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How to Manually Vacuum Your Pool

Manual Pool Vacuuming: Step-by-Step Guide

What You'll Need to Vacuum Your Pool

Vacuum Head

Vacuum Head

Telescopic Pole

Telescopic Pole

Vacuum Hose

Vacuum Hose

Vacuum Place

Vacuum Place

Instructions

  1. Attach the vacuum head to the open end of the telescopic pole.
  2. Take one end of the hose and attach it to the top of the vacuum head. Use a hose
    clamp if the hose tends to slip off frequently.
  1. Place the vacuum head, pole, and hose in the pool – all the way to the bottom so that the vac head rests on the floor of the pool.
  2. With the pump and filter running, take the other end of the hose and put it up
    against a return jet in the pool. This will push water through the hose and get all the air
    out.
  • NOTE: Bubbles will come up from the vacuum head on the floor of the pool. Once the bubbles stop, all the air is out of the hose.
  1. If a vacuum plate is NOT being used, remove the basket inside the skimmer, block (with your hand) the end of the hose that has been filled up with water, and bring it over and into the skimmer. Make sure the hose is inserted into the suction hole at the bottom of the skimmer.

If a vacuum plate is being used, attach it to the end of the hose that was up against the return jet, block the opening, and bring it over to the skimmer. Be sure to create a good seal or suction will be lost. This will create the suction from the vac head, through the hose, into the skimmer, and through the filter system. Now, it’s time to vacuum the pool.

NOTE: If suction is lost, just repeat steps 4 and 5