Try and scoop as much of the leaves out before draining it you dont want to block the pipes up.
Cleaning pool full of leaves.
Extreme leaf removal optimize the skimmer flow.
Clean pump strainer and skimmer baskets.
You can use a pool skimmer to routinely clean out the debris.
You need to really consider getting a pool company in to clean it it sounds like a major job.
Optimize the return flow.
When you are left with only 5 6 ft of cover still over the pool use a leaf rake on a pole to scoop the leaves up.
Extreme leaf removal tools.
If you live in an area where a large amount of leaf debris falls into your swimming pool a leaf master like the one in this video might be the perfect pool.
A circular flow of water around the pool helps to gently guide floating leaves in front of the.
The jets are powered by water from your garden hose or the booster pump of your automatic pool cleaner.
To clean an automatic cover pump most water off and use a leaf blower or garden hose to clean the cover as it rolls up.
They will be vacuumed up later in the cleaning process.
Using a pool vacuum and sending that much debris into your filter will just immediately clog it.
Adjust the skimmers so that they are pulling at their strongest.
Once the majority of the debris is scooped out manually with a leaf net then i would use your automatic pool cleaner to finish the job.
If you have trees that hang over your pool watch for leaves branches or fruit that may drop down into the water.
Another option is to use a large sheet to replace nearly all the water pumping the old out whilst adding new inside the sheeting which will allow a better water change than cleaning and shocking you would need a sheet that completely filled your pool with overlaps or two sheets so you can have it separated from the old water whilst changing and cleaning.
Do not worry about the small dirt particles.
The leaf eater has jets in it that force water through its deep net bag creating a suction that will lift debris off the bottom of the pool and into the bag.
You will most likely need to clean out the skimmer basket often due the amount of debris in your pool.
Using a skimmer or a leaf net along with an extendable telepole rake the leaves and debris from your pool.
For solar blankets pull them over to where you have most deck space and use a blower or hose to clean.
Any organic debris that floats to the bottom of your pool needs to be removed with a pool vacuum.