A Porta-Vac is short for Portable Vacuum, and in a nutshell, it’s a pool pump with a power cord attached. I have a spare 1.5 Hp pump and want to make a portable filter just for vacuuming as it takes hours if not days to vacuum the pool (depending on how dirty it is). Add To List Click to add item Kokido® Jet Pool Vacuum Kit to your list. If these methods are no luck, you can drain the pool and use a shop vac or liner vac (air blower) to remove the air between the liner and the pool walls. The pool had been leaking water and no one could figure out why. Extreme Leaf Removal. TO LUXURIOUS SALT WATER. The size of the these components will be dependent on the size and type of pool you have. //-->. What size cartridge filter would you recommend. I am struggling to get it going…is the pump not strong enough? //-->,