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- How to Vacuum a Pool to waste to remove the pool muck that just won't collect in your Sand Filter. Vacuuming your Pool to waste and out the backwash line is the easiest way to eliminate all the debris in your pool that you don't want and your pool filter can't catch and clean out! Vacuuming the Pool for beginners made easy! Cleaning the Pool! Cleaning a Pool. Cleaning the Pool made easy.
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Before I even continue watching, I want to say thank you very much for explaining what "Vacuuming to Waste" meant right in the beginning. I'm someone who inherited a pool, so I appreciate when people actually explain exactly what they're doing and what's happening with the equipment when they are doing it! Again, thank you! Now I'm going to finish the video lol.
(just finished the video, this is the best pool vacuuming tutorial on YT hands down)
Thank you so much for the great comment! Appreciate it!
Struggled this year clearing up our pool. Your explanation of vacuuming to waste got us all clear. Thanks
I've owned a pool for more than 20 years and this is the first time I was told about vacuuming to waste I used to always drain the pool! Great video thank you
Thanks for watching Maggie!
you're not alone Maggie, never knew that the algal dust was coming back in either, or that those chlorine tablets had 50% stabilizer in them. My CYA was through the roof , never too old to learn especially in this heat
This by far was the clearest, concise explanation I have run across. Thank you!
I’m subscribed.
Thanks Janice and thanks for subscribing! It's viewers like you that help motivate me to keep making videos. Your very appreciated!
Thank you so very much for this video! I started vacuuming my pool this year when I opened it and like you said, I saw what appeared to be dirt coming back into my pool...lol I thought *Oh NO! A line broke with the -20+ temps this winter!* But I now know that the particles were so small they flew past the filter. I'm going to try to vacuum to waste now :) Great informational instructional video, that I'm very grateful for :) I'm a single woman maintaining my household, so I search instructional videos alot...lol
Thanks for watching and good luck with the pool SallySue!
Fourth video I’ve watched today on this exact tutorial and this was the absolute BEST. Now I feel like I know what I’m doing and about to go give it a try!!! 🙌🏼
Worked like a charm I used to vacuum on filter , never stayed clean
Thank you …
One thing I learned about clearing the air out of the vacuum hose is to place the end not attached to the head over a jet/nozzle. It forces all the air out pretty quickly.
Good advice 👍 thanks
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We forgot to shock one week & ended up with algae that wouldn’t go away because I was too scared to vacuum to waste. Your video explained it simple enough to not freak me out that I was going to break something. I just got don’t vacuuming the pool in record time & backwashed until the water came out clear. When I restarted the filter, the water was clear out of the jet! FINALLY! I think I won the battle! Thanks again!
Glad it helped and thanks for watching!!
Fantastic, I’m glad I watched this video too. We have been getting plenty of rain so I’m going to vacuum to waste. Thanks brother!
Finally! Thank you so much! I'm now sure how to clean my pool. And this of the end of the summer (nr 2...) :-)
Your CZcams video was so helpful! You provided a "How-to" guide that my pool store did not. They gave me partial, and incorrect instructions on how to vacuum - missing the step in getting the air out of the hose! and that resulted in no suction at all. Your instructions were easy to follow and correct. Thank you!
Thanks for watching Roberta!
Mr Pool Elementary Man - a thousand thank you's. So clear and easy to understand. Many thanks from a few miles away.....in the south of England, United Kingdom.
Thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching Lu Chris Jennings!
This is awesome! I've never used this setting on my pump. It will certainly come in handy as I clean out the small debris at the bottom of my pool!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so very much for this video. My husband is the one taking care of the pool. But he is away for a month. We had 16 inches of rain in Fl in the middle of June. And pool went downhill since then. I liaised with the pool shop that I have my water readings from and they have provided the correct chemicals. But the rain continues and the problem is still there. I do have a vacuum for the pool but the instructions from my husband were not clear. So I stumbled in my search on your vlog and !Voila! I understood it right away. I have given it the first go and it already looks better. I will save your instructions for future reference. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. It is hot this Summer.!
Your welcome Angelica and thank you for the great comment! I'm glad I could help you out with your pool.
Best pool vaccum vid I've seen. Thanks.
Thanks for watching T. Dennis
Very great video sir---much thanks from Oregon
I’ve had my pool for 10 years and learned something new. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Great Video! Thanks!
