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?
Vacuum to waste?
- Thread starter Spitdog
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 47,854
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
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.
Good advice, never thought about the pump impeller and a few sticks or old acorns.
Wish I had the capability of doing this - I'm sure it really comes in handy at times.
Yea, you just have to be sure you have excess water in the pool. A 1.5 hp pump can suck a lot of water out fast.
