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Posted by Moe on January 3, 2007, 7:25 pm
"Your Local Pool Guy" wrote in message
> The best way to go about clearing your pool cover of debris and rain
> water (maybe even melted snow) is to buy a sump pump. Which can run $30
> and up and any pool store or home depot, walmart, lowes. But if you
> dont have the money or time you can simply use your garden hose.
>
> Place one end of your garden hose in the pool and the other on the
> ground.
> Warning: This can be gross if you do it wrong
>
> make a tight fist around the end of the hose and start sucking on it
> like a straw. This will start to pull water from the pool. When you
> feel it coming, let go and place it on the ground. The gravity from the
> top of the pool to the ground will continue the flow of water.
I take my old garden hose, throw it on the cover while holding one end. Let
it set for an hour or so, pull the hose fast and let it lay on the ground,
leaving part of the hose submerged on the cover, it siphons on it's own.
I'd pay to see someone sucking on a garden hose, you have any pictures?
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