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    Kafco/equator skimmer weir won’t stay in

    I borrowed this image from another post. I invented a solution! Another forum suggested heating the tubular hinge and expanding it slightly with a screwdriver. I tried this, but it is hit or miss and hard to tell if you’re getting it too big to fit. My solution: Take a plastic straw, snip a 1/2”...
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    Kafco/equator skimmer weir won’t stay in

    Im hoping for a solution to the problem I am having with finding an appropriate replacement or fix for the hinge on the weir/door to my kafco equator skimmer. My inground pool is 18 years old and this has been a problem for at least 3 seasons now. The skimmer weir becomes detached and floats...
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    Skimmer Weir Door Tabs Worn

    Moved from here. I have had my equator skimmer that was installed with the Kafko pool since 2001 and just developed this weir problem last year. I completely agree that this was a sucky design. So far I’m up to 2 layers of duck tape on the weir tubing to hold that sucker in the clips and it...