pool bottom debris

[joandsteveshill]

Hi, we are having lots of fun with our pool but are getting a lot of debris on the bottom of it....some easily retrievable like leaves etc but often areas of what looks like powdery sand or grit (I guess blows in off the garden and the bottom of the kids feet). I have one of those kits that you attach to the hose pipe and it collects some of it into a mesh bag, but does not seem the easiest option in the world. The water is crystal clear, but these areas spoil the look of it.

We are running the filter 5 hours overnight and intermittently through the day if no-one's in the pool, but the stuff on the bottom does not go....maybe a bit heavy to be "lifted" off the bottom as the water circulates, not sure...

Anyway, anyone have any tips........someone did tell me a way of doing more with the filter system but I can't remember what it was!

[Glan]

Hi Joan & Steve,
It is always a pain trying to keep above ground pools clean if they do not have a sand filter, especially when the floor needs a good clean. This question is a fairly frequent one on our forum, and all I would recommend is to invest in a sup-vac II - this will enable you to suck the dedris off the pool floor and keep the pool clean. This link will take you to the relevent web page, also if you klick on the info button on that page it will give you much more info on using.

http://www.ukpoolstore.co.uk/acatalog/above-ground-intex-swimming-pools.html

Hope this helps

All the best

Glan :)

[joandsteveshill]

We do have a sand filter, but it does not seem to keep the bottom clean. I thought it was because the debris was too heavy to circulate with the water, but maybe we do not have enough sand in it......we have had a problem with the pump and now have a replacement so maybe this will make a difference.

[joandsteveshill]

Hi, can anyone help with my debris/filter question....we do have a sand filter, can I use it to clear pool bottom debris?

[joandsteveshill]

What's the tool called that I can attach to my sand filter, is this what you are suggesting?

[waterboyrob]

mustard algea :eek:

[Poolman]

vac head, vac pole, vac hose;)
or mustard algae!