Thanks to all of you! I appreciate the link to the sheeting - I had meant to look for some and kept forgetting. I think that will work better for me than big bucks for bags! I'm not touching that "remover" - sounds like a lot of money for nothing; or trouble.

I have a Jacuzzi sand filter - should I drain using the drain setting? And if I do that, I need to stop up the skimmer, right? Or should I do as I've seen others here do and drain through the vacuum hose?

Thanks again to everyone!