i need to purchase a pump to keep water off my in ground pool cover,, will this pump work? If so, do i just need to have it out on the cover ?
348165
This pump works for you. You can keep it on the pool cover. When there is water over 1.25", the pump will automatically start to pump water out. Once water level lowers down to .25" the pump will stop.
348166
opinion only, i am no expert. the hydropoint pump must sit in the water to be pumped. i forget the measurement, but when the depth of that water reaches say 3/4", the pump automatically kicks on and pumps to say 1/8" (?). so i guess the pump in your case would have to sit on the cover. i don't know how you would have a solid platform to sit it on. maybe a strong piece of wood across the pool under the cover??? my pump has done a great job and i actually bought another for spare. hope this helps.
348167
It will work if you can keep the pump at angel, if not the pool cover will stuck to the bottom of the pump. I was thinking to rig a round metal mesh to put at the bottom of the pump so the pool cover will not stick to it.
348168
I have this pump and love it, it does all I require, but it is on solid ground. It is a bit heavy and I do not think being on your pool cover will give it enough support and it will then tip over and for sure will not work.
212620
I have it for an above ground pool. I could see that it would work for in-ground pools too. I love it. This rover is excellent and cleans the pool well. If mine ever tore up, I would order the same one, honestly. I have had no problems. I love it.
1416861
There are pumps out there that will do what you want. I have a portable one that sits flush on the floor and has a metal holed screen on the bottom to keep debris out. I actually had to use it when my built in sump pump stopped working. It pretty much sucked up all the water in the basement into just wet looking spots. You just attach any size garden hose to it and pump it out to where you want it to go. I pumped it into a basement sink. The one I have has no on off switch and it turns itself off when there's no longer water to suck up.
1426338
The pump is designed to pump water until the housing around the intake is exposed to the air. It will still pump water and suck air until there is about 2-3 inches of water in the tarp. At that time is best to turn it off. The pump is designed to pump water when submerged. Once the housing is exposed to the air the cover generally is void of water except for a few inches surrounding the pump.
1252359
It will do that. It doesn't take much water to activate the pump. When I was pumping the water off the pool winter cover, it kept turning on whenever it detected more water and it didn't take very much at all. This pump is heads and tails above a Rule. Hope this helps !
856207
I wish I could answer your question, but I am using my unit on a 1 3/4 hp pump for a 10,000 gallon in ground pool. The only issue I have is that the hose gets heavy wit the water and the cleaner does not make it all the way around my pool.
657299
No. Mine did not come with a pool cover. Nor did it come with a ground cover. I purchased a thick tarp to cover the ground and protect it from any pebbles or rocks that might otherwise puncture it.
563794
It will work, however if you use you pool allot or it gets dirty easily I would go with a bigger pump.
2097150
You lay it on top of the water and it just floats covering your pool. I like that it keeps dirt and leaves out too. Ours has gotten water on top several times, but it doesn't sink. Think of the bubble wrap sheets, but heavier duty. It works great for our round, above-ground pool. Hope this helps.
71481
The brush works great plus it's about$30 dollars cheaper than it was in the stores. I have an in ground cement pool and I am very satisfied with it. I dont see why you wouldn't be able to use it withe cover/liner. Usually the sellers indicate in the description if the product is suitable for use.
1384847
Sorry, my emails got buried... It should be more than enough to keep that pool pretty. Try taking a piece of 1.5" and 2" pool hose to the ports. I think this pump will work with both sizes. If they fit or, can be adapted, you should be good. Make sure there will always be continuous flow to the pump though. All the pump is going to do is draw water, filter it and push it back into the pool. I'll look around and post if I find anything.
2068786
while the pump is self priming, and will work out of water, I would suggest priming the pump before operating it, for fear that it may overheat. or keep the pump below the water line (out of the tank) to ensure it has water in it no matter what.
2238204
This is just the earth filter. The pump is separate. But there is no reason that it would not work for your pool.
1740445
we run the pump with the cover on & have had no problems. we had a reel system & that makes it very easy to roll out & roll back. I am a small woman & can do it all by myself the only thing is to keep the cover rolling evenly but that is not difficult either.
2147571
Sounds like the cover will work on your pool. I got rid of the hold down water balloons because they spring leaks too easily. Instead I ordered through Amazon black snap top plastic boxes that simply fill up with water and hold down the cover a lot better. You can place the boxes on top of the excess portions of the cover that you fold up.They're a bit pricey but worth it.
1038264
I see no reason you couldn't use it for an in ground pool. I'd guess you'd need to prime your system to avoid a possible air lock on your system. I have an above ground pool so all I really need to do is manipulate a few valves, but you do not have that option since your pump is higher than the water level. It's a very good pump motor... Good luck!!!
856885
We use our pump to drain water off our pool cover. If the water is dirty, it pumps the dirty water off the cover. If there is any kind of debris, like leaves, tree seeds, etc, there is a screen on the bottom that stops stuff from coming through the pump. We set our pump on a frisbee and the leaves and such settle there and when it gets full of leaves surrounding the base of the pump, we unplug it and clear it off and plug the pump back in. We have never had our pump get clogged.