How to vacuum to waste, get dead algae out of your pool. 

You forgot to mention to keep your eye on the water level as you are removing lots of water from your pool in 'waste' mode. Especially true for those pools with a fixed wall skimmer. The water level should be midway up the skimmer. People should remember toi add 2 inches of water before vacuuming to waste. I write this for all the new pool owners who have no idea about this stuff.

Thanks for the video, I actually pulled a suction on the hose connected directly to the vacuum and dumped the waste into the grass without the need of going through the system. My pool had a lot of thick waste 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Thanks for the great video!! I was really hoping to see see exactly what the vacuum hose was connected to. Brand new pool owner here and don’t know a thing about anything. I had purchased the same exact vacuum head awhile back but don’t know what to connect it to

Thanks for for the video, helped with my pool 👍🏊‍♂️

Great video. Thank you for sharing and demonstrating. Also, to anyone spending the $2-300's on an automatic robotic vacuum, in case they aren't aware, the robotic vacuums will not pick up fine debris, so they do not clean out the dead algae....it passes right back thru...

There is also a pool clarifier that you can add in that will help with the cloudiness quickly

Awesome content 👏. Excellent advice. Your the savior of steel frame pool owners. A buddy of mine just dumped all of his water and refilled the whole pool because of cloudiness.

I am now learning about the art of balancing water. Lol! It’s tricky but I got it! Do you always leave your backwash hose attached to your filter? I wasn’t sure if it was a good practice because no one is mentioning this in their videos and I am tired of attaching and reattaching the hose. I appreciate your informative video!!!!!Thank you!

Nice vid!! I have the 18×9 intex & same skimmer as you.. same dead algae. Lol. I'm gonna pick up a vac head & hose tomorrow at Walmart since most of their pool stuff is on clearance rite now. Thanks!!!

Cam you please do a video connect the stuff please?????

Thanks for the video. Having the same problem. I have a smaller pool so I may try garden hose first. Seems like a lot more water will need to be replaced with the pool hose.

Hey you know what. The adaptor you screw o the outlet strainer grid and connected the skimmer hose on it. The light blue thing that’s connected with your skimmer, you can just remove the hose from the wall and you will have a plastic round part and on that part you can attach the vacuum hose. No need for pulling hose over the wall.

Thanks man really good content. I’ll be watching the rest of your videos. And liking and following.

Great info. Thanks for providing the links of what you use.

4:28 Get underwater with goggles?!?! You are definitely loving the new vacuum 😅

I have a paper filter and from what I can tell their is no waste option. We got our pool with the house and I am seriously losing my mind with it. It went green over night and I cannot get it clear now. The algae is dead but I can get it all out. The filter can't keep up and I'm rinsing it everyday (twice when I can) and vacuuming regularly and still cloudy. We have clarified, algaecided, double shocked and it's balanced. I'm honestly about to drian it and sell it.

Get yourself a used pool pump and hook up the vac hose directly to it. Also use a vac head that has wheels. It will work wonders.

We had a huge alge problem, the best way we could fix it without wasting water was sewing several thick cotton sheets together to make a sort if hamper bag, we placed it inside a basket, sat the basket over a wooden board over the ladder inside the pool and we hung a $50 sump pump in different areas of the pool. We would mix the water the first week and then focus on certain areas. Once the water would over flow it was time to let it drain, rinse out the bag outside the pool throw it in the washer and repeat. Beware of large amounts of smelly sludge. Also PLEASE BE CAREFUL to not let the cable fall in the pool as to not electrocute yourself, tie it down somewhere or have a trusty helper

I just have one question - we have basically the same pump, I think ours is the intex 16 inch sand filter. I can’t tell where you connected the vacuum hose to get it connected to the pump? We have been dealing with a “dead” (but always ready to bloom at the first opportunity) algae issue all summer that we cannot get rid of! There’s no bag that will filter that crud out. If you have any details about that I’d love to know! Thank you so much for making this video, it helped me figure out most of what I need!

Thank you so much I needed this

Where is the blue hose connected to????

Do you have the link to the adapter that hooks to the vacuum hose?

