Oh wise sages of the internetz...
Perhaps I'm overthinking this... perhaps I'm attempting to invent a $10 solution to a 50 cent problem, as the saying goes, but I'm curious how others solve this. When I skim/rake the pool, I have to dump the junk somewhere. Currently I just use an old small household plastic trash can that the previous owners left behind. The issue is moisture -- the wet leaves and such stay wet and then the bucket ends up reeking of mold/mildew/other putrid nasty when I empty it out weekly into the main bin for garbage day.
Option A: Drill a few small holes in the bucket to let water drain. This might help a bit, but I don't know how effective it will be.
Option B: Construct some sort of receptacle out of mesh? I was thinking some kind of simple PVC pipe frame with a mesh bag, but I'm finding it surprisingly difficult to find the kind of bag that I'm looking for. I thought it would be super easy. I was wrong. I thought about hacking something together maybe with a piece of mosquito netting, but it seemed like more work than it should be.
Where are you all dumping the junk that you scoop out of your pool? I can't be the only one that uses some sort of intermediate storage for it until it goes into the main collection bin?
Perhaps I'm overthinking this... perhaps I'm attempting to invent a $10 solution to a 50 cent problem, as the saying goes, but I'm curious how others solve this. When I skim/rake the pool, I have to dump the junk somewhere. Currently I just use an old small household plastic trash can that the previous owners left behind. The issue is moisture -- the wet leaves and such stay wet and then the bucket ends up reeking of mold/mildew/other putrid nasty when I empty it out weekly into the main bin for garbage day.
Option A: Drill a few small holes in the bucket to let water drain. This might help a bit, but I don't know how effective it will be.
Option B: Construct some sort of receptacle out of mesh? I was thinking some kind of simple PVC pipe frame with a mesh bag, but I'm finding it surprisingly difficult to find the kind of bag that I'm looking for. I thought it would be super easy. I was wrong. I thought about hacking something together maybe with a piece of mosquito netting, but it seemed like more work than it should be.
Where are you all dumping the junk that you scoop out of your pool? I can't be the only one that uses some sort of intermediate storage for it until it goes into the main collection bin?
