Newbie tip

[gsheltonlhc]

When draining your pool it's a good idea to turn off your auto fill valve water source. It sure drains quicker once you do!

 

[SebringDon]

LOL! Let me add another newbie tip:

When starting your pump, it's important that the cover be on the skimmer or it will draw air and you'll lose your prime. I chased around for an hour one day trying to figure out why my system, which had worked perfectly for weeks, was no longer able to establish suction. Put the cover back on the skimmer and voila!

 

[UnderWaterVanya]

LOL! Let me add another newbie tip:

When starting your pump, it's important that the cover be on the skimmer or it will draw air and you'll lose your prime. I chased around for an hour one day trying to figure out why my system, which had worked perfectly for weeks, was no longer able to establish suction. Put the cover back on the skimmer and voila!

I haven't experienced this when my skimmer cover is off.

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[SebringDon]

LOL! Let me add another newbie tip:

When starting your pump, it's important that the cover be on the skimmer or it will draw air and you'll lose your prime. I chased around for an hour one day trying to figure out why my system, which had worked perfectly for weeks, was no longer able to establish suction. Put the cover back on the skimmer and voila!

I haven't experienced this when my skimmer cover is off.

Sent via Tapatalk...

Maybe it's something specific to my configuration then, but I can replicate it. Maybe it's because the weir's a little stiff but with the cover on there's enough suction to pull it down where it should be and the flow gets started. Once it's flowing I can take the cover off and it still works fine. Drove me nuts until I figured it out.

Guess it's time to inspect and lube the weir.

 

[Bama Rambler]

Is there a basket in the skimmer?

 

[UnderWaterVanya]

Maybe we should start with what do you mean by a cover? Do you mean the top cover that keeps debris from falling into the skimmer? That's what I mean.

LOL! Let me add another newbie tip:

When starting your pump, it's important that the cover be on the skimmer or it will draw air and you'll lose your prime. I chased around for an hour one day trying to figure out why my system, which had worked perfectly for weeks, was no longer able to establish suction. Put the cover back on the skimmer and voila!

I haven't experienced this when my skimmer cover is off.

Sent via Tapatalk...

Maybe it's something specific to my configuration then, but I can replicate it. Maybe it's because the weir's a little stiff but with the cover on there's enough suction to pull it down where it should be and the flow gets started. Once it's flowing I can take the cover off and it still works fine. Drove me nuts until I figured it out.

Guess it's time to inspect and lube the weir.