DO IT YOURSELF LEAF CATCHER FOR THE POOL

I now must vacuum my pool after the recent Santa Ana Winds. I began to search the web for ideas to make this task easier. I found several "leaf catchers" that began at prices starting at around $100.00. Really, $100.00. W.T.F! I took stock of what I had laying around the car port and decided to make my own. I had a 5 gallon [recently emptied to paint the car port] paint bucket with a snap on lid. This was gonna work! I took the leaf catcher net off of the pool pole and removed the metal circle holding it onto the pole. I then placed the net onto the paint bucket - while keeping the open end outside of the paint bucket lip and snaped on the lid. I took my drill and made a pilot hole  on top of the paint lid and used my jig saw to cut a hole in the center to the lid.- this is where I put the vacuum hose that is connected to the forward part of the vacuum hose [the vacuum head side]. I then did the same process on the bottom of the bucket and connected another vacuum hose where the water gets sucked into the actual pump. I sealed both ends with Marine chalking [used for sealing holes on boats $6.00 at Home Depot]. Total cost of the whole project $20.00. I had to buy another hose and the chalking. Pictures will follow when I figure out how to post them. Keep It Simple Stupid as my Drill Sergent used to say. Net savings $80.00.