If I have a glob of leaves in the pool and remove the skimmer baskets, flip the multiport valve to vacuum to waste, turn on the pump and suck all the leaves up. Will they go straight out the backwash hose and bypass the filter?
On WASTE setting, yes. However be careful about removing the strainer basket. I understand why you would remove it because it will fill quickly with leaves, but you don't know what might get sucked into the pump that could potentially damage the pump's impeller. Pool pumps aren't designed to work like a submersible trash pump. You don't want to damage your main pool pump, then you'd be stuck.
On WASTE setting, yes. However be careful about removing the strainer basket. I understand why you would remove it because it will fill quickly with leaves, but you don't know what might get sucked into the pump that could potentially damage the pump's impeller. Pool pumps aren't designed to work like a submersible trash pump. You don't want to damage your main pool pump, then you'd be stuck.
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