Pool Hack: How to Remove Dust And Algae In Your Above Ground Pool using Garden Hose. Best Method! 

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Let us know how it worked for you or if you have other question. Thanks for watching.

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Does this mean it's just draining the water out as well or just the algae. Not sure if I would do this but I might but I have a automatic handheld vacuum coming

@@UGotHookah it will drain some water out with the Algae in it.

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Yes. It is easy. Just make sure you use a medium or heavy duty hose that won't kink. Good Luck and share with us how it works for you.

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Awesome! Just make sure you use a non-kink or heavy duty hose. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

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Cleaning might not be fun, but the results are definitely worth it!

Thanks for sharing. That is a nice trick and since the jet pool vacuum can be attached into the pole directly, you don't need to tape the hose into the pole anymore. Now I need to look for my old Jet vacuum and modify it so it's easier to install and remove the hose and the pole.

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@@diymanual it came back but not as bad. Mine looks like dirt that settles in the seams. It just turns to dust when touched. I will continue to suck it up with the hose

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You are welcome. Let us know how it compares to a shop vac. There's another comment that suggest using a shop vac instead of this but I think this is better, easier and waste less water.

@diymanual its morning!!! I'll share my results!!! Thank u diymanual!!

The hack is amazing... I used half a bleach bottle and the pool looks the best I've seen it all year!!! Sending you big hugs and thanks. One tip I would for those of us that have weak pumps....if you have a second hose use that to fill the vacuum hose with water and it works like a charm. Super fast!!! I actually had fun cleaning the pool because it worked!!!! You take care my friend!!! ❤

Thanks for sharing your experience and for sharing the tip about the second hose.

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Cool. Let us know how it worked out for you.

That's good to hear. Also if you are using a cartridge type filter, you can run it while the algaes are floating. Just make sure to clean the cartridge at the end of the day so you don't ruin your pump.

It’s dead algae, I see nothing floating and I rinse out my filter every couple of days. Thanks for the heads up.

@@suzannerwt Yes. I mean, as you vacuum, some of the dead algae will get disturbed and get mixed back into the water . So, as they are floating in the water, you can turn the filter on so it can grab some of the floating ones before they settle back into the floor.

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Make sure that you get a medium or heavy duty hose or kink free hose. Light duty hose will kink and stop the flow of water.

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That's a great idea! Let me know how it works out for you.

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That is a good idea. No water wasted. You can also use the dirty water to water the plants.

What's the name of the pump? Gotta clean my pool this week. Thanks

He was probably talking about a transfer pump something like this amzn.to/3JWGvoN or if you want the cheaper version you can get one that attaches to a drill like this amzn.to/3DaV30g

Thanks for that tip that is a good idea.

Sounds great. Let us know how it works for you.

Just an update on the vacuum rig!!! Wow!! Just WOW!!! YOU ARE A FREAKING GENIUS!!!! I had alot more sediment than you did so it has taken me a few times but tomorrow should complete the job...I just want yall to know this has powerful suction when you test it with your finger...I was super happy with money I didn't have to spend and results were fantastic...like I said you are My HERO..MY HERO IS A FREAKUBG GENIUS!!! BLESS YOU

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Does it matter what size container you use?

@@danitatutt7845 The largest I used is an 8 oz. cool whip container. I think the larger and taller container will have less suction and will waste more water. You want the water to get sucked into the hose right away so you can keep moving.

Thanks for the input.

No adding water at the same time will disturb rubbish more

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One end of garden hose goes into the plastic tub to suck the dead algae from the pool and the other simply goes to the ground.

Just cut the hole big enough to fit the thread part of the hose. I actually have to thread it to go in. Also, make sure to use a medium or heavy duty hose. A light duty hose will simply kink and fold.

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You are correct, as long as you can fill the hose with water either by submerging both end or filling it with water with cup or attaching it into a spigot or whatever ways you can think of to start the siphoning action.

any length that will allow you to reach all the area of your pool and place the other end lower than your pool floor. The bigger diameter of the hose the better but it will suck more water out. Just make sure you use a heavy duty hose so that it will hold it shape and not fold or kink. Good luck.

That will work as well. Thanks for sharing.

One end goes into a plastic container to suck the dead algae from the pool and the other simply goes to ground. You don't connect it to filter or anything.

Think of the hose as a very long siphon. Just like siphoning dirty water/substrate in an aquarium. Once you get it flowing (from tank to ground) you just move the hose about sucking out any debris.

It will if you can place the other end of the hose in a lower ground than your pool floor. It works with gravity so the other end will need to be lower than your pool floor. Or you can use a transfer pump like this. amzn.to/3xqRsfy If you have a vacuum and a paper or DE filter, you can use a flock amzn.to/3L5kzIn to vacuum it. If you have or if you can do a vacuum to waste you can do that also. Hope this help.

