sewage pump

jim_14

Got 2 trees above my pool, so every spring its like a swamp of different sized leaves on the cover.

Using a utility pump gets the water out to a certain level but then the leaves clog the impeller and thats that.

Those wet leaves weigh a ton, so i wind up shoveling them out or just doing it by hand. Believe me this is no easy or fun task.

Was thinking of getting a sewage pump, saw some with 2 and 3 inch solid discharge openings.

I am wondering if this would work for me, anybody know if a sewage pump would effectivly take the leaves along with the water out of the pool and thru the discharge hose?

I assume these pumps are made differently then a sump pr utility pump

Mark_7

leaves on cover

Most sewer pumps only take 3/4 to 1" solids done think they'll take the leaves unlees there chopped up. Is your pool above or in ground? A mesh saftey cover for in ground pools works very well.Water runs into pool, leaves lay on top and blow away.

John Boyer

Pump

Why not try a residential grinding pump. I belive Goulds (sp) makes em, they are not cheap nor could I be certain leaves would foul up the works, but based on your post, if I had one laying around I might try it. Good luck.

Robert O'Connor/NJ

jeff_51

a grinder pump would certaily do the job

but they are pricy. They usually have a 2" discharge and the last one I priced out was about 1500 bucks. This is not a sewage pump, but a grinder pump

hr

So heavy!

The leaves are ususlly pretty soggy come spring, a grinder should have no problem spitting them out.

You may need a method to support the pump, they are much heavier than a small utility pump! Most have small feet to keep them elevated. These feet may poke through the cover. Also a way to keep the cover from getting sucked up into it.

Rent a trash pump with a sucker hose from the rental store near you. Gasoline powered, high GPM, probably handle the job in less than an hour. I use a small trash pump with a piece of 2" pvc instead of a sucker hose. Use it like a giant vacumn cleaner wand.

hot rod

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Carl PE

Heh

Hot Rod is right about the weight. I've got a 2" pump that weighs 50 lbs., easy. No way most covers would hold that.

It will shoot out a pool ball, though Leaves would be no problem. Don't know how well it would do with sticks.

The way me and my dad used to do it is to siphon as much water as we could off the top, then start at one end and roll the cover back. You end up with a little water, and a whole bunch of leaves rolled up in the cover. Then you drag the whole mess out in the driveway and hose it off.

It's a good time.

jim_14

You wouldnt believe

the amount of wet soggy leaves I have. I can even lift the cover off after draining all the water.. those leaves are like sponges but MUCH heavier

Carl PE_2

Something you might try..

Before you put the cover on, throw a bunch of beach balls in the pool. Big ones in the middle, little ones around the edges. Anything inflatable will work.. innertubes, rafts, air mattresses, plastic jugs, barrels.. whatever you've got. You might even use some 1/2 or 3/4" pvc pipe to make bows, like a tent.

If you can float the center of the cover up a little higher than the edges, then the water and leaves will run right off. There won't be anything to clean up in the spring.