Greetings,
I added a surface skimmer to my pool. The pool has 2 intake (return) holes and subsequent tubes. On the intake that does not have the skimmer, I have the issued hard plastic, mesh-like cover. Behind that is the plastic nipple which I believe restricts some of the flow to allow the pressure to remain "in the green" as well as allows enough suction for the skimmer to grab surface dirt.
Late last year, I noticed that the flow gauge on my sand filter was reading near 10psi, which is yellow on my gauge. To correct it, I researched and saw that others were creating an opening in the plastic nipple to allow the flow to be sufficient.
As a result, I've noticed a bunch of air in the return tube for the one side where the cut out nipple is. The return tube where the surface skimmer is located is fine. I can usually remove the air from the 1 tube by removing the nipple but I lose quite a bit of suction from the surface skimmer.
Am I missing something here? I certainly dont want the filter to work harder than it needs to but the surface skimmer does a fantastic job. Any guidance is greatly appreciated.
I added a surface skimmer to my pool. The pool has 2 intake (return) holes and subsequent tubes. On the intake that does not have the skimmer, I have the issued hard plastic, mesh-like cover. Behind that is the plastic nipple which I believe restricts some of the flow to allow the pressure to remain "in the green" as well as allows enough suction for the skimmer to grab surface dirt.
Late last year, I noticed that the flow gauge on my sand filter was reading near 10psi, which is yellow on my gauge. To correct it, I researched and saw that others were creating an opening in the plastic nipple to allow the flow to be sufficient.
As a result, I've noticed a bunch of air in the return tube for the one side where the cut out nipple is. The return tube where the surface skimmer is located is fine. I can usually remove the air from the 1 tube by removing the nipple but I lose quite a bit of suction from the surface skimmer.
Am I missing something here? I certainly dont want the filter to work harder than it needs to but the surface skimmer does a fantastic job. Any guidance is greatly appreciated.