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Tried your recommendation but no joy. Is there any risk in snaking the lines with a plumbing snake? Could it damage the valve seals?

I will give that a try - thanks!

Yes - strainer = skimmer.....will edit post. I plug the vacuum directly into the hole in the bottom of the skimmer basket housing. There are two drains in the bottom of the pool and one (possible two, cannot recall) in the bottom of the hot tub. I don't know how they are plumbed into the system...

Hello! I have an in-ground pool and hot tub setup. I have noticed recently that the deep end skimmer is sucking a fraction of the volume that the shallow end skimmer takes in. I noticed this first when vacuuming the pool - I usually "choke back" whichever skimmer I am not hooked into with the...

Here is a photo of my setup.....

I am about to fire the Pool Guy and start doing the work myself, and would appreciate a little guidance. If the schematic loads up, does it look like I have things labelled correctly - I gave it my best guess! I have a few other Q's: My pool and spa both have two drains and the pool has two...

We have the pool with two sets of fountains and the hot tub so there a few more lines than shown here, and like you said they are all different, so yes, when I get time I will take some time to figure out what I can then post my thoughts for you guys to look at and give me your thoughts. Looks...

Thanks for the swift reply Jason. The first thing I need to do is identify all the components in the system and get a schematic drawn up so I can figure out what's what....is there an easy way to identify this check valve? Also, any idea where's a good place to look for "common" pool/spa...

Hello! I am looking at getting rid of my pool guy and doing the work myself. One of the first things I want to address is the water level in the hot tub drops when the pumps are off. This was not always the case - it has been happening for the past few months. The pool guy is no help (one of the...