Does anyone else actually like the process of vacuuming the pool, I mean it's an hour or so, you can relax turn your brain off, and just move the pole with the head on it back and forth, with a nice clean pool as a result.....
does anyone actually LIKE doing a manual vacuum of their pool....
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Wife likes it...got her a robot for Christmas and she waits until it's done then manually vacuums the spots it missed. For her, it's just a way to be in the pool.
I vac while swimming with a snorkel mask. Its 95% swimming and 5% work. Its also Daddy quiet time.
Wobblerlorri
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I love it. Takes me about half an hour with the Pool Blaster, I move slow and get everything. I call it my Zen time. I vac in the morning, about 930 or 10, it's relatively cool, no noise, birds singing, just a nice quiet time. Just shuffling around the pool, upper body muscles working smoothly and effortlessly, mind still.
I miss it since I've been laid up.
I miss it since I've been laid up.
I do it from outside with a , long pole, about once a week, as to daddy quiet time, I can relate, she is not allowed in the pool while it's being vacuumed, so I can see what is happening, without a hurricane of wave action.....
I never had to vacuum pool (because of the robot)...lol. I do find it relaxing to skim the pool with the net though, and the occasional brushing.
I enjoy it as long as its not too hot. The only bad part is dragging the hose out and putting it away.
Loving the relaxed attitude on the other side of the pond!
I find vacuuming bit of a chore...
- remove solar cover
-fill vac hose with water,
-turn off skimmer, connect vac
-turn on skinner and sump off
-do the deed, grumble about the Few bits that are too heavy to vac
- reverse for the valves and tidy up
- replace solar cover
luckily my pool is semi indoor so not too much rubbish in it!
Does the blaster (hose based I think?) pick up dead insects the bottom?
I find vacuuming bit of a chore...
- remove solar cover
-fill vac hose with water,
-turn off skimmer, connect vac
-turn on skinner and sump off
-do the deed, grumble about the Few bits that are too heavy to vac
- reverse for the valves and tidy up
- replace solar cover
luckily my pool is semi indoor so not too much rubbish in it!
Does the blaster (hose based I think?) pick up dead insects the bottom?
Wobblerlorri
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I like skimming my pool. But then, I like trash day, too. And going to the dump is especially rewarding. Part zen, part OCD.
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Short answer is NO! Long answer is NO! Im fine with manual brushing once every 2 weeks.
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Sometimes I don't feel like getting everything set-up, but once I'm going, it's like quiet meditation as I got along and see the paths I took picking up dirt. Not the worse thing.
red-beard
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My pool is much smaller than the pools I vacuumed as a lifeguard, 35 years ago...But I definitely prefer the robot.
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My vacuum is still in the original shrink wrapped packaging. I guess I need to open it someday, but geez you people are weird. Don't you have pool floats and beer? That makes for a much more enjoyable daddy quiet time in the pool.
I've actually become quite adept at vacuuming with one hand and holding a beer in the other.
Oly
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For me it was the great feeling of a spotless pool satisfaction after so much time hand vacuuming only to have it all destroyed by an overnight wind. Dropping in the bot solved that bad feeling and the clean still brings the same joy.
Vacuuming is OK without the bookends: drag out the hose, put together all the sections, fill it with water, attach the vacuum head to the pole and the hose, connect the hose to the overflow intake and then in reverse at the end. During vacuuming I often wonder if the wife and kids know I'm secretly enjoying a 45-minute respite from grown up chores 
Brushing is what I hate. When I'm done my back hurts for a day or two. Yes, my pole extends, but if you want anything more than "barely rubbing the side" you have to use one hand to "pull" the pole towards you to apply pressure between the brush and the wall, and use the other to push the brush. The further away your pulling hand is from your pushing hand, the more pressure you can apply (thanks Archimedes). Getting pressure while brushing the deeper parts requires bending at an angle that hurts after a while.
Brushing is what I hate. When I'm done my back hurts for a day or two. Yes, my pole extends, but if you want anything more than "barely rubbing the side" you have to use one hand to "pull" the pole towards you to apply pressure between the brush and the wall, and use the other to push the brush. The further away your pulling hand is from your pushing hand, the more pressure you can apply (thanks Archimedes). Getting pressure while brushing the deeper parts requires bending at an angle that hurts after a while.
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Brushing? What’s that needed for in a pool with out an algae problem?