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Thanks for the comprehensive answers and educating me on the correct terminology. Unfortunately, the float valves I bought did not come with O rings (and I don't see any already in the skimmer) so I guess that's my next step. It seems counter-intuitive to me to think the "path of least...

Probably a simple question here - I inherited a pool when I bought my house 3 years ago. Old pool. No skimmer equalizer under either skimmer basket, which explains why there's no suction from the main intake at the bottom of the pool. In a previous thread someone told me I needed the Pentair...

thanks poolman. i'm actually struggling with frequent algae blooms with the new pump. my hypothesis is that when running on low (currently 18 hours/day) there's not enough pressure/velocity to fill my in-line chlorinator and as a result I'm not getting enough chlorine in the pool. my frequent...

thanks poolman - makes sense. how do I determine how long to run on high vs low and what times of day?

Fantastic - thanks everyone for all the helpful insights and responses. Much appreciated - - - Updated - - - RedBluePool - I responded above too quickly and realized I have a follow-up question. What are speeds 5 and 6 that you're referring to? My Pentair Superflo VS has three buttons, "1"...

Thanks for all the great advice. So is there a rule of thumb for how long I should be running my new Pentair Superflo VS at high speed (and what should that be) vs low speed (and what should that be)? Pool is 21.4K gallons. Thanks!

here you go, although I replaced the old one with this one when I bought the house 3 years ago so i'm not 100% sure it's indicative of the skimmer brand/model. Also, my bottom intake is 2" in diameter - so why wouldn't you ever feel pressure down there? isn't it supposed to aid the filtration...

Thanks for the advice. Here are some pics of my skimmer - it looks exactly like you described except I have no movable plate between the basket and the two pipes you see in the pic. Is that why I'm feeling no pressure from the main intake? Because the pump is pulling everything from the...

Here's a view of the valve setup

In a related question - the 25+ year old pool I inherited when I bought my house has only a single valve that controls the left and right skimmers. I'm assuming my main intake at the bottom of the pool is somehow connected to these, but I feel virtually no pressure at the main intake in the...