Recent content by raventy

Thanks for all the replies! Let me clarify a few things: 1.) I did drop the water below the skimmer, but the skimmer itself still had water hanging out in it so I could tell if it was sucking from there or not. 2.) I have 1 skimmer, 1 main drain, and 2 returns. 3.) Turning the Jandy Valve to...

Hey guys, So I'm at the last step of winterizing my pool -- putting the cover on! but boy am I having trouble! I've never closed a pool before (just moved into a house with the pool) so still learning as I go. Can someone explain to me the technique for putting this cover on? I've got a...

hhhmm when the main drain lost suction, I noticed my skimmer still had water trapped in it, so I would have thought that if there was still some suction from the skimmer, the water would have drained. As for the mysterious valve, if you look at my picture there is a third line running into my...

Hey guys, So I just moved into a house with a pool and I'm trying to close it for the summer and as such, need to drain the water below the skimmer. I turned the jandy valve by my filter from the skimmer to what I thought was the main drain and started the pump up. It sucked water this way at a...