion, but I really want to vacume to waste after the shock.
What is the best option for me to vacume to waste?
I think I have a very common set up.
Above ground 24' round pool. Has a 1.5hp pump that goes to a hayward filter (pleated 3ft tall / 1ft wide).
In between them is a 3 way ball valve that I can put a garden hose on to drain the pool.
So Pool ---> Hose ---> Pump ----> Valve ----> Filter ----> Hose -----> Pool
|
Spiget for garden hose
So as you can see I can't vacume to waste on this system. I have tried the following.
Use the garden hose but the pump loses suction.
Option 1)
Remove the drain plug in the bottom of my filter may work to vacume to waste ?
Option 2)
Buy a pump that allows me to do what I want. This is the one I think I want to go with, but I am not sure what to buy.
I am not woried about losing water in the pool as I'll just fill it up after. I just want something simple. I want to be able to vacume out the bottom any time I feel like it w/o all the junk going back into the pool.
A pump, a Hose and a Pole... but what pump should I buy ?
Again any suggestions is very much appricated. I just don't understand enough about suction to know what I am doing.