skimmer diverter

First of all many thanks for all the useful insights in this forum and it has been a great help to me to manage the pool. We have an old pool that in the house we bought and learning how to manage. I am upgrading the pool pump to an energy efficient variable speed and also replacing some of the...

Ok, so my water level is dropping below the skimmer line and its below freezing here in TX. Currently I am running the pump and I am afraid soon it starts pulling in air. How can I turn off the skimmer line and just use the main drain for circulation for the next couple days until the temp...

I opened my pool for the first time myself this year and want to double check if it matters which way the Hayward Skimmer To Main Drain Diverter Valve is installed. In the photo below the red square is where the suction is and the other is the floor drain. The second photo is how it is currently...

Hi, pretty new to pool ownership. We just recognized that our skimmer didn't seem to be pulling in any water. With the pump on, I cannot actually feel/see suction at all through the skimmer. Tried to reach down and pull up the skimmer diverter (the UFO looking thing) and it is STUCK. It even...