- May 3, 2014
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New Pool Owner in North Florida
- Thread starter HamlinFan11
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I’ve got one that hooks up to the hose and I manually push it but not a robot
Usually it sucks more in a bad way, this time it works in your favor. 
I don't recommend vacuuming blindly as the unknown is lurking on the pool bottom. The next problem could be a rock that managed to get by the vac head and get jammed in the plumbing on the way to the filter. Get This and This along with This. It'll make life much easier because It'll catch the junk in the canister. You also need a short hose along with this setsetup go between port and the canister.
The skimmer basket would catch it. It could very well get jammed up in the hose though. Worth the risk there to me.
However said rock could tear the liner if it was sharp and pushed to hard. So there’s that too.
I find going with the hose into the bottom of the skimmer has better suction so then there's no basket to speak of. Just my way of doing it.
The more I think about it, there could be anything down there. Sharp shells dropped from seagulls, the # 2 Phillips that the pool guy dropped, knives that the neighborhood kids were throwing in the pool when nobody was around and they used it as a hangout spot....
But pushing the vac or the leaf rake will exert similar forces with the same result. Either way you’ll be tired and sloppy on the 50th try.
But the water won’t clear enough to see the bottom unless the crud is gone and the FC can be used by only the water and not get wasted on the crud.
Dangit now I’ve gone and @Dirk ed myself
But pushing the vac or the leaf rake will exert similar forces with the same result. Either way you’ll be tired and sloppy on the 50th try.
But the water won’t clear enough to see the bottom unless the crud is gone and the FC can be used by only the water and not get wasted on the crud.
Dangit now I’ve gone and @Dirk ed myself
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- May 3, 2014
- 62,730
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- 6000
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You need to remove the large organic debris without damaging the liner.
that can be challenging without visibility.
Hopefully add the 5 ppm of FC per day now will help kick start things.
that can be challenging without visibility.
Hopefully add the 5 ppm of FC per day now will help kick start things.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,730
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
So if I have a 25,000 gallon pool what would the right liquid chlorine be per day? This is all rocket science to me
I say do it in the following order. Scoop with a leaf rake/net. When nothing substantial comes out anymore use the vacuum all while you follow the 5 ppm LC.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,730
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
PoolMath
The above App will do all your calculations, test data storage, etc. Consider subscribing to it.
A gallon of 10% liquid chlorine will add 10 ppm FC to a 10000 gallon pool. So add 1.5 gallons of 10% LC to your pool every day, evening is best, until you get your test kit.
The above App will do all your calculations, test data storage, etc. Consider subscribing to it.
A gallon of 10% liquid chlorine will add 10 ppm FC to a 10000 gallon pool. So add 1.5 gallons of 10% LC to your pool every day, evening is best, until you get your test kit.
You have the bigger version of the filter I have. Had it rained recently, or is it leaking about the handle? I fixed that leak less than a year ago, so it's fresh in my mind how to do it.
- Nov 12, 2017
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Here are some alternatives. You could install a leaf catcher on your vac hose near or above the surface (if you're using the skimmer port) such that you can watch its progress, watch when it gets full. It would stop anything large getting into the plumbing.
I'm pointing you to leaf canisters, not the other things that might show up on that page.
I'm pointing you to leaf canisters, not the other things that might show up on that page.
I recommend the leaf canister "Hayward W530" to many clients and a game changer it is. Saves the filter from going down as the fine net in the canister traps more small particles rather then it getting into the filter.