This video has saved my day. Thank you
Great video. Thank you from Australia! I have subscribed. Cheers mate.
Thankyou from Queensland Australia, our pool is continually green, over the last month, we never realised about vacume to waste technique, thanks for the well explained video, amazing.
Thanks for watching!
thank u good job
What a difference a couple of hours make... Wish I saw this about 3 hours ago when I vacuumed my newly plastered pool. Backwashed for almost 5 mins, rinsed for 2 mins and still got debris in pool when filter restarted. Thanks, I know what to do now.
What a great video, I have been looking at a few different ones as I have never vac'ed my pool before. I need to remove dead algae off the bottom. Other video's made it confusing by talking about opening and closing valves, but your was straight to the point and i loved how you got the air out of the hose.
Thanks for watching
Looking for this video in the last year . I am doing everything in the house. Cooking, cleaning the pool is an extra homework that I m not taking ligthly. Did you build the Cabano yourself to keep the pompe safe? Wish I can do that. Every day I look between my legs see if I am growing some. Because my hubby does not do any kind of exterior jobs what so ever. But he is a good dad. Do some other things. So yeah thank you for any kind of help or teaching.
thank you very much!! this video helped me out GREATLY... Tony
Thanks for watching Tony
This was an extremely helpful and comfortable learning video for me. Thank you. Wish me luck. I am on my way to vacuum to waste for the first time! 🌹🙃
Good luck and thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for watching!
God bless you. I was going insane trying to figure this out.
Thanks for watching Rebecca and have a good pool season!
This was super helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I wish you would've focused in more, zoomed in more when it came to plugging your vacuum hose into the skimmer.
Fill hose like he showed. While end of hose with basket plate on it is under water and your right next to skimmer, cover hole in plate with palm of hand and quickly pull hose and basket cover out of water and into skimmer from top. I place something heavy like a gallon of muriatic acid on hose at skimmer opening to hold it under water level then go turn pump on. Start vacuuming. Works for me.
Thank ypu❤
Very clear instructions, easy too follow you thanks.
Im in Spain we have had sand strom and its laying on bottom very thick, I have done floculant twice and shock,, people have blow there pump because of doing it wrong
Thanks for watching Lynn Kent!
Thank you for your video ! I have been trying to remove all the dead algea and debris on the bottom of my pool by doing vacuum to waste. But the main problem is the water level drops the quick. Any tip you could give me would be great.
Thank you again. Hope you will reply ❤
Thanks for a great video! Being unfamiliar with the system, is the backwash line/drain and the waste line/drain the same- the difference being one enters after the filter (backwash) and one bypasses and comes directly through the MPV (waste)? Thanks for your help!!
Hello
I have backwashed filter 2twice and still showing high. Any advise .
Thank you
Helpful
Thanks for this info!!
Thanks for watching!
good day i have one question? i have a pool 7,5x4,80 I am interested in the filter how many kilograms of sand and what pump power in advance thanks for the answer
I don't have a sand pump to backwash, I have a summer waves pool with the pump that came with it.but my pool was green and I used the green to blue stuff now it made my pool blue at first but then brown and it settled to the bottom. Now I need to vacuum it out, so how would you vacuum all that out without it going back into the pool jet?
So cool
Good info. I just use a skimmer sock and it catches most debris. That way I don't drain the pool by vacuuming to waste or having to backwash after vacuuming.
Thanks for the tip Terry! 👍 and thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot for your sharing.What I wanna know is what's gonna happen if we put the valve in filter position instead of waste when vacuuming.
In filter position it Vacuums the same only difference is your filter collecting the debris instead of getting rid of it altogether out the waste line. The only reason we vacuum to waste is when the debris on the bottom of the pool is to small for the filter to take out or were just trying to get rid of some gross muck that we dont want in our filter.
I have the same problem for my above ground pool. I just bought a new Extreme PowerUS sand filter pump system to replace my Best Way system. This will definitely be BETTER for the new system and will not dirty up the new sand. THANKS 👍🙏
Thanks for watching Raymond!
I use these like pantyhose in my skimmer and it catches all the little bitty items. They actually sell them in Amazon. I did use my pantyhose for awhile. It catches so much. There called micro filter bags
I 'm thank you for this video you help me soo much
Thanks for watching!
