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    Default Re: Return water eyeball

    So aiming it down but towards the skimmer worked best? Sorry, I couldn't quite tell what gave you the great results. Thanks.

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    Default Re: Return water eyeball

    That's right.

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    Default Re: Return water eyeball

    I found that trying to point the eyeball as along the side of the pool to get circular motion didn't work to well for me. I got dead spots in some areas where debris would accumulate. What I found did work well was to point them across the pool. This created two circular eddies which ran past each skimmer slower and more effectively than one giant circle.

    I think you have to experiment some to see what works for your pool. Add some balls, ping pong work well, to the pool when adjusting to see how the water flows and how quick the skimmer picks it up. This helps to find the dead spots as well where debris will accumulate. You need a calm day as well since the wind affects where the debris ends up. Sometime aiming directly at the skimmer works well too.
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