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    Issue blowing out skimmer line

    UPDATE: Alright, so I was able to finally blow out the skimmer line to the pump. Not sure what the issue was, but when I tried blowing from the pump rather than the skimmer it blew fairly quickly. Thanks again for the insight! I did do some more researching and I'm almost certain that the...
  2. J

    Issue blowing out skimmer line

    Thanks for the thought. It is in a little pump house so it's protected from the weather, but not heated. I imagine it will be OK in there for the winter?
  3. J

    Issue blowing out skimmer line

    Thanks for the reply, this is helpful! It's our first year owning this house with the pool, so I don't have a ton of information on the pool builder and what they did when building it to get an understanding of the second hole in the skimmer. I had seen these diagrams, but thanks for including...
  4. J

    Issue blowing out skimmer line

    Hi All, There forums are awesome, I've learned a lot. That said, I'm hoping someone might have some insight into an issue I'm currently dealing with. I'm in the process of blowing out the lines on my pool and have been able to blow out the returns in the pool, but only by blowing the shop vac...
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    Issue closing pool/using gizzmo

    Hi All, This is my first year closing our pool. I was trying to blow out the lines/plug the returns, but I'm having an issue. I tried to use one of the gizzmos that have the opening for a shop vac, but I can't get the gizmo to thread in to the skimmer. I can feel the threads on the inside of...
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