how does skimmer sock work

[KurtV]

Your filter will also catch the things that come through the main drain (if you have one); so you won't have made it completely superfluous.

[gregugadawg]

since this site is about saving money, use pantyhose to do this

[waterbear]

IMHO, skimmer socks are easier to fit into a skimmer basket than panyhose and hold up a bit longer.

Also, I do not believe that this forum is about saving money. It is about educating people in the proper methods of caring for their pools and sorting through a lot of the industry garbage that just plain doesn't work, causes a lot of problems in the long run, and makes people hate their pools.

[CarlD]

I see the MSPool's paradox. But that leaves me with another one:

Why do you care? EVERYTHING the skimmer sock catches is debris that is caught and that's a good thing.

[waterbear]

Good Point!