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Swimming pool skimmer "socks" saved my pool!

Melensdad

Melensdad

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Because of Melen's back surgery, being in the hospital for 8 days and me commuting up to Chicago daily to visit her (typically leaving at 8am, returning about home about 10:30pm) and then dealing with her recovery at home for the past few days . . . my pool has been NEGLECTED for about 2 weeks.

Fortunately the weekend before her surgery I put in a brand new pool filter cartridge, jacked up the salt/chlorine generator and did one thing I've never done before, I put skimmer "socks" on the skimmer baskets.

Skimmer socks are sort of like thick, tightly woven, nylons that fit over the skimmer baskets. They catch the SMALL debris that goes through a skimmer basket. (think of it as a condom for your skimmer basket) Cost is about $2 per sock.

WOW do they work :clap:

I bought mine locally, but this is what I'm talking about => http://www.poolproducts4less.com/ca...4411/s/filter-saver-skimmer-sock/category/72/

We had SEVERAL storms roll through, there are branches and all sorts of large bits of debris in my pool, but the water is CLEAR and the small debris was all contained by the skimmer socks :smile:

I'm sold.

If you have a pool, save yourself some grief and get some skimmer socks :hammer:
 
jwstewar said:
What does this do that the filter doesn't do?:unsure: I thought that is what a filter did...
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It simply acts like a pre-filter that allows the filter to run cleaner for much longer. They trap the larger pieces so the filter can better handle the tiny particles.
 
I've never heard of them. They look as if they would work though.

About 4 years ago, after being gone for about 4 weeks, I came home to a green slime hole where my pool used to be. After a couple of weeks of brushing, filtering and hundreds of dollars of shock, I decided to get professional help. It took him a couple of days off on on to get it back into shape and he's been keeping it in shape ever since. I still clean the filters every now and then but that's about it. So, since the filters are my only responsibilty now, your socks might just make my life even easier. :clap::clap:
 
EastTexFrank said:
I've never heard of them. They look as if they would work though.

About 4 years ago, after being gone for about 4 weeks, I came home to a green slime hole where my pool used to be. After a couple of weeks of brushing, filtering and hundreds of dollars of shock, I decided to get professional help. It took him a couple of days off on on to get it back into shape and he's been keeping it in shape ever since. I still clean the filters every now and then but that's about it. So, since the filters are my only responsibilty now, your socks might just make my life even easier. :clap::clap:
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They keep the filter from being clogged up by the debris that gets through the skimmer baskets so the filter keeps on filtering.
 
I used to have have a real fine basket that fit inside the normal one. Kids broke it and I could never find another one. Just watch it does not starve the pump for water.
 
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