How to attach vacuum hose to above ground pool

Learn how to vacuum your above ground pool with our step by step tutorial. The Pool Factory's blog makes maintaining your pool easy with our tutorials.

Backyard swimming pools are a lot of fun, but you’ll want to maintain your investment so it will last far into the future. Keep your pool clean and it can be enjoyed for many swimming seasons.

Simple Steps to Vacuuming Your Above Ground Pool

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Attach vacuum hose and pole to vacuum head. Submerge unit in pool.

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Hold other end of hose over water return. Hose will fill with water, driving out all air trapped in hose.

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While holding hose below water, place the vacuum plate into the skimmer, leaving the leaf basket in place. Quickly attach hose to elbow fitting. You are now ready to vacuum.

If your skimmer was not supplied with an elbow fitting, simply take off the skimmer cover and put the vacuum hose directly on to the vacuum plate.

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An above-ground pool can be a low-maintenance option compared to in-ground pools, but that doesn't mean you won't have to take care of it. In order to keep an above-ground pool clean, you're going to need a pool vacuum to keep algae from growing on the pool walls and floor. It's relatively easy to hook up an above-ground pool vacuum. The most important thing is that you should always vacuum the pool immediately before you shock it, and remove all the large debris. Depending on what your budget is, pool vacuums can range anywhere from $100 to $3,000. It all depends on what you're willing to spend.

Manual Pool Vacuums

The reason why people regret getting a pool boils down to the upkeep required. Although it may seem like a difficult task at first, once you figure out how to operate your pool vacuum, you're set. No matter what type of manual pool vacuum you have, whether it's a garden hose pool vacuum, a Walmart brand or any another brand, all vacuums have a head, a hose and a pole. The first thing you need to do is hook up the long pole to the vacuum head.

This pole allows you to move the vacuum around the bottom of the pool while efficiently collecting debris. Make sure that you connect one end of the hose to the vacuum head. It's super obvious where you need to join the hose because one side of the hose should have a swivel head and the other side attaches to the vacuum head. Once everything is connected, you'll be able to lower the vacuum head to the bottom of the pool with the hose. You must keep the other side of the hose in your hand.

Manual Vacuum Pool Tips

When you first put the hose in the water, you will see bubbles, which is fine. But once the water is flowing into the hose, you shouldn't have any more air bubbles. The hose will sink to the bottom of the pool. If the bubbles don't go away, that means you have air in the hose and you will need to start over.

If your hose is connected correctly, you can attach it to the skimmer that is mounted to the side of the pool via the vacuum adapter plate. Something like a Summer Waves pool vacuum adapter works perfectly. When you're vacuuming your pool, make sure to pick up small debris first, then suction the larger debris. Large leaves and debris can clog a vacuum, so try to clean the larger debris out first with a net. Doing this will ensure that you don't plug up your vacuum.

Automatic Pool Vacuums

People tend to prefer automatic pool vacuums because you just have to follow the specific instructions of that model, and it basically does all of the work for you. Robotic vacuum models are self-contained systems that clean the pool solely on their own with no human manual labor needed.

They can pick up small grains or large debris, and the systems clean the bottom and the sides of the pool, as well as the steps. Although this type of model may be preferable, they are a lot more expensive than manual models. But, if you hate cleaning your pool manually, an automatic model can be worth the investment. Also, the robotic efficiency can't be beat.

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