Cleaning skimmer cup suggestions

[exnisstech]

You'd be fun to hang out with my friend!!

My Gal doesn't appreciate my humor. Evidently my ex wife didn't either

 

[Privateye]

I just use my hands, then wash my hands. I've met many people with an aversion to that too, which I totally respect. There are some smells I'm sensitive to as well.

Took about a decade for the Mrs. to be okay with me cleaning it in the kitchen sink. I just have to make sure not to leave any chunks.

 

[Üter]

hmmm, I just remove the top, suck out the good stuff with a turkey baster, then wipe clean with paper towels into a dog waste bag then the latex gloves I was wearing get pulled off over the bag of towels. quite an efficient process.

 

[Wolfman238]

 

[Luke Schnabel]

My skimmer cup is 16", so it goes like this. Detach it and set it on a 5-gallon bucket. (It's big enough that the collection cup neck sits in the bucket and the rim is resting on the top of the bucket) Carry to the mop sink and use a dish sponge to clean. I use the bucket, so I have no chance of spilling skimmate on the floor.

 

[billrob71]

I just pull mine off the skimmer take it the wash sink in fish room , hose it out wipe it down with a sponge , dry it and put it back on.

 

[billrob71]

I just pull mine off the skimmer take it the wash sink in fish room , hose it out wipe it down with a sponge , dry it and put it back on.

 

[Dom]

How do you clean your skimmer cup? BRS suggested using magic erase sponges. I would prefer something with a handle on it, my hands are too big to fit in the cup easily.

Use a bottle brush.