Hi all. Ok. So, we have been in this house now nearly 2 years. First thing we did was replace the filter, pump, add a Polaris booster pump and sweep. I am currently working on improving the skimmer function. Today I redirected the output jets and seem to have pretty good swirl going now.. will fine tune as I go. However, the pull at the skimmer seems less than optimum, as small debris a couple of inches in front of the alcove passes by. One of the things that this pool has, that our previous did not, is a diffuser in the skimmer. What I realized early is that unless the pool was high up the coving tile full, the skimmer would suck air.. so we have left it in place. The other issue is that the weir door seems to stay at half mast... it takes a significant amount of muscle to flatten it so that flow into the skimmer is not impeded and returns to the firm half mast on it's own. What I do not experience is the loose, floating type weir door that I had on my previous pool. I am not sure if it is intentional that it is permanently at half mast or a dysfunction. With that said, and in an attempt to nail down the culprit rather than the symptom... any suggestions on where to start? Weir or diffuser? And how would I know if the diffuser is truly required or just a measure to deal with perhaps a malfunctioning weir door?
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