Are you talking about the water inlet where I put the hose in? That is the chemconnect that bestway included in the package. It's a chlorine dispenser. You can use it to control the amount of chlorine to release into the water and is supposed to help the water get cleaner. This will replace the chlorine dispenser floating in your pool. You will need a 1 inch tablet for this. Below is my Amazon Affiliate link if you are interested. amzn.to/3V6n8j0 Here's another youtube video I made on how to load tablet on chemconnect. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_Vf4YPaCnv4.html Hope this helps.

Sure. 1. Make sure that you are using a heavy duty hose so there is no kink that will stop or restrict the suction. Light duty or flex hose will never work on this. Use at least a medium duty or heavy duty hose. 2. Make sure there is no air gap inside the hose. You can do by lifting the suction end of the hose up and watch the water come out. Once water is flowing freely for at least 30 seconds put it back into the pool and throw the other end to the floor. Make sure that the hose in your pool is always higher than the end where the water flows out. So if the floor of your pool is the same height as the other end of the hose, you will have a hard time keeping continuous flow. You can use a taller container so that you know that the end in the pool is a few inches higher than the other end or extend your hose until you can move it into a lower spot. 3. If you are close to a tap water outlet, you can use it to fill the hose with water. I do this a lot since when draining water from the pool cover after a rain. Hope this helps.

@@diymanual I figured it last night but it was late so I was able to get a bunch out today but the water got cloudy so I guess I'll be back at it tomorrow after work 😃 thank you though it definitely worked. I did like one of the posts mentioned and used my other hose to add the water and that's how I got it to start suctioning 👍👍

@@jenniferwilliams2676 you will probably need to do 2 or 3 passes. Make sure to move slowly so you not disturb the dead algaes on the floor or they will get mixed into the water again. When you lift up the container, you want to put it back down to a spot that is already clean then move it slowly onto the spots that you wanted to clean. Also, you can swirl the water around after your next pass creating like a tornado effect. The next day you will see most of the dead algae in one place towards the center. Making it easier to remove the rest.

@@diymanual Thank you, that's my plan. I can already see the difference 👏👏👏👏

When the vacuum stops, simply redo the siphoning procedure 2:35. You can't return the dirty water back in as it already went to waste. Thanks for watching.

Are you talking about the black bag attached to my garden hose vacuum? I just staple some face mask together to create the bag.😅

You mean just vacuum the water instead of using gravity? For me... 1. Shop Vac will vacuum water faster so you will need to empty out your vacuum multiple times. 2. Priming hose using the return will only take about 30 seconds. Not sure how long will it take to take the vacuum out of the storage, plug it in and set it up then cleaning it up after. 3. Not everyone will have a shop vac. But anyway, I am just sharing the idea and you can use it as is or modify it depending on your need or preference. There is another comment here that says he use similar technique but instead of letting the water go to waste, he uses a pump to transfer the water to a large container then put most of the water back into the pool once the dirt settles to the bottom. Thanks for sharing your idea. Others might find it better in their situation.

It's the chemconnect.

I have not tried a bigger container. But I believe you can go a little bigger like the tub of a cool whip. Anything bigger will probably reduce the effectiveness because the garden hose can only suck so much water. If you are talking about a larger hose then yes it will make it faster but you will be wasting more water.

Do you just have cloudy water or do you have dead algae at the floor of your pool? If you have dust and dead algae at the bottom of the pool you can use this method. If you have cloudy water, you may have an algae bloom or a high PH issue. You can check this list of videos and see which one fits your need. ru-vid.com/group/PL_2zbWlUD8pnBmQEwh16YFeY-h2NW2s4G

Thanks for sharing. The problem with above ground pool is there is no deep part.

I wish I could put a picture of our pool on here we have a 28 foot Doughboy I came up the idea of built in steps it took a little time because we had to do one step at a time the entire outer part is concrete the sand in the middle after the concert dried then the step is covered with strofoam taped with duck tape then the same process for the second step after that dries same thing, then dropped the liner in filled it the water goes over the steps now we have built in steps!

Sounds interesting. I wish I could see it.

You mean, just suction the dead algae to filter instead of letting the water go to waste? Your filter will get clogged easily and it could burn your pump if it builds too much pressure. You don't really want this going into your filter. Now, if you have a filter that lets you filter to waste then that will work but then you will be wasting a lot more water doing it this way as your filter can pump hundreds to thousands of gallon per hour compare to gravity suction.

@diymanual no I have a few filter I was and clean out. I was just thinking it would be easy to just hook it to the suction side also. Thanks for the reply!

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Just create a hole small enough so that it fits the threaded area of your hose. I actually have to semi-thread it to the end of the hose.