I like your pool videos
Thanks for watching Daniel!
I’ve had my above ground pool for 10 years and never used this setting. Until today. I had dust and dirt accumulation on pool floor. At first I thought it was algae. I bought chemicals, replaced the sand, checked the spider gasket, etc. Nothing worked. I finally tried the waste selector and bam, the suction is twice and strong as when you vacuum through the filter. It’s amazing. Make sure your pool water level is high because the water leaves the pool fast. I had my garden hose running into the pool while I was vacuuming. My pool appears to be clean now. I’m going to check it in a few hours.
Thanks for the suggestions! And thanks for watching pool elementary Larrysyoutube 1981
For those with variable speed pumps... what speed should we vacuum to waste on? I tried it right after I opened my pool and the water level went down really fast.
How can we vacuum Algae remnants if the multiport valve doesn't have a Waste setting?
My prob is, the second I put the pole into the pool, it immediately floats up how does yours stay put until you can prime the hose?
Thank you for all that helpful information. I have a sand filter but it doesn't have the waste or back wash setting. I can't figure it out. I'd appreciate it if you could explain to me what each setting is (test-drain-filter-rinse-winterize-whirlpool) these are the settings on my filter . Thank you in advance
Sorry to take so long I hope you figured it out but if you didn't drain would be your waste I believe and whirlpool would be your recirculate to bypass the filter.thanks for watching.
Thank you for this!! When vacuuming to waste or standard filter vacuuming, would you plug the second skimmer in a pool with two?
I usually do if there is no shut off valve for the individual skimmer. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the explanation. I'm a newbie in pool ownership, so I'm learning a lot over the past year. I didn't cover my pool this winter, and the water stayed blue (always able to see the bottom) with only spotty cloudiness that I know is algae. I've put a Pool Rx in the filter basket about a week ago, but still have that in patches in the bottom, along with some debris from a storm. Do you suggest flocc for pollen THEN vacuum to waste, or is pollen going to be eventually dissolved by the pump system?
Hi Brenda, the filter should clean the pollen out for you after a couple of days if not you can try a pool Clarifier product. If your getting the same fluffy debris collecting on the bottom of your pool every 24 hrs after stirring up the water by use or vacuuming, this debris should be vacuumed to waste and is most likely making it through your filter.
Can confirm that pool vacuum and pole likes to run off into the pool when unattended. Mine took off on me today and had to fish her out! 🤣🤣
Love the humor Steve! 😄
Can a robot vacuum do the samething or does Vacuum to waste a specific technique that can only be accomplished by what is done in this video
I have a brand new line and vac head and I tried your method but the water doesnt hold
Question, should I rinse every time I vacuum?
This video is excellent and very helpful, but would a rechargeable pool vacuum on a telescoping pole work well with this type of fine dirt? Just asking because I'm disabled and trying to hook up the hose and use the pool vacuum to waste is a bit more than I can manage. I use a heavy robotic cleaner for big cleaning every few days, but this fine dirt keeps coming back.
Hello Patricia, unfortunately the rechargeable pool vacuum don't do a sufficient job on the really fine stuff but you could always give it a try to see if it helps.
@@Poolelementary Great thanks! I will. But I'll get the equipment to do this manually to waste and use your video as a guide. Thank you!
@poolelementary when vacuuming to waste should the main drain or suction port be closed? Feel this gives better suction to the skimmer but I’m new to pool owning so I’m not sure if it’s a good idea or not but it does seem I lose less water. Any advise is greatly appreciated.
Hi Eddie when vacuuming off the skimmer I always close the drain if there's a valve to do so. Your totally correct 👌 this will help give you more suction to your vacuum
@@Poolelementary thank! Big help knowing this. Like I said I’m a new pool owner and wanted to make sure I wasn’t going to blow myself up or something haha.
BEST VEDIO EVER! So where should the dial be to do a light vacuum?
Hi JF, if you don't want to lose water by vacuuming to Waste you can just leave it in the filter position and Vacuum through the filter. This works fine unless what your vacuuming is super fine. Thanks for watching pool elementary!
Just watched your video. Thank you for this. Should i close the main drain and just leave the skimmer line open?
Yes by closing the main drain you will have much more suction to your vacuum from the skimmer line. Thanks for watching and hope to earn you as a subscriber!
