weir

Yes, I've seen them - there are millions of threads on replacing broken skimmer weir doors & hinge assemblies. Which, let's be frank, IS the problem. Why should weir doors break so often? What's a permanent retrofix fit? Even though I'm thoroughly sickened to my stomach by the cheap plastic...

Hi Everyone. I have been doing some research on my pressure of my filter as well as the flow rate. My plan is to find a way to monitor the following 3 things Pressure of the filter (at the MPV) "Fullness/Dirtiness" of the Weir basket "Fullness/Dirtiness" of the pump internal basket What I...

Hi All, I seem to have an issue with my skimmer flappers breaking every year. They always break in the same place - right at the pin. This year, one broke, I repaired and reinforced it and it broke again. Then the other flapper just broke yesterday. Understandably, the kids using the pool...

Im hoping for a solution to the problem I am having with finding an appropriate replacement or fix for the hinge on the weir/door to my kafco equator skimmer. My inground pool is 18 years old and this has been a problem for at least 3 seasons now. The skimmer weir becomes detached and floats...

I broke a skimmer basket while cleaning it recently and I was looking into the validity of the skim-a-round. Then while looking at these forums I realized people were talking about weir doors (never heard of that before). No wonder my skimmers don't do anything. I have no weir doors. I can't...

I recently purchased a home with a perimeter overflow pool. I was using the Francis Formula to calculate the GPM of water that I need to push 1/16 inch of water over the edge. The problem I am encountering is that I have a rectangular raised perimeter overflow spa that sits inside the...