I found your channel a few days ago and I already loving it. I already saw a few videos, but I have a question. You put one end of the hose in the vacuum but where do I have to put the other end? Thanks,

It was all good, but where is the hose from the vacuum hooked? One end to the vaccum head and the other I see it's over the pool to somewhere?

Awesome thank you. I need to get this.

Where did you connect the hose from the vacuum?

Where does the other end of the hose attach to so that it will suck out the water I bought the same vacuum head but I can’t figure out where to attach the other end

Great review, thanks for sharing

Will this work for a thick amount of algae, dead algae that is settled from the bottom of the pool? We are currently using a water hose to siphon, but it takes forever. We bought a vacuum, but it moves too fast and just stars of all the algae, anybody have any tips for this?

What if I only have 3 sand filter settings? Backwash, rinse and filter.

Thanks for the video. One question, I see one end of the blue hose attached to the brush head… where is the other end attached? I thought it was supposed to attach to one of the inlet ports but it’s a white hose & the blue hose is going over the side…

Can you link the video to the filter system you are using

So, I am some what confused. In this video, are you just showing us how it would work because I see the blue hose inside the pool and the other end outside but not connected to anything?? Or what should it be connected to?

Where is the hose connecting to the filter?

Thank you very much. we were kind of frustrated. Do u have winterizing pool videos?

Please show connection to inlet part of pool and hose I just don't get it...thank you

Hi great video. I'm just trying to find out how you got the 1 1/2 vacuum hose attached to the B outlets. I'm so frustrated with that part

Can you make a video explaining back wash and benefits of doing it

Thank you so much for posting this! I’ve been searching for years and ran up on this today!! Excellent video. I’ll be subscribing and watching the rest of your videos. I give this a 100%!!

Just found your channel and am so thankful. I have the same pool and you answer all my questions, and the pvc addition is amazing. Thank you

What is the tube called you put in your hose to hook it to your pump. Th piece that look’s about 6” and white

Do you have a video of how to actually hook up the vacuum? I borrowed one from a friend but they didn’t know how to use it and didn’t give me the instructions with it

Omg I was doing all wrong I left it on filter instead of putting it to waste it seem the dirt was coming into the filter going into the pool again ugh

Hi, I’m in a mess. What if you only have the standard pool filter pump. How do you go about getting the dust out. I bought the same brush as you I just didn’t pay attention to you hooking it to anything.

I thought you said you hooked the waste end to the skimmer??? I need more info on the connections.

Great info dude..!! Thanks a lot..!🍻🍻

I need hose extenders like you have too.

Thanks for the video. It helped me out a lot. How did you connect the white hoses together to make a backwash hose?

What chemicals do you add after you vacuum to waste to help with clarity?

Can you please show me how to set it up step by step I’m really struggling

I have one of those basic best way pumps that doesn’t have that lever. Do you know how to do the waste setting (or something similar) for those when using a pool vacuum?

I don't understand how to do this if you have an automatic vacuum not a hand vacuum. I hooked it up to the skimmer basket outlet and the vacuum does nothing.

Where do you connect the hose from the vacuum though?

I cant find the link in the comments for the white hose adapter.. please share 😊

I did same set up, closed 1 port and I'm getting no sucking from the brush tip, I have the same intex filter, and put the option to waste, any tips?

What if I don't have a filter and pump with a waste option? How do I use this?

How do you vacuum to waste now that you added a H skimmer?

Do you close off the other outlet that pushes water back into the pool?

How do you actually get the water to start coming out onto the ground??

My filter is just symbols on top. Which means waist?

Hey do you set your sand filter to backwash when cleaning the pool I was doing it wrong k was letting my pump run normal while trying to clean it

So if you want to get a rechargeable vacuum and not use one through your filter pump that's ok and will work the same or do I need both ? I'm a newbie

Do you have a video for your stairs and landing for your pool!

What is that little connector thing again ?

since the water is pumping out, why not just siphon it over the side?

Thank you, this video helped us. I have 2 question...Did you add clarifier after you vacuumed to waste? ....I added water to my pool after I vacuumed to waste, should I shock my pool since I added water?

Where did you get the hose to attach to the waste side of the pump?