After the fine debris is sucked out when vavuuming to waste, how do I switch to filter to save water as you mentioned? With the vavuum still attached to the hose and in the pool, do I just turn it to filter or do I need to turn the pump off first and then turn it back to filter?
You will need to turn the pump off to switch it back to filter
I don't have vacuum though l keep sweeping the algae toward the deep end where the filter is at then switch to waste.maybe that will help.
If you sweep often the filter will take out alot of it out but eventually i would touch up with a vacuum. I don't think putting it on waste will benefit to much unless what your sweeping can be directed to the drain without fluffing most of it up into the water.
Thanks for this video! Do I leave my other levers in the same position as when I am doing a normal vacuum? Cheers! 😊
Yes unless you have valves that can turn off the drain on the suction side to put total suction on the skimmer for more power to the vacuum head
@@Poolelementary Thanks for replying so quickly! That's great! All the best from Lanzarote! 😁
When you vacuum to waste does it bypass the skimmer basket or no? I’ve done it before for the small particles but it’s pretty dirty from this winter in PA. Will the larger things like leaves go to the basket when using the waste option? Thanks! Great video😊
They do make vacuum attachments that go over your skimmer basket called skim-van's with allows you to vacuum to waste but the larger debris get caught in the skimmer basket preventing your lines from getting clogged. If you decide to directly insert your vacuum down the skimmer to the suction line just be careful not to suck up to much at one time and clean your pump basket regularly.
I meant skim-vac's
This video is helpful, however, my sand filter does not have a waste mode. Only has backwash, rinse, filter and winter. I have a white milky residue sitting on the bottom of my pool and it turns cloudy if it gets stirred up. Do I set it to backwash as I am vacuuming since I don't have a waste mode?
Hi Brittany if you don't have a waste mode on your filter you will have to vacuum in filter mode. Definitely do not vacuum in backwash mode this is only used for cleaning your filter. If you find yourself vacuuming and alot of that residue is coming through the filter and returning to the pool from the return jets you can also try a filter aid product that you dump down the skimmer to help the sand in your filter catch the really fine residue your vacuuming up. I use Biogaurd sparkle up. When using this product make sure you watch the pressure on your filter while vacuuming because it will raise 10 pounds fairly quickly with this product. You might have to backwash and repeat the process with the filter aid depending on the size and how much gunk your vacuuming up in your pool.
@@Poolelementary Thank you so much for responding. I was so close to switching to backwash when vacuuming but glad I asked first! I will follow your directions. I appreciate you! Have a great day 😎
Thank you been looking for this video !!! Silly question but want to be certain. What do I do when done. You didn't show that part. Do I shut pump again. Then remove hose from skimmer and put valve back on to sand filter? Please explain as this is my first time and I am so afraid of breaking something or losing prime :)
Hi Rita thanks for watching our video! Glad we could help. When your finished vacuuming to waste you will turn off the pump then pull your vacuum hose from the skimmer and you should definitely empty the basket also that's in your pump it's probably filthy also once you get your pump lid back on Then switch the multiport valve back to the filter position and your ready to start your pump again.
@@Poolelementary Thank you. I assume filter cartilage is the same process as sand filter? I have cartilage filter. I don't have back wash lever just a open and close valve.
@@Poolelementary maybe this is the step I missed. After vacuuming the bottom on waste, I shut the pump off and put it on filter only to see green water shooting into the pool via return jets.
My inground pool on waste keeps losing vacuum suction power!?
The filter has a few modes. Do I turn to “Waste” or “Backwash” mode, to vacuum the fine silt at the bottom of the pool ? Really appreciate your guidance. Thanks
You want to turn it to waste when vacuuming the fine silt out of your pool Red Ixora and thanks for watching!
Pool elementary Thanks alot. Will try.
I have a 20x40 pool with two skimmers. Have you ever heard of plugging one skimmer off using a rubber plug with an expanding wing nut? Thanks. I enjoyed this video.
Interesting, I use a closed vacuum hose end if you understand what I mean.
Quick Question: Great video really instructive and clear. I've just taken over a pool and just wondered if you would know how long it would take very approximately from your experience to do backwash to waste a pool 32ft x 16ft x 3ft 7in deep (average over length)? I'm going to get someone to do it for me and am trying to get an idea of how long it might take them. Many thanks in advance.
