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Somehow coming up with a customized skimmer basket is an option. Still thinking about it. Main problem is that I am not a good handyman. Custom made basket would be a cheaper solution vs. skim a round. Just wondering if anybody used a skim a round or at least heard about it, since I can...

Debris clogging my pipe or damaging the pool pump is my big concern. Skim a round has a basket so I am very tempted to use it to replace my skimmer. As for the vortex, low water level definitely increases the frequency of it. However, even water level is 1/3 of skimmer level, it is causing...

By the way, another problem I found with my skimmer is that sometimes it creates some kind of vortex and suck the water into the pool pump, causing air to go in. I am not sure why but all the water rushed into the hole in the skimmer and for the brief seconds there is no water in the skimmer...

YippeeSkippy - Yes, I have checked the website but the demension of my skimmer is bit weird to fit those skimmer basket unless I somehow custom build my basket. If skim a round is as good as it claims to be, it can be the perfect solution to my skimmer problem. But there are many products...

I am a first time pool owner with an old built in cement skimmer. It is a custom (?) made, so I cannot even find a basket for the skimmer. It os the only skimmer/water intake line for my pump. It has a small T fitting attached in the pipe and connected to pool vac, which I cannot even find a...

Thank you very much!

I was able to call the Teserra and spoke to a customer rep to find out the cartridge filter that they are going to install. The rep had to call the tech to find out (I had an impression that the rep's knowledge of pool is very limited) it is "First choice Waterway 320". Anybody familiar with...

I have a hayward DE filter and ever since previous PB cleaned and put new DE to the filter, I noticed some water leak between main pump body and the pipes and eventually slow leak from the main body itself time to time. I do not know the pressure of my filter when I operate the pump because my...

Thank you Michael. And Mark, that is a fire hydrant however I look at it with one opening already popped out. Appears to be empty. wonder why that thing is next to my pool in my backyard.

Thank you all for the replies. I will start looking for the right fit.

This is a better picture where you can see a hole in the skimmer. Pool vac was attached to that hole that is sticking out. I do not know how previous owner maintain the pool. I just bought this house with a pool and the pool vac was already hooked up to the skimmer.

Mobile Uploads by minkim002 | Photobucket I learned to use the photo bucket. please help.

BTW, water level is low because I partially drained it last night due to high CYA level. Need to drain it little more. This is the only skimmer I have. I have two holes on the side of my pool that return water and one hole little above the water level that fills the water when I turn the knob...

I am a new pool owner and noticed that my skimmer does not have a skimmer basket. So I have been cleaning pump basket time to time to remove the debris. I am planning to buy a new skimmer basket. However I just realized that I can find any information on my pool skimmer. There is no name...

Little delay in my plan but the pool will be partially drained today to lower the CYA. I was googling about stain removers and found this. Eliminate Metals Spa | CuLator It sounds too good to be true. My understaning of the metal stain removal was that after AA treatment, I need to add...