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How do you attack a hose to the skimmer on a above ground pool?
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How can you vacuum the bottom of an above ground pool out with out losing the water?
If you have the regular set up that includes a skimmer, pump and filter then you don't have to waste any water. Get an lid-to-hose adapter, that fits over the skimmer basket at your pool supply store. Fill the hose with water and attach it to the lid. Place the lid inside the skimmer over the skimmer basket, then vacuum to your hearts content. Pool Masters
How do you install an in ground swimming pool skimmer?
They are usually attached with a hose to vac source & float on top.
How do you vacuum an above ground pool?
Before vacuuming an above ground pool you should make certain the water level is mid-way up the skimmer mouth (opening).To manually vacuum an above ground pool, typically you:Insert the vacuum head onto the end of a telescopic pole.Attach one end of the vacuum hose to the vacuum headRemove the skimmer lid and skimmer basketIf you have a vacuum plate, install it.While holding onto the telescopic pole, allow submerse the vacuum head and let the vacuum hose float on top of the pool waterStarting at the end of the vacuum head closest to the vacuum head start feeding the hose down a foot or so into the water.Continue to do this until the air is out of the vacuum hose.Cup one hand over the end of the vacuum hose while putting it into the skimmer either on the vacuum plate or the opening at the bottom of the skimmer.The pump may lose prime but will generally pick prime back up within 10 - 15 seconds.
How do you clear dam water in above ground pool?
syphon it out with a hose.
If a pool has no skimmer where do you put the hose to pick up dirt?
They use to have an adapter that would go from the hose to the inlet side of the pool which in turn went to the pump, most above ground pool use flex hose from the skimmer basket of the pool to the pump, you may just have to put a tee fitting in from the inlet side of the pool and add another inlet just so that you can vacuum, and cap this when you are finished vacuuming, this would be on the outside of the pool this would be added anywhere from the pump back to the pool on the inlet side.
How do you drain a 4 ft tall above-ground pool?
I just drained mine yesterday. I vacuumed to waste down to skimmer, Since I couldn't drain past skimmer I put my manual vacuum head and hose in the deep end then connected the other end of vacuum hose to pumb to drain the rest of the way down. I had to take the hose from the bottom off the skimmer that goes to the pump and took it off there to. So I could hook up the free end of the vacuum hose there. After a while the vacuum hose wanted to collasp cause pump has so much suction. We had to stand there and keep an eye on it. If flow became to restrictive we just worked the vac hose back out with our hands to correct flow. Or you can get a submersible pump and hook a garden hose to it. Might take a little longer. Hope this helps.
How do you drain a 4 ft tall above ground pool?
I just drained mine yesterday. I vacuumed to waste down to skimmer, Since I couldn't drain past skimmer I put my manual vacuum head and hose in the deep end then connected the other end of vacuum hose to pumb to drain the rest of the way down. I had to take the hose from the bottom off the skimmer that goes to the pump and took it off there to. So I could hook up the free end of the vacuum hose there. After a while the vacuum hose wanted to collasp cause pump has so much suction. We had to stand there and keep an eye on it. If flow became to restrictive we just worked the vac hose back out with our hands to correct flow. Or you can get a submersible pump and hook a garden hose to it. Might take a little longer. Hope this helps.
Why does the skimmer weir get stuck?
Could be the water level of the pool is too low. Top up with the hose into the skimmer basket.
How do you vacuum a Doughboy and where do you plug in the equipment?
In order to vacuumn the pool you must first put in the vacuum and the hose. You can siphon the air out of the hose by putting it in front of the return to dispace all air in the hose line. Then turn off the pump. Insert the end of the vacuum line either into the port at the bottom of the skimmer in the pool or remove the skimmer basket and insert it in the bottom of the skimmer. Then after the line is secure, turn on the pump motor. Your vacuum should be ready to use (manually) or run automatically if you have an automatic pool cleaner such as an Aquabug. If you have a slimline skimmer there is a port located just below the skimmer door it is used for the vac hose. After connecting the hose you put your skimmer lid down inside of skimmer and then you can turn on pump. By doing it this way you can let skimmer basket catch all large debries. This saves on having to backwash so much.
How do you hook up the vacuum cleaner for an in ground pool?
If there is a vacuum port open it and turn off your skimmer port and reduce the flow in your main drain,If no vac port plug the hose into the skimmer, If you have more than 1 skimmer plug one of them off.And please use a pool approved vacuum, Kirby or Hoover will not work.
Skimmer open or closed to vacuum pool?
If you have a dedicated suction for the vacuum hose (illegal in Australia) then you close the skimmer to increase suction.
Where do you attach the vacuum hose to vacuum the pool?
Attach the hose to the side skimmer basket with a special plastic adaptor that fits in your size skimmer. Types of skimmers: Brands: Purex, Anthony, American Products, Pentair, Hayward are major names. Hum, not inside the skimmer basket but under it. There you will find either a disc type object much like a flying saucer. Then under that there will be 2 holes. The one, if you are looking down into the skimmer from the deck side of the pool, to back side of the skimmer - 0 0 < that one - closest to you is the suction part of the skimmer. Your hose is pushed into this hole after filling the hose with water. The "adapter" is another type skimmer as stated above that you can rotate to the left or right to achieve optimum skimmer suction. With a single hole skimmer - that hole is the suction for the vac. You just have to plug the second skimmer if you have one. Still, there is another with a hole in the side wall of the skimmer near the bottom of the skimmer. This is also the vac hole. With it you plug yoyr vac into it and then close a valve that controls the main drain. You have to remember when you are finished vacing pool you then open the main drain valve. The latter one is a quite old system made by or used by Anthony Pools. k
