Lengthening the life of a pool brush

[madwil]

my pool is a redheaded...
Well, actually son, not stepchild! lol
my 16 year old is responsible for the brush, I'm sure he abuses it...

[AnnaK]

I don't rinse my brushes after use but I do store them out of the sun. That's worked very well.

[Manslick]

Yes the sun. Forgot to mention that.

When I strummed the bristles and they flew off I could only think of clogged pipes and locked rotors.

[waterbear]

THis is why you need to check your maintenance equipment periodically and replace it as needed. I just replaced my skimmer netand my corner brush last month.

[kelemvor]

When I bought my house I found the brush in a state similar to what you describe. I also found that the bristles had made their way through the skimmer (or drain) through the pump, through the filter, and into the insides of the salt cell. I'm assuming the previous owner must have run the pump with no filter or something but the point is you may want to clean your filter at least in case these nasties have been coming off the brush in the pool.

[Manslick]

waterbear - Yes I am eying my net right now.

Hey kelemvor, I do like to open the filter and blast it with the hose. From years of experience I know a simple back wash doesn't do it well enough.

[Watermom]

A backwash should be sufficient. I would think that a blast from a hose might damage the inside of the filter.