Recent content by criz p. critter

I'm not an expert, but I'd make two points: Consider spending a little more to bury it in rigid steel conduit for safety. You won't have to bury it as deep, either. If you do use the PVC, though, make sure you bury it at the code-required depth, which I believe is 18". And, you probably...

Yeah, BBB is the way to go. So simple, and no extra Crud going into the water!

Just put the ladder back in today, and got in the pool meaning to put the little liner protector mat under the ladder. Just kinda stand there and toe it into position, right? Thought that's all I'd be able to do, cuz the thermometer read a frosty 79. Ended up taking a swim for 45 minutes. A...

I use liquid. That wrap looks like a good idea.

I'm putting in air pillows also, but I see your point: whatever I do the water will run off and over the side of the pool. But I'm thinking that it'll be better covered because, without a cover, the water would fill the pool until it finds the lowest point of the wall and then spill out there...

This is my first closing for a pool we got last July. I know I don't have to literally close the pool for the winter, due to our So. Cal location, but the thing is we are leaving for a 4 week vacation, and I'm thinking the best thing to do is keep it covered. This time of year it gets windy, and...

That vac plate sounds like just the ticket. I'll get one this weekend. Do I need the cone adapter with that? Or does the hose fit as is? So far, looks like I'm the only one with a airsucking bug. I'm hoping when I check out the hose that I do find a leak that explains all this....

Close... Here's a pic of mine. You remove the cover and place it down inside to block the normal entrance for the water. Then it draws from the small port underneath. You can also remove the skimmer basket and plug the hose in to the main hole beneath it, and bypass the above procedure. But I...

I think you have just hit the nail on the head. I do have a pump that's a little large for the pool (see my signature). And the relatively small diameter of the hose must be restricting the flow somewhat. And then maybe the the suction is so strong in the hose that it sucks a bit of air at the...

No, the skimmer is first in line after the hose itself, so the air must be leaking somewhere in the hose, then a bubble of air develops in the skimmer.

Yeah. I have a Doughboy pool, and it came with the type of skimmer where you remove the cover and place it down inside, to block the normal path of the water. Then the skimmer draws water from a little port located just under the main opening with the hinged flap. (Not describing it very well...

Thanks!.. Yeah, I assumed it would be less efficient. And I would love to find a real fix for this. Am I right in the idea that you can't run the pump totally dry, without burning it up? That's what I've been told. I don't understand exactly what you mean. I don't see bubbles coming from the...

Thanks for the answer... It's not that the water level is low. I start off getting all the air out of the hose and the skimmer basket is full. But then it's as though over 10 minutes or so air somehow gets into the system and I see something like you're describing going on in the skimmer basket...

Like the title says, my Aquabug sucks air. Every 10 minutes or so, air accumulates in my filter and I have to vent it by opening the valve on the top of the filter. It's done this ever since I first used it. I assume it's because the sectional hose you need to use with an Aquabug sucks in a...