Woman called me today and wanted to know the best way to remove a broken glass from shallow area of her in ground pool. She is afraid if she vacuums
it up it might push through and cut the liner.
Any input as to the safest way to go?
Is this a newly installed liner or old liner? What is glass doing underneath the liner in the first place?
Not something I would want to undertake only because if the problem gets worse, and i am sure it is, you will be blamed
have diver vacuum up with end of vac. hose-no vac. head-no guarantee
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I have removed several broken glass table top remnints from the bottom of pools in my 25 years of pool repair. My method, bring the skimmer net down
with you pick up any big peices you can by hand. Next take a rubber dust pan and dust broom under and sweep what you can up. Don't bring the full
dust pan to the surface or you'll drop more glass back in. Set skimmer net on bottom of pool and empty dust pan into it. When net is near full bring
to surface to dump, repeat as necesscary. When all visibale glass is gone go over a bigger area than you think necessary sweeping area into a corner.
Then usisng the vac hose go over the same area in an attempt to get any slivers that may be left behind. I run my bare hand over the area I am
vaccuming. Yes you pay get a glass sliver cut but I figure it is better me than an unsuspecting little kid.
You of course go over with the pool owner you have done what you could and inspected and reinspected. One owner was going to have pool users wear
water shoes when in pool for a time untill he felt comfortable.
The above is all very much easier with scuba gear
The last job I did theowner was so gratefull that along with my fee he insistedon a $90.00 tip. 
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| Originally posted by theswmpoolguy ....... with my fee he insisted on a $90.00 tip. |
ooops. i read into the question incorrectly. just a rubber dust pan with a whisk broom get the edge of the whisk broom near the glass. I think gett into the pool and picking up the glass would be better. however, those small shards that you can see because glass is transparent and even tougher to see in the water may linger. a leak may be inevitable.
Another option:
Use a pump with 11/2" discharge ( pool pump or submersible) -attach vac. hose to discharge of pump-sweep from shallow end down to deep end with water
pressure, even better if main drain is on. collect glass from main drain with vac hose attached to pool system. Much easier with SCUBA gear.
drain pool, plug the drains and wash to the drain then use a shop vac to remove any of the water and glass. This is the only way to be sure their will be no glass left in the pool. Would not want to be liable if all was not out.
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Thank you all for your responses. I have past this along to the pool owner.