Recent content by Rhys

Well, I guess I answered my own question. Thanks to everyone who replied. Bottom line: Anyone who puts an in-ground pool in their back yard is crazy, as I was 15 years ago. If I could, I'd pay someone to rip it out and give me my lawn back. Good luck! Rhys

Well, I finally bought a 25' hand snake (Sears, $8.99) and tried to insert it in the line at base of the near skimmer. No matter what I do, it won't go more than a few inches in. It really feel like there is an impenetrable blockage of some kind; no debris comes loose or anything. I'm really...

Lershac, I'm an agency principal in New Jersey, although I don't get too involved with Homeowners policies these days. Rhys

Homeowners Policies generally provide broad property coverage to swimming pools and their covers. If you do a word search in the typical Homeowners H0-3 form, you'll only find a few references to swimming pools. One clause excludes collapse of the pool itself, but retains coverage if the house...

I had some success yesterday clearing the blockage, at least partially. I didn't have a snake but tried a regular plunger and my shop vac, and got the skimmer working to some degree. I don't think it's at full suction though, so I'll see if anyone I know has a snake or pick one up and try...

<<Block>> Dave, OK, I tried that and you are right on...thats exactly what happened, in no time. So that means the near skimmer is totally blocked? Rhys

Dave, Thanks for the welcome. The appearance of the skimmer is that when the basket is removed, the bottom has two round holes, each about 1-1/2" wide. I'm not aware of any disk that covers them. One is definitely where the suction goes and that's the one I close for the winter with a...

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and tried searching for some info on my problem but have not located anything. Thanks in advance to pointing me to any existing threads that might have covered this specific issue. I have a 15 year old in-ground Sylvan pool, gunite, with two skimmers. In the...