My friend has an inground pool. When she vacuums, she removes the skimmer basket and inserts the hose directly into the hole. I find that very convenient, no fussing with seating the plate on the skimmer and putting the hose in and getting a good seal and all that.
So I tried it just now on my AGP.
The pump was very unhappy, immediately.
The hose was filled with water, as always. The moment I pushed the hose end into the hole the pump pot emptied and the pressure dropped to zero. I turned the pump off (we installed a switch on the deck within easy reach of the skimmer), removed the hose, put the basket back in, turned the pump back on and let the pot fill, and vacuumed as usual.
So why didn't this work? Does it have to do with my pump being below the water level and hers is above?
So I tried it just now on my AGP.
The pump was very unhappy, immediately.
The hose was filled with water, as always. The moment I pushed the hose end into the hole the pump pot emptied and the pressure dropped to zero. I turned the pump off (we installed a switch on the deck within easy reach of the skimmer), removed the hose, put the basket back in, turned the pump back on and let the pot fill, and vacuumed as usual.
So why didn't this work? Does it have to do with my pump being below the water level and hers is above?