We are new owners of an old pool. Thanks to help from this site, we've gotten the water under control in the last few weeks, and now are trying to fix other issues. One thing that I noticed is that the skimmer does not have a door on it - does it need one? My husband doesn't seem to think it's a big deal. If it does need one, are they pressure mounted? I cannot see as to where it would install otherwise.
In addition, when I run the filter with the vacuum in the skimmer, it seems that I get a ton of air bubbles going through the return the entire time it's plugged in. I do fill the hose with water as best I can before plugging it in. Take the vacuum out, bubbles cease, as long as I have the port valve just right. When I run the system on full main drain or full skim I do get air in the lines. I plugged up a pinhole I found, but there has to be something else. I've seen a lot of mention of the o-ring on the pump cover. Does this refer to the gasket around the pump filter basket lid? I've noticed that ours has seen better days, but again, hubby doesn't seem to think replacing it would do anything at all. My thought is that if I were to replace it, it might improve the situation further...
In addition, when I run the filter with the vacuum in the skimmer, it seems that I get a ton of air bubbles going through the return the entire time it's plugged in. I do fill the hose with water as best I can before plugging it in. Take the vacuum out, bubbles cease, as long as I have the port valve just right. When I run the system on full main drain or full skim I do get air in the lines. I plugged up a pinhole I found, but there has to be something else. I've seen a lot of mention of the o-ring on the pump cover. Does this refer to the gasket around the pump filter basket lid? I've noticed that ours has seen better days, but again, hubby doesn't seem to think replacing it would do anything at all. My thought is that if I were to replace it, it might improve the situation further...