Totally depends on the size of your pump and water flow meaning gallons per minute.
@@Poolelementary Thanks for coming back to me. I will have another look.
Very helpful video however what area is this in because the mountains and everything are beautiful lol
Thanks for watching and were out of Missoula Montana
What if the water gets below the skimmer during the vacuum process. I didn't even get halfway through and i was getting worried about the water level. So i quit
I have vacuumed with the water below the skimmer but once you suck enough air to lose prime on your pump it's time to stop and fill the pool again
Good day! I have a problem with "Waste" mode. No water is going out the back wash. The pump simply loses some water and the vacuum doesn't suck anything. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. My water level is high as well.
Does everything work properly when the multi part valve is in the normal filter position?
When I return it to filter position, I needed to refill the pump with water or else there will be no water coming out the jet or sucking on vacuum
If it does make sure there isn't a valve closed on the Backwash line. No valve closed then you might need to check your multiport gasket
@@Poolelementary thank you! I'll check the gasket out
It also sounds like you have an air leak on the suction side of your pump if your having to prime it every time you shut the system down. Hard to diagnose over messages but good luck hope you figure it out.
Great instructional video. Did you connect the hose to something in the skimmer or just lay it in there?
I put it to the suction hole on the bottom of the skimmer.
Do you also have a booster pump? I need a booster pump on my pool? I had one for my slide but when my old booster pump died I got rid of the slide
Hello Renee, everything in this video was done with the main pool pump. No booster pump needed.
I have 2 skimmers and I can't shut just one down while I hook my hose to the other one, both skimmers seem to be on the same shut off valve. If I try to dump the water, it drops the water too quickly and it'll go below the skimmer too quickly. Do you know how I can shut one skimmer down?
Hello Mary, I always use a winterizing pool plug that will fit down in the inlet of the skimmer but if you don't have one you could always slow it down with a larger object such as a small plastic kitchen plate or bowl
@@Poolelementary Thank you - that is very helpful!
So do you suggest leaving the pump off for some time before vacuuming to waste so the algae and whatnot settles first?
Hi Ken, you can turn your pump off for a bit to see if you get more debris to settle but most should already be on the bottom. The filter will take out whats suspended in the water and if it doesn't try a clarifier or flocculant. I have a full video on how to use a flocculant in my green to clean video!
It's annoying when vaccum to waste having the shut off the pump periodically and cleaning the pump filter basket if there is a lot of debris. Any solutions to this other than a top plate over your skimmer Inlet ?
Also if vaccum to waste by passes the filter why would your pressure meter increase as if it were needed to get backwashed ?
There isn't much more we can do besides the skimmer plate. If you notice your pressure gauge going up on your filter when vacuuming to Waste you might have a bad multiport gasket.
Could we use this technique to empty pool for winterizing ?
Yes you can but in order to drain it down past the skimmer you need to pull the water from the bottom drain of the pool so you have to shut the valve off to the skimmer or place a winterizing plug in the skimmer to shut it down. You can check out my video on how to Winterize a pool to see how I do this. Thanks for watching pool elementary!
Hello I need to Vacuum to Waste but I don't have a multi-port valve, can you give me an idea of which valves to close to get the water flowing through the waste valve? Thank you
Hello Jor Bar it is very unusual to be able to vacuum to waste with out the multiport valve and sand filter having this feature. I'm sorry but it just might not be something you can do.
Thank you for responding so quickly, I have waste line that I use to lower the water level when a hurricane is coming, there's no way I can close the other lines and open the waste line?
May I ask if I can leave the "waste" hose permanently connected (also during filtering) or should I take it off in other modes than "waste" and "backwash"? Thanks in advance!
I always just leave it hooked up and just roll it up so it's out of the way.
