skimmer suction

Hi Everyone, We just opened our pool for the first time today (20,500 in ground pool with SWCG). The company that opened had the skimmer valves closed due to low water levels. We filled it up and opened the valves but noticed we’re not getting any suction from the skimmer. I read about...

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...

OK, so opened the pool this year and everything was normal for 2-3 weeks. Then, I suddenly stopped getting suction from the skimmer line. I cleaned all baskets and filters, since that is usually the issue. Still no suction. Assuming there must be blockage in the skimmer line, I used a hose...

You guys are the BEST. I've learned so much here over the past few weeks! I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but I turned OFF the drains in the floor and left the skimmer on and got the vacuum running. Seemed to be going well, but after an hour or so the hose gets curled up in the skimmer...

My Jandy actuators have broken and I’m trying to figure out how to manually move the valves but need some help identifying the pipes. The handles on the valves have also broken but hopefully you can tell where they’d normally be in these pictures. Is it possible to tell just from these...