How often should you clean your pump basket?

[leejp]

With pantyhose (or similar netting) over the main skimmer I never have to clean the filter in the pump housing.

[ThePoolGuy]

I check all the baskets once a week but would suggest doing it more if you got a lot of vegitaion around the pool.

[Beachnut_PA]

Thanks for the replies, folks. I guess the amount of vegetation you have close to the pool is a big factor here. I'm in a new development and we don't have any old, tall trees around.

As with most things associated with pools, common sense goes a long way.

[Rangeball]

I clean my skimmer basket nightly, when I pour the bleach in.

I clean my pump basket whenever I vacuum if there is a lot of organic material sucked up (like pill bugs). I figure if they're in the the basket, even if they aren't interfering with pump flow they are consuming chlorine, so I like to get them out.