I am a first time pool owner and I need your help to resurrect my pool back into life. Sadly I have shelled out nearly $2000 to seal, clean, close (last season), and open the pool (this season), but I have yet to swim in it one time. 

#### Background:
Last season, I trusted an acquaintance of a family member to care for my pool while I did not inhabit the property during renovations and the service that I received was below that of a moron. He took advantage of the fact that I was not around to inspect his work for sealing and closing the pool last season before winter. It was dumb of me to let my guard down, but he was supposedly a friend of a family member. By doing so, I received a spotty job of sealing the pool which has cracks where water can seep into the concrete pool deck. Furthermore, he did not clean out the leaves prior closing the pool last season, so when the pool was opened and shocked this season, the 20 pounds of shocks was not strong to even clear the water so that I can see what mess was left from last season.

#### Problem:
My main problem is how do I removed an enormous amount of leaves from a 40,000 gallon pool? I tried manually scooping out the leaves, but I cannot see through the murky green algae water and I cannot reach certain parts of the pool with the current pole that I have. Do you have any suggestions on any tools that could help me remove all the leaves? Let’s presume that the bottom of the pool is littered with leaves that have been sitting there for 8 months. I Googled ‘how to remove leaves from pool’ and found these products. Have you had experience with these?  The only potential problem I see with these is that my pole is not long enough to reach the center of the pool.

https://youtu.be/CiAaMcJoEyo

https://youtu.be/m_Hkh-q3GgA

#### Options:
My last option is to pay $600-$900 or more to have a professional pool company do the job, but I am hoping that a fellow Steemian would come to my aid and help advise a more feasible solution that I can attempt myself. One friend, who does not own a pool, suggested that I drain the pool half way so that I can clean out all the debris from the bottom of the pool, then refill it and start over. Now I don’t know off the top of my head how much 20,000 gallons of water would cost, but I am assuming it will not be cheap. The question is would it be cheaper to drain/refill the pool versus hiring a pool professional to restore it back to safe swimming conditions?

### Any feedback would greatly be appreciated.