That's Ok, I am not as desperate as it sounds. Just been looking to get something like this myself. Although I have a soft sided pool, i would actually like to be able to hook up to a dedicated vacuum port, and I have several extra ones unused. I could use ball valves to switch between the skimmer and the vacuum, and that way I could have some control over the amount of suction going through the vacuum. Its been really HOT here, I have to run my solar heater at night to cool the pool down to 90 in the morning, and a lot of dust getting into the pool with nearby construction. Don't mind manually vacuuming, but its no fun for the kids when you have to tell them "wait till dad gets done....almost done....almost....".