I really need to do this bc my robot vacuum keeps bringing up a lot of dirt (or something like it) And I can’t seem to get my Ph/alkalinity down bc of this. My problem is I can’t see the bottom bc of the cloudiness of the water. It’s blue but cloudy so I can’t see what I’m vacuuming. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. 🙏🏽

Where is the link for hoses coming from the filter please

So where's the hose connected too.."out flow" ?

great info. im just not sure where you connected the hose connector. does it fit into the standard intex inlet/ suction port on inside of pool

I have question. We removed dead algae settling to bottom but again it keeping coming back every week. We have double shock then clears out. We have Intex 2500GPH filter motor. It won't pull out all dead algae or debris even after running for 8 hours. We have couple trees near by so leaves fall in the pool. Whenever you shock and add algae killer does to always settles yo bottom or it will get pulled out by Motor. Even if motor pulls micro algae debris comes in to pool by inlet. We tried to vaccum settled algae but we have to spend 1-2 hour / week. We do how much we can. Now it's just headache. I didn't see same problem with my friend who has hard steel covered pool, they also have trees near by. There motor is powerful. We can't use same motor as pulse the walls if it's stronger. Any solution

when I vacuums to waste, it blows it right back in my pool AND out the hose. WTF. Brand new filter too.

Do you have to a certain pump?

So do you think the algae gets in the hose and can recontaminate the water

My sand filter doesn’t have a vacuum to waste port, I’m going to try this with the cheap cartridge filter pump the pool came with

Where is the link for this vacuum and hose

Okay, so my question is, why doesn't my sand filter suck strong enough to even pull small bugs down to the filter? What am I doing wrong with this filter? For 2 years, it's never had a great suction. Someone told me to switch out the sand filter with a smaller filter. My skimmer barest doesn't even have a good suction like yours.

I was looking how to get dead algae from bottom of pool. I notice your PVC connection on internet pool. Do you have video how that was done

How did you hook up the hose to the skimmer?😊

So water is pouring out of the waste the whole time you were vacuuming?

What if you don’t have the waste option on your filter?

What setting on the sand filter do we set it?

It works nicely but aren't you losing a lot of water this way? My pump is doing 250 liters per minute so that's 1 cubic meter in only 4 minutes. Overhere, water is quite expensive. I would advise you to investigate why you have algae in the first place so you will be able to prevent them. I have never had them in my pool. I only waste water with a backwash or when there is an awful lot of desert sand in the pool. Check your free chlorine, PH and make sure you filter at least 1 to 2 turnovers in 24 hrs. Good luck.

while you are vacuuming it is on waste correct? Do you have the vacuum hook to the pump or just the inlets?

Do I have to turn on the pump during vacuuming on waste?

What settings do you vaccum the pool on everytime I vaccum the dirty water comes out the the main spout right back into my pool,so vacuuming is pointless.

How do you close the second port?

Hi , My first time cleaning my pool. Already put shock, chlorinating liquid and also put 3 chlorine tablets in the floater thing.How can I backwash my pool with the DE filter? Thanks

Do you ever sure how to wear to hook it up at

I don't have have a Waste option. I have Filter, Backwash, Drain, Rinse, Circulate, Close options. Do you know what option I would use when vacuuming?

How did you connect hose ?

If u do waste, don't u lose a lot of water??

I can seem to show pictures on this but we don’t have the skimmer thing. If we disconnect the pump intakes then the pool will drain halfway down. So how do I connect the vacuum to the pump?

When vacuuming to waste I'm guessing it's safe to remove all skimmers from pool n pump?

Do you lose a lot of water this way ?

Does this work with a cartridge pump

I am new to a sand filter and mine doesn’t have a “waste” option, but it does have backwash. Would that be the same thing?

We have been doing this method (before I saw this video) for an entire season last year and this year and it still doesn't work. After it settles from being cloudy, it looks the same all over again. Just ridiculous. We vacuum slow and to waste (losing more water) Adding water, running up the bill. We've used drop out, other flocculants and still looks like Algae in the pool at the bottom. Brushed it, vacuumed, shocked, you name it. Wake up and the crap is at the bottom again. Even disinfected all the tools in case any had algae on it too.

Waste doesn’t work, the pump seems to not be functional! It comes out but the water like pulses it’s way out of the waste setting! My filter pump never seems to want to work correctly! This damn pump is awful