Hello all from a newbie to pools!
Last year I bought a house with a 20 x 40 in-ground pool with a vinyl liner. The pool was built in 1981 but is still in great shape with regular maintenance from the previous owners.
Anyway the pool has two skimmers....one in the shallow end, one in the deep end. The skimmer the in shallow end works (sucks well) however the simmer in the deep end barely seems to work. On the supply side the both jets work well with no air bubbles. I will say when I start the pump it take a minuet for the flow to start and there are a few bubbles initially. Generally speaking the with the one skimmer works well to keep the pool clean. Generally speaking should the skimmers be balanced? Is there an easy way to test/flush the one skimmer line? The pool keeps clean, IP don't want to make a problem where one doesn't exist however I just wanted to ask to see if this is normal and it it inst, to see if there is an easy fix; or also to see if this is a large problem that required immediate resolution.
Secondly...The pool has a large drain or something at the bottom of the deep end. This is a large circular thing similar to a dinner plate and not a domes strainer. What is this thing? What does it do? When/under which function of the multi-port valve is this used? Could this just be an obsolete part?
Thanks
Mark
Last year I bought a house with a 20 x 40 in-ground pool with a vinyl liner. The pool was built in 1981 but is still in great shape with regular maintenance from the previous owners.
Anyway the pool has two skimmers....one in the shallow end, one in the deep end. The skimmer the in shallow end works (sucks well) however the simmer in the deep end barely seems to work. On the supply side the both jets work well with no air bubbles. I will say when I start the pump it take a minuet for the flow to start and there are a few bubbles initially. Generally speaking the with the one skimmer works well to keep the pool clean. Generally speaking should the skimmers be balanced? Is there an easy way to test/flush the one skimmer line? The pool keeps clean, IP don't want to make a problem where one doesn't exist however I just wanted to ask to see if this is normal and it it inst, to see if there is an easy fix; or also to see if this is a large problem that required immediate resolution.
Secondly...The pool has a large drain or something at the bottom of the deep end. This is a large circular thing similar to a dinner plate and not a domes strainer. What is this thing? What does it do? When/under which function of the multi-port valve is this used? Could this just be an obsolete part?
Thanks
Mark