Help to clean your water

[Sherra]

I was wondering if panty hose would accomplish the same thing... The ones in the catalog I get look like white knee high panty hose to me.

[IMherDad]

Well they are close but the scum socks have a lip stiched in them so they wont' roll over your skimmer basket.

We tried using your idea first but they just kept coming off one side or the other so we spent the $10 and got the real deal.

[p.p.h.]

How do you clean them ? Or do you have to continue to purchase them?

[PopcornGirl]

IMHerDad:

Oh, I forgot that part... I was told to secure the panty hose with a large rubber band to keep it from coming off the skimmer basket.

[b2001]

How do you clean them ? Or do you have to continue to purchase them?

Just take the basket out, dump the large trash out, and wash out with a hose with a pressure nozzle on it. Put the nozzle on a "lighter" setting - a jet spray can put a hole in the sock.

I only have to replace them because of tearing holes in them, which happens - otherwise, you can wash all the scum out. They will clog up a lot faster than a filter will (I have a cartridge filter) and need more attention if your pool is dirty.

But I love using them.

[IMherDad]

We purchased some the other day from Wal-Mart and I so far I really like those better than the ones from the pool store. They are a little bit larger and fit the skimmer basket better and seem a little heavier duty. The cost is about the same as the ones from the pool store.

[leejp]

I purchase these last year... The 2 lasted me a whole season (~3 months here in Upstate, NY) and I still have them. There are small holes but they are still effective.

http://www.skimmernets.com/

http://cgi.ebay.com/SKIMMER-BASKET-F...QQcmdZViewItem

They may not catch the real small stuff but I still cleaned off a lot of dead algae and small debris from the net.

I also ran my Aquabot Pool Rover Plus ~2x/week. I backwashed my DE filter 2x last year (1 was when I closed the pool). So I'm definately a believer.

[prh129]

Thanks for the heads-up on the larger ones. I got some and they seem small for the basket. It's amazing how much crap it trapped in just one day (pollen season).