toplad

Need help with our small pool.
We live on a building site and the cover blew off, it is now full of fine dirt laying on the bottom. We have tried everything to get rid of it, but it's not working. Just wondered if anyone had any good idea's on how to clean it without emptying it. (cos we carn't refill it at the mo)

The O'Neills

U got one of those vaccums that attach to a hose?, if yes attach it to the blowy part of the filter (somehow) and that should lift it off.

Nic

busterboy

Won't they get electrocuted?! :scared:

Don't take advice from this woman...and never let her re-wire one of your plugs!

MartinLuther

You should just be able to use the vacuum thingy through the filter to suck up the dirt. Obviously you'll need to backwash the filter a few times.

BadgeIsBack

Without a cover this vacuuming, manual or otherwise will become a regular feature - like every few days.

I find it quite relaxing and do it when I get back from work.

Wol

If you don't mind negotiating a long snaky hose every swim, one of those Kreepy Krawly thingies will hoover up the rubbish on its own.

The O'Neills

busterbaby, I didn't mean put the actual filter in the water!!!! I meant attach the filter hose!!!!, those small pools have external filter hoses that detach from the side of the pool.

Wol

I believe she thought the talk was of an actual vacuum - as in "Hoover"!

(Still don't allow her to change the plug, tho' <g>)

toplad

we have tried this, and also the sock thing. however the dirt is so fine it goes straight through (and thats with 4 socks on at once).so as its only a small pool (12ft round) i didnt want to buy anything else to clean it as it has already cost a small fortune.

BadgeIsBack

You don't need an expensive vaccum 'head' a Zodiac type thing.

Can you afford some of the PVC pipe - say 5m of it - 5 sections - to fit in the skimmer box, a plastic plate with brush on the end and a pole?

Connect it all up, pump on, and direct the plate across the sediment with the pole. It's all the pool cleaners do.

busterboy

I really amn't the brightest spark!

BadgeIsBack

Did anyone get it all wrong and think that the indicated pressure onthe filter should be high as possible? Nice flow! No! You want it low: backwashing helps reduce this pressure.

annqldau

Yes Hubby wanders round pool on a weekend with hose in hand looking happy think he's in your relaxation gang.