@@Poolelementary Thank you for your response! That will make it all easier! (and all that goodies I'm learning from you at the end of the season and nice days) :-) Why not seeing your vid earlier???
hello sir. I just opened my pool a few days ago- the water looked really nice- a nice blueish color and looked clean. But let me tell you how I have maintained my pool the last 15 years or so. I use a product called GREENOUT(Once a week)- a super chlorinator shock powder and floating stabilized chlorine tablets all the time. I know what you are thinking- and yes my CYA levels are or were over 175. YET my pool was crystal clear- it really was and no one ever complained about irritation etc. So all was good???Until i went on one of these pool forums and they recommended that I drain the pool a bit an NOT to use TEST STRIPS- because they are not accurate? So i drained 12 inches from the pol- after brushing and cleaning and backwashing. BUT I now use LIQUID CHLORINE so as NOT to keep adding CYA to my water. My level dropped to about 100- that is good enough for me- I am frustrated and nervous the last few days. Because AFTER I drained the ;pool, and refilled it with filtered hose water- my pool NOW has a green hue to it-- I have not had this color forever. With all my supposed wrong way of keeping the pool maintained- I followed others instructions and NOW I have a green tint. I am going to add more liquid chlorine and see if it turns any more blue? I also purchased this test kit- TF100- and I am going to start testing this weekend. But what do I do now- why was my water so clean and delicious all those years and NOW??? I am a novice really- if things are right and work- I am great - when they fall apart- I fall apart-- I am so upset and really do not want to screw things up anymore than they already are. What was so bad about what i was doing all those years? Please let me hear your advice. Much appreciated.
Hi, what you should realize is the ratio between CYA and free chlorine. So with a high CYA value you need much higher free chlorine to be able to kill algae. The free chlorine level should be at least 5% of your CYA value, preferably 7.5%. CYA is needed in order to protect your chlorine level not to break down because of UV radiation. But with as low as 20 to 30 you already accomplish this and then you only need a free chlorine level of about 2. That is a lot easier to accomplish and you save a lotof money on chemicals.
Much better and easier option: A Robot cleaner e.g. Dolphin E10. Saves much time, energy and is stand alone, no hoses needed.
Definitely! In the meantime, this is a very good instructional video! From hooking up the blue tube hose, to stopping the filter, then starting with the multi pot valve in waste, checking the pressure... Will eventually purchase the independent unit.
Thanks! Ursula Plona
Yea but it’s advised not to use a robot until you’ve got the chemicals balanced. Often you have to flock and vacuum before you are able to use it without damaging such an expensive item. And, if you’ve flocked a green pool, you’re going to have to constantly clean the screens and bag on the robot, besides it not being good for the device until the balance is in better condition.
Any videos on hard pluming a summer waves above ground pool to a sand filter?
Not yet craig but as soon as I come across one or a similar pool I will definitely make one thanks for the idea and thanks for watching!
Just opened my pool and I have a lot of leaves on the bottom. Should I vacuum it in waste? This is my first time doing it myself
I would definitely try to get most of the leaves out with a net first. Heavy leaves and debris could clog a line if your pumps suction isn't sufficient to pull it through the lines.
Search for "Leaf Vacuum" or "leaf master" it's amazing! You connect a hose to it and it will get all the leaf out in minutes. It doesn't use your pool pump and won't clog anything
Can you show exactly where and how you place the end of the hose in the skimmer when you're about to decrease the water level in the pool on waste so I don't lose suction. Thank you.
Honestly you can never get an air tight suction through hooking a vacuum hose to the skimmer so we always need the water level to be higher then the bottom of the opening of the skimmer. Fill the pool higher than normal before vacuuming and fill the pool while vacuuming. This will give you a bit more time
@@Poolelementary I have to reduce my pool water by 1 foot as I have high cyanuric acid. I then have to replace the 1 foot of water with fresh water. Do I remove the basket in the skimmer and just shove the hose in it
Yes you can remove the basket and put a hose directly to the suction in the skimmer but most of the time as soon as the water level gets below the skimmer you lose prime on your pump. Normally when draining a pool this low we plug off the skimmer or shut the valve to the skimmer and drain it off the main drain only. If you don't have a drain line on your pool I would suggest using a sump pump to drain it once you reach the bottom of your skimmer.
How does this work because I am not able to vacuum or suck up gunk if there’s no water pumping into the pool to create suction. I turned my waste on and no water pressure comes out.
The water should be going out your backwash line when it's set to waste instead of going to your return jets on the pool
So after you switch it to watse and turned on the motor again, you’re okay to go back straight to the pool to do the vacuuming?
Yes should be good to vacuum.
Where did you purchase the triangle device you are using to get rid of the sand
There is a link in the videos description to purchase on Amazon. Thanks for watching!
What if your sand filter doesn’t have a waste mode? What else can I use that way algae doesn’t get in my sand?
