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How do I clean the bottom of my pool after draining?

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Asked by: Carmen Banks

How to clean your above ground pool after draining

  1. Drain the pool water.
  2. Pick out/scoop any dirt and debris left behind.
  3. Use a specialized pool cleaning solution or use some chlorine dissolved in water to scrub down all of the surfaces of your pool.

How do I clean the bottom of my pool after opening it?

Start at the shallow end and then work your way to the deep end of the pool. Once you’ve vacuumed it once, you’ll need to grab a brush and scrub away at your pool’s floor. Then vacuum it again. Repeat this until the bottom of your pool looks clean.

How do you clean dirt stuck to bottom of pool?

Brush the walls every week during swimming season while the pump is turned off. A vacuum removes the debris that collects on the bottom. Vacuuming requires moving the vacuum head over the debris on the bottom of the pool until the bottom appears clean.

How do you clean the bottom of an Intex pool?

Use your Leaf Rake to scoop debris from an Intex pool.



With a little practice, you can scoop a dime from the floor with a Leaf Rake and Pole and can clean a pool floor very quickly, leaving only sand grains and silty dust for your pool brush. For clean Intex pools, a Leaf Rake, Brush and Pole could be all you need!

How do you clean a disgusting pool?

So you want to know how to clean a green pool two steps you need to take add bottle algaecide this is going to kill all the algae. It's going to turn it white make it real cloudy in the pool.

Can you use a shop vac to clean bottom of pool?

Although you normally clean your pool with a manual pool vacuum or a vacuum device often called a “creepy crawler,” you can clean it with a standard wet/dry shop vac. The disadvantage to this method is it takes a long time because you have to repeatedly empty the water from the shop vac.

Why is the bottom of my pool always dirty?

If dirt is reappearing at the bottom of your swimming pool after you’ve vacuumed it your pool’s filter may be working poorly. Pool filters often work poorly because they’re in need of cleaning. If you have a sand filter for your pool you need to make sure that the sand is sharp and freshened up.