Top 5 MISTAKES When Vacuuming Your Pool! 

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Old pro here ... when you encounter items likely to clog your skimmer (sticks/rocks/etc) try to use your leaf rake to collect them prior to vacuuming. Use a motion similar to a push broom .. a quick push will lift the debris a little off the bottom putting it into the perfect position to snag it with the rake. When you are down to dirt/sand/pebbles the clogging risk has passed. Vacuum without fear. With a little practice you will be using that leaf rake for everything but dirt. I'm talking about the leaf "nets" not the flat screen things that rarely work.

@@Deploracle Thank you, I understand what you are explaining and will do that from now on. I have a very large Cottonwood Tree 🌳 that loves to drop leaves. Again, thank you.

Most kits will have instructions for hook up. A sheer descent or any water feature will vary depending on size of pump, the plumbing size and the amount of flow needed for the water feature you have. You can also check out the manufacturer’s specs for that particular water feature. Hopefully this will help. Thanks for watching.

Make sure you put the stationary end of the vacuum hose on the vacuum plate, if you hook up the swivel end of the hose on the plate you will suck air. If you are hooking the hose up properly then you need to check the cuff on the hose, if the cuff is loose, cracked or the vacuum plate is cracked then you can also suck air. Thanks for watching.

I do know maytronics who makes dolphin cleaners have cordless units. I like plug in because they have constant power and are more powerful. If you need help l do sell these cleaners. If you would like to email your contact info l will be glad to help. Thanks for watching.

If you clean out your pump housing basket, backwash and rinse the filter you will be fine. Thanks for watching.

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@@HallmarkPoolSupplies another tip / step re maintaining a pool learnt. 🙏🏼

When in filter or backwash the water goes through the lateral assembly. You should not have sand going into the pool or coming out of the backwash line. If you recently changed sand and you put to much sand in the filter and you backwash, sand can come out of the backwash line, eventually the sand will self level. If you have or have not changed sand and sand is going into the pool you may want to check your lateral assembly for damage. If the lateral assembly is damaged backwashing the filter will not put sand in the backwash line. If the backwash line itself is cracked or damaged underground, when you backwash sand and dirt can wash the ground out around the pipe. Thanks for watching.

Yes, filter savers work well. Thanks for watching.

Some pools have vacuum lines and do not use vacuum plates, be careful not to clog. If you use a vacuum plate you can vacuum out of the skimmer. If you shut down other suction lines you will have just as much suction vacuuming from the skimmer. Thanks for watching.

Some inground pool installers do not install a vac port in the pool wall. It seems to be getting done less and less, probably to cut costs and increase profits. My pool also has a vac port, and I use it often, but if we have a storm with wind, and I get a lot of debris in my pool, I’ll vacuum exactly like the video instruction to keep debris out of my vacuum line. I have a Polaris atlas, and it vacuums everything, and doesn’t know what will go through the vacuum line. This saves pool equipment. Best of luck to you.

Never vacuum in the backwash position. Always vacuum in the filter position, unless the pool is extremely dirty or algae infested, then vacuum to waste. If you vacuum to waste you will have to add water to the pool. Thanks for watching.

That's unfortunate. There is very little space inside the Filter Laterals for debris, and if they don't get clogged, all the debris you just vacuumed up is sent right back to the pool upon setting the valve back to Filter.

@@HallmarkPoolSupplies This should be pinned atop every pool-based comment section. Thank you

Check your power supply. If you have power and can’t get the unit to run l would take your cleaner to the nearest Aquabot dealer. Thanks for watching.

Yes, you can vacuum to waste and bypass the filter but you will have to add water to the pool. When you are done vacuuming you can put the filter in the recirculate position. In recirculate you are not filtering the water but you can at least move the water in the pool until the new filter is installed. Thanks for watching.

@@HallmarkPoolSupplies okay, thank you so much!

When vacuuming your pool you will be in the filter position for normal cleaning. Backwash your filter if needed when you are done. If your pool is extremely dirty or algae infested then you will vacuum in the waste position. When vacuuming in waste you will have to add water to the pool. If you do not have a waste position then you will have to vacuum in filter unless you have a drain position. Drain and waste are the same. If you have a drain position then you will also have to add water to the pool. Thanks for watching.

Most skimmer baskets have handles, if you get the right vacuum plate for your skimmer it will work. If you would like to email a picture of your skimmer l will be glad to help. Thanks for watching.

Wax Myrtles, thanks for watching.

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Yes, however the skimmer has a weir door which will prevent debris from going back into the pool if the pump is turned off. Thanks for watching.

That is what the basket is used for, thanks for watching.

Sometimes you can’t use a vacuum of the chemicals are really unbalanced and it’s potentially going to damage the bot.

I have been cleaning my own pool for a while now. I was forced to learn after being ripped off by several pool cleaning companies in my area. It has definitely been a learning experience but has overall been rewarding. Once cleaned and balanced believe me, it is easier to maintain and prevent than to slack off and have to treat and restore. As a female pool owner, I have thought about posting my own videos. Maybe I should now. I recently had to install my own pump motor after my home warranty company kept stalling to find a repair person.

If you don’t have a skimmer then you will have an outlet on the side of the pool which is your suction outlet. Your hose will go from the suction outlet directly to the suction side of the pump. The hose on top of the pump goes to the multiport of the filter if you have a sand filter. The return outlet on the multiport has a hose that will go to the return on the pool (this is the pressure line). You should have instructions with your pool that will show how to hook up everything. You can also contact Coleman and talk to customer support for help. Thanks for watching.

I have tried to contact you through patreon several times. I do have the liner patches you want. If you can email me with your contact info l will be glad to help. My email is on my RU-vid channel. Thanks for watching.

The pool in the video is a vinyl liner pool, it was just custom built. Thanks for watching.

Sometimes, thanks for watching.

You can’t do that if you clean pools for a living. Robots are great but take way too long for us pool companies.

A Wowvacpro isn't a robot cleaner?

@@peterfreeman7197gotcha, looks nice.

Had two battery powered, and they did not last long, nor did they clean the whole pool, before dying.

@hm2nite Bad luck dude. Ours go on and on. What did you have?

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