Hello Alfonso, If you don't have the waste feature on your multi port valve connected to your filter there really is not any way to bypass your sand in your filter unless you were to plumb in some sort of bypass. The algae is not really gonna hurt the sand in your filter to much just make sure you get your pools chlorine levels raised a little higher than normal like 4 to 6 parts per million and you can also use one of the chemical sand filter cleaning products they make to make sure your filter is clean.
What if my multiport valve only has backwash and rinse setting? No waste
Hi Sammie with no waste position on your filter your only option is to vacuum through the filter.
My pool was dark green. I shocked it, added chlorine and a small amount of clarifier and ot turned a teal color. It didn't clear so I took a sample to my local pool store where I was told I basically wasted a bunch of money. They sold me some soda ash and conditioner to mix with water and poured into skimmer. But I absolutely have to make sure all the leaves are out of the pool. I wrote all this to say I can t see the bottom of the pool so can I just start adding the chemicals that I bought Can I add a little more clarifier and maybe the pool will clear a little more? I've sunk so much money into the pool I'm afraid of putting stuff in the pool. Im guessing the pool wont clear until its balanced? I have a million questions and the more I research the more I get confused😔
Important things first. Balancing the pool is most important unless your planning on doing a partial drain I would balance the pool first. Then since the pool is cloudy I would make sure the free chlorine levels are atleast 3 parts per million until the pool is clear. Now comes the cloudiness and leaves. Obviously you can only clear the leaves that you can see effectively so definitely get what leaves you can out with a net or vac. This will save you some money on chlorine and ph increaser being leaves eat up chlorine and are generally acidic. The cloudiness you have two options either filter it out over time using your filter and clarifiers .they do make a filter aid product that you mix with water and put down the skimmer to help filters get the really small particles out of the water quicker. The other option is flocculant. This product makes the cloudy particles settle to the bottom of the pool and then you vacuum them out to waste.hope this helps it's just hard to help when I don't know your pool or pool equipment.
I was/still kinda am in your position. I was spending a lot of money with little results. To add to the frustration I didn’t know what I was doing and having a hard time gaining any useful knowledge. I can say this- I’ve had best results shocking the pool once a week with 2 bags of the shock that cost $6-7 a bag. Another great option especially in the beginning is use baking soda-it should be in with the other pool supplies. Between these weekly treatments I’ll add liquid chlorine every 2-3,days, water clarity every 2-3 days, and always have a chlorine tablet floating in a dispenser. I’m sure that I’m not following the conventional process but to this point this has yielded the best results on a consistent basis
How can you do this in a large scale pool. Can't keep enough water in pool to keep pumps going.
Normally on bigger commercial size pools I will only use the pump that is running the skimmer that i am using and I also will over fill the pool almost to the top of the skimmer if I have a Large volume of vacuuming to do. If this does not work for you then you might want to look into a portable vacuum system with separate pump and cartridge filter which work pretty good on getting the small stuff out of the pool also.
Just hooked up a new sand pump and when I put it to waste it’s spraying out sand. Is it because I put in to much sand or is there a way to stop this from happening?
Something must be wrong with the valve itself for the system because when the valve is on waste no water should travel through the filter at all.
@@Poolelementary I ran the waste again this morning and a little sand came through but then started running clean. Thank you for your reply and videos it helping me so much with learning the ins and outs of getting my pool cleaner
Is backwash the same as waste? My filter doesn’t have waste but it does have backwash
No backwash is different than waste. Some filters might use drain instead of waste.
How long did it take for you to vacuum the whole pool to waste? Also do you think water drains faster on backwash or vacuuming to waste?
Hi Grace the pool took about 20 minutes to vacuum to waste and the pool should drain faster when backwashing because there is no resistance from the vacuum hose and the actual vacuum head.
Hi,
Can you backwash a pool without the pump basket to avoid having to stop to clean it when the pressure goes down?
You should always keep your pump basket in to prevent any large debris from getting in your filter especially when backwashing. The debris will clog your laterals or screens in the bottom of the filter and you don't want to take all the sand out of the filter to clean these out it's a chore.
What about when you use the waste setting?
Remember your pump has an impeller that draws the water and leaves and debris being pulled into the pump with out the basket can clog the impeller than its a full breakdown of the pump to clean that out. Better to just empty the basket a few times.