Manual questions with Polaris

[sunofthebeach]

1. Yes I do all the time

2. Yes it hooks up to your skimmer, if you can, divert all of the pool suction to the skimmer with the manual cleaner in it.

3. I assume Ben just sells the cleaner head, you will need a pole (the one you use with your leaf net will work) and a hose with the skimmer fitting.

4. there is a fitting that goes on the skimmer to create a airtight/watertight seal.

I manual vaccume all of the time. I can do in 15 minutes what it takes my polaris 380 3 or 4 hours to do.

(For the most part my Polaris is just a $1000 squirt gun my children play with)

[markphin]

IMHO an automatic pool cleaner is worth it's weight in gold, especially if you have a pool of any size. Even if it only takes 15 min. to vaccum, the beauty of an automatic cleaner is that you can program to run at a specific time of the day or night (if your pool has that capability of programing). I program mine to run early in the a.m. each day for 2-1/2 hours and wake up to a spotless pool each day.

[estermer]

I have a Polaris ATV and it has been in my pool for about a year.

In that year, I have never manually vacuumed my pool. It's great.

I have from time to time brushed the sides and stairs before and after big parties but that's it.