Best Tools for Pool Dirt Cleanup

Dust doesn’t just cloud water; it wrecks schedules, clogs filters, and turns simple visits into expensive marathons. We break down three battle-tested ways to remove heavy dirt loads without touching the customer’s equipment, so you protect pumps, save water, and finish faster. 

First, we put the Advantage Portivac 2.0 under the microscope. With a 1.5 HP pump and a 150 sq ft cartridge, this cart lets you vacuum to waste or safely recirculate back into the pool, keeping thousands of gallons on site across a season. It even doubles as temporary circulation when a pad is down. We outline real-world pros like strong, steady suction and huge dirt capacity, along with limits in leaf-heavy mixes and the light setup time you should plan for.

Next, we turn a leaf-focused vacuum system into a dust killer. The Bottom Feeder or Shrimp now supports a cartridge assembly that filters down to 20 microns. Start at 50 sq ft for about two pounds of dirt, or stack to 100 sq ft to tackle dust-storm loads over four pounds. The threaded mount makes swapping from cartridge to bag fast, so crews can move from silt to leaves without breaking stride. American-made Unicel media brings durability and predictable performance shift after shift.

Finally, meet the Vac Daddy with its vacuum-to-waste adapter, a compact setup that punches above its weight. Connect your discharge hose, set it on the deck, and move fine dirt out of the pool at remarkable speed without running through a filter. It runs corded or on a battery pack for tough access jobs, and while it’s not built for huge leaf piles, it shines for dust with minimal gear and maximum agility.

Choose Portivac for high-capacity recirculation and backup circulation, pick the Bottom Feeder cartridge kit to add true dust capture to your vacuum workflow, or deploy the Vac Daddy adapter when fast vac-to-waste is your edge. Prefer a discount? Call Advantage Manufacturing and mention David Van Brunt. If you want more practical tactics and support, subscribe, share the show with a fellow pro, and leave a review to help others find it.

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