Getting no suction at skimmer

[Jimrahbe]

G,

Just to make sure..

Are you guessing the amount of suction at the skimmer by how it looks, or have you actually stuck your hand down under the basket and felt the suction at the pipe in the bottom of the skimmer?

I like Mark's idea/question about what happens when you run just one input at a time... What happens to the water in the pump, and what happens to the filter pressure, and what happens to the flow out of your pool returns??

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[gguadagno1]

No, that is not the issue.


If water only travels in one direction in that pipe, that could indicate there is a check valve inline. But that also means water should be drawn into the pump from the skimmer.

If you close each of the lines separately, does the pump lose prime or suck in air? If so, that could be a leak in the line.

If i close the main drain line the pump dont suck in water, if i close the skimmer line the pump still sucks

 

[mas985]

What happens to filter pressure when you close the MD line?

 

[gguadagno1]

With both lines open im at 15psi, with skimmer closed im still at 15psi, with main drain closed i go down to 0

What happens to filter pressure when you close the MD line

 

[mas985]

Ok that means the skimmer line is clogged. But what doesn't make sense is that the drain king seems to push water through at least in one direction.

Do you see a check valve in the skimmer line?

 

[gguadagno1]

Yeah from the pump to the skimmer i dont see any water movement or bubbles in the basket,
From skimmer to pump i see water being pushed out but not a high pressure stream of water

 

[mas985]

It sounds like there is something in the line. When you flush from the pump to the skimmer, have someone look into the skimmer hole and see if they can see anything in there.

 

[gguadagno1]

It sounds like there is something in the line. When you flush from the pump to the skimmer, have someone look into the skimmer hole and see if they can see anything in there.

Thats what i did and there was no movement maybe my garden house isnt strong enough

 

[mas985]

Maybe go back and forth to either side and see if that can't loosen whatever is in there.

 

[gguadagno1]

Maybe go back and forth to either side and see if that can't loosen whatever is in there.

Is there anything i can add to the water to maybe loosen the clog up?

 

[gguadagno1]

Is there anything i can add to the water to maybe loosen the clog up?

I dont believe its a collapsed pipe cause water is coming out both sides now just very little

 

[mas985]

At least that is progress. Pressure is really all you should need. Are you using a really long hose? A shorter or larger diameter hose will create more pressure/flow rate.

 

[mas985]

Also, Drain Kings can restrict the flow some so you might try just the hose with rag as the seal.

 

[gguadagno1]

Its a long hose about 50+ feet

 

[gguadagno1]

I even disconnected the skimmer from the t to work with just that line and i will glue everything back later one it works

 

[mas985]

Also, Drain Kings can restrict the flow some so you might try just the hose with rag as the seal.

Did you try this yet?

 

[gguadagno1]

Did you try this yet?

I didnt try the rag yet i been using the bladder

 

[gguadagno1]

Thank you guys for the help i think the finally answer is a collapsed line so now i need to figure out how to deal with that