How do you clean dirt off the bottom of the pool?

Answer 1

Use the type of vacuum that connects to a garden hose (got mine at Walmart for about $17). The bag provided isn't enough (pressure forces dirt though it and back into water). Make two more bags- large and medium like one that comes with vaccum out of interfacing material (I think it's called Pellon- looks like my cartridge filter is made of the same stuff). Overlap the bags on the vacuum smallest to largest. Air pockets will cause it to lose suction. Just squeeze bag when that happens (not in the pool water). I've had a cloudy (above ground) pool for months and this is the only thing that has worked. You won't believe what will be in that third bag. My filter never caught that stuff.

Your filter is damaged internally and needs repair if it is a DE filter. A sand filter will pass the finer stuff back to the pool. A hand full of DE added to the skimmer prior to vacing of pool will help some. Don't understand how you could tolerate a pool that was like the above for months. Sand filters should have the ability to switch to "vac to waste" mode. You are not going to get the mud off the bottom of the pool until you replace your damaged DE filter grids

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Answer 2

drain it and clean it. You should contact a pool contractor to find out if you can refill the pool and use chemicals to get the rest of the mud color off. I had to have my pool drainded and professionaly cleaned and resurfaced

Answer 3

To remove mud from a smimming pool is a very delicate process . There are many variables , and it can be a dangerous experience .

To prepare yourself ,

• Purchase a pool-vacuum thing . They're kind of expensive , so it may be a good idea to get a job . (and , if you get a cheap one that requires you to actually get in the pool and move the stick around on the bottom of the pool , it may be a wise idea to invest in a swimming suit or an anti bio-hazard full body suit . Your choice)
• Sit in your corner , contemplating the value of life . These may be your last hours , so do all those things you always wanted to do , skydiving , dropkicking your mother in law's head so it flies off two miles into the sky , run into the forest waiting for it to come down , catch it with a lacross net and sew it back on her body for an open casket funeral , etc .

Now , you are fully equipped . Whip out your pool vacuum thing and smoke a cigarette with your bathing suit on , just to feel like a badass .

• Now , you must enter the pool , with the vacuum . If you're cleaning the pool , that probably means your getting it ready for the summer , which means it's early spring . Inch your way in to the water until you feel like your insides are about to freeze over . Then run out , grab a cup of coffee , warm your feet by a fireplace , and repeat .
• Now , you're in the pool . Take your vacuum , turn it on , and drag the nozzle of the vacuum across the pool and back , in a horizontal manner , east and west . Start from the shallow end , and work your way into the deep . Once you are finished, drag the vacuum back up to the shallow end , drag it out of the pool , and stand by your newly cleaned pool , smoking a cigarette . Just to feel like a badass .

And now your pool is squeaky clean , ready for summer use .

Answer 4

Flac correctly and vacuum, then shock. If its really bad you might be better off emptying it

Answer 5

If the mud is on the bottom you can hand vacuum it to waste doing thiis wil loose you about 4 inches of water.

Answer 6

You can use a pool vacuum to clean dirt off the bottom of a pool. A pool vacuum clear is designed to be connected to a water source or it can be connected to your pool's circulation system.