You could also try using some hot glue, or even a bit of silicone that you let dry. Carefully cut the hole so it just fits on the hose bib. You can even use some duct tape to keep the cup from slipping up the hose.

Those are good ideas. Thanks for sharing.

Good idea. The release valve will leave about 6 inches of water this will finish it up. I used a utility pump to empty it out faster. Thanks for sharing.

Exactly. It’s basically a long siphon hose.

That is correct and the container is added to make it easier to control and widen the area that is being siphoned.

To avoid algae problem you will need to keep the chlorine level above 1 ppm. For the cover, I used a large tarp in this pool. My new pool comes with the fitted black vinyl cover. The difference that I noticed is that the fitted black vinyl cover also serve as a good solar heater because the material and color can absorb the sun better than a tarp.

@@diymanual thank you for the quick response! What do you think about the bubble wrap covers that supposedly heat the pool while it covers it?

@@jays.8187 Are you talking about something like this? amzn.to/3DAlYD4 I think they are good option as well if you can find the right size for your pool or you can find something a little bigger and cut to size.

@@diymanual yes exactly

You are correct. I just did one recently with a rectangular size food container to clean out my pool before closing.

​@@diymanualCould you please Explain how you cut the container.

@@cbaby78 For this one I just use a box cutter. Just trace the end of the hose with a marker and use a box cutter, sharp scissors or spade drill. It doesn't need to be a perfect circle. Hope this helps.

Sorry, I said it wrong. You put it in the inlet. The side where the water goes back into the pool. If that doesn't work, you can also start it with the water faucet. The goal here is to fill the hose with water. Also, make sure that your hose does not have any fold or kink and do not use the as seen on TV flex or stretchable hoses. There should be continuous water flow for it to work so if you have any fold or air gap inside the hose it will stop the siphoning action. Hope this helps.

you could but why? Maybe if you wanted a larger container so you can vacuum faster? I think connecting pump will just be wasting water. but I was able to use a rectangular container 2.5x the width of this and the gravity suction still works but not as strong.

That's great to hear that your filter is doing most of the work for you!

That will help you prime the hose. Instead of sucking the water from the hose to begin the suction effect you prime it by putting it in the outlet. Once the hose is full of water, you can simply throw it in the ground.

It fills the hose with water only to start the suction you don't leave the hose in the outlet..

@@lorettalawson7286 That is correct. Thanks for the input.

It won't unless you live on top of a hill and can bring the other end of the hose lower than the floor of the pool because it uses gravity to pull water out. You can use a pump if you need to.

@@diymanual like a syphon with a pump?

@@livia5158 something like this amzn.to/3D40VbB Or this if you have a drill and want to control the water loss. amzn.to/3POrHfY

@@livia5158 this will pull more water so if you want to save the water, you can have another person water the plants as you are cleaning the pool or simply use the hose nozzle to control the output so you are not pumping 330 gph.

@@livia5158 another comment here says that they transferred the water with algae in to a large container and wait 2days to let all the dust settles to the bottom. Then the transferred the clean portion of water back into the pool

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That is correct but not all above ground pool owners have that option. Above ground pool usually comes with a small filter unit and if you decide to attach a vacuum to it, it will clog your filter really quick. Also, a sand filter won't really capture the dead algae so you will need to vacuum to waste which will waste a lot more water than just using a gravity.

Most above ground pool owner will not have this option. You will need a pump that will let you vacuum to waste and that will waste a lot more water than just using the gravity method. Most (sand filter) pump that will let you vacuum to waste will at least suck out 1,500 gph compare to less than 100 gph using this method. Also, if you are not aware most vacuum you will find for above ground pool uses the return side to propel the vacuum, garden hose or robot vacuum are only good for catching larger debris like leaves and bugs and will not catch small particles like dead algae. They will just mix the dead algae back into the water.

Thanks for the comment. Not all above ground pool owner have that option. The dead algae's are microscopic in size and if you are simply using a jet type vacuum it will simply push the dead algae's back up into the water. Some of them will be sucked by the filter but most of them will just go back down to the floor. Also, if you have a suction type vacuum and had a sand filter, you will need to use the vacuum to waste feature which waste a lot more water. If you use a DE or paper filter, you will need to keep cleaning it as the dead algae will clog your filter quickly and possibly ruin your pump.

You don't want algea or sand or any other dirt partical in your filter.

He said at the beginning it was for those who might not have a vacuum.

That is correct.

Because those types of vacuums are expensive. A regular hose vacuum is great at cleaning up leaves, and bigger sediment, but anyone who has had algae, knows that it is pain to get out. The particles are too fine, and just blow back into the pool. I'd rather replace some water, over fighting that mess everytime.

Appreciate the suggestion.