I'm a new pool owner and have been reading through this forum for months (thank you for all your info!) as we prepared to get a new liner and open our pool this spring...new liner is going in today! Anyway, I cleaned the skimmers last night and noticed a crack on the bottom but what it really looks like is a gap in caulk or silicone at the 8:00 position. Is there typically a bead of caulk around the perimeter? If so, what kind of caulk/silicone should I use to close this up prior to filling the pool?
Crack in skimmer or just missing caulk/silicone?
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Should be a one piece design that gap should be a mold line from manufacturer. You also dont need that screw and plate. Carefully remove the screw so you dont drop into oown pipe and remove it and plate. Put a rag over the pipe. Your main drain is no good or the other line is dead and they have a plug in it. If that plate ever moved over you would starve pump of water
Thanks, Jimmy. I'll take your recommendation and remove the plate. So you recommend just leaving the "gap" as is? Sounds like an easy solution to me!
That gap where the skimmer mouth meets the body at 8 o'clock position should probably be filled with epoxy or you will have some water loss.
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yeah I would seal it with something to keep dirt out but I cant say Ive ever seen a 2 piece skimmer. how old is the pool? if its an older one it may very well be I cant tell from pics, you can since you can look up close. if that is indeed a seal throw some waterweld on it or anything similar for plastics/CPVC/PVC