Recommended vacuum for cleaning grass and debris out of the bottom of the pool?
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Wal-mart sells a vacuum head and hose that have worked well for me. I just connect the hose to the filter inlet on the wall of the pool...I found that using a short extension tube from my shop vac adapts the hose to the inlet nicely. Be sure to purge the air out of the vacuum hose first by holding it over the filter outlet to fill the hose with water.
2200910
The vacuum suction keeps it in contact with the pool bottom and sides. The issue to be aware of, which I have mentioned previously is that the pin system that holds the vacuum onto the pole is inadequate. That is easily addressed by running a stainless steel bolt with a wing nut through one of the holes to keep the vacuum attached. You will get extremely frustrated fishing the vacuum from the bottom the pool if you do not do this. Outside of that is works fine.
1963498
I'm not exactly sure. It's much stronger than the one that comes with the pool, though. I personally use a home made vacuum i made :)
990328
Jim, mine is on the vacuum line to the pool sweep. It gets anything on the bottom including bugs. The skimmer gets anything floating on the surface. Charlie K. Anaheim Ca.
2005793
I had a lot of small debris on the bottom of my pool. This rake removed everything and left the bottom of the pool very clean.
1900770
A hand-held vacuum with round head hose would work. I use Eureka EasyClean Corded Hand-Held Vacuum, 71B. (Amazon $37.99)
2241712
It depends on the size of the leaves. The hedges around my pool and the naighborhood have small leaves (1 to 2 inches). The tiger Shark is ideal for this size. It picks up the leaves,grass and dust real good. The catchment is fairly good sized and its easy to clean. It saves a lot of energy compared to the old pump system that I had. Recommended.
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I wouldn't try using this pool vac in an above ground. It's extremely heavy and large and will probably tear your liner. I have a concrete inground and I've noticed some chipping in my concrete which could've come from the vacuum, but not sure. Get a vacuum specially designed for above ground swimming pools. Good Luck!
2050925
It comes with a small water pressurized hose to provide a sweeping action across the bottom of the pool. In expensive tail brushes are available [Amazon] for easy replacement. Look for the 3-5 pack product versions for best unit pricing.
1373142
It is a very good broom for picking up sand etc on the bottom of a spa or small childs or family size blow up pool. Just run a circle and all the dirt goes to the center and you can pick up the stuff real easy. On off is tricky until you get the hang of it and need to use dry hands because it is slippery.
1731943
Absolutely, Ihave had mine for a year and it has worked for removing lawnclippings,dirt and various debris.It works really good in my in ground pool
1370253
Most of all, blades and small branches, little fruit, roughly cleaning of light things at the bottom of your swimming pool>For the rest you need to use your filtering system with brush connect on plug including on filtering system.Otherwise, robot does good job when water is up 12 degree celcius
1642076
Any vacuum cleaner with a hose or a hose attachment. I've even used a small wet/dry shop vac.
1982063
I bought this for my in-ground pool that is free-form with an uneventful and sloped bottom. It works very well, with great vacuuming capacity-picking up leaves, dirt, and even stones. It takes me about 10 minutes to clean the pool bottom each day before swimming. The key is to turn it on before submersing it in the water.
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Anything dry and solid will be picked up fairly well. The vac does take getting used to ergonomically; it's a bit cumbersome and unwieldy on first use. And maybe even second. It's also quite loud, and the garbage can top/hose option is very tricky make work properly. After several informed attempts to make it work properly, I abandoned the fight and stuck with the bag attached to the vac. My big tulip tree, the offending leaf dropper that motivated my purchasing the vac was killed by confused landscapers, so I use it now to chase crickets and suck up junk from my gutters. It's a good idea, but mostly it takes up space in the garage. Anything dry and solid will be picked up fairly well. The vac does take getting used to ergonomically; it's a bit cumbersome and unwieldy on first use. And maybe even second. It's also quite loud, and the garbage can top/hose option is very tricky make work properly. After several informed attempts to make it work properly, I abandoned the fight and stuck with the bag attached to the vac. My big tulip tree, the offending leaf dropper that motivated my purchasing the vac was killed by confused landscapers, so I use it now to chase crickets and suck up junk from my gutters. It's a good idea,... » Read More Anything dry and solid will be picked up fairly well. The vac does take getting used to ergonomically; it's a bit cumbersome and unwieldy on first use. And maybe even second. It's also quite loud, and the garbage can top/hose option is very tricky make work properly. After several informed attempts to make it work properly, I abandoned the fight and stuck with the bag attached to the vac. My big tulip tree, the offending leaf dropper that motivated my purchasing the vac was killed by confused landscapers, so I use it now to chase crickets and suck up junk from my gutters. It's a good idea, but mostly it takes up space in the garage. « Show Less
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that's what I do.. I live somewhat under Oak trees so I get all kinds of debris in the pool.. especially now i'm getting pollen pods that are small enough I don't want them clogging the sand filter so I use this basket in line while I vacuum and it catches everything.. I do use a skimmer basket filter net inside to catch the fine debris.
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I get some blowback of dirt, but not enough to keep the device from doing an adequate cleaning job. It gets only about 75% of the leaves. Bottom line, the pool is not as clean as you can get it by hand, vacuuming through a skimmer, but it's pretty good, and, I've had no algae problem. I would try it for an cycle or two before returning it.