How to turn skimmers off

[Hgr1969]

I’m draining my in ground pool to decrease cya and ch. once it went below side skimmer, it sucker air and stopped draining. How can I turn off side skimmer? I’m not sure which valve does it. Thank you!!

 

[ajw22]

It does not look like you have any valves on the suction side of your pump to select skimmer or main drain.

Use a submersible pump to drain the pool.

 

[BowserB]

If there are two holes at the bottom of the skimmer housing, you may be able to get a hose to connect the open one to the other (which probably has a cover on it). The second hole should run to the floor drain in the pool. The little hose will probably be cheaper than a submersible pump, although the pump may have other uses for you and be simpler to deploy.

 

[Hgr1969]

It does not look like you have any valves on the suction side of your pump to select skimmer or main drain.

Use a submersible pump to drain the pool.

Dang it!!

 

[mknauss]

Your other thread had guidance on how to drain your pool quickly to keep it from being damaged.