I had a kink in the hose that my pool cleaner was connected to and it was by the where the skimmer basket is and i was trying to pry the hose out of the hole with the butter knife and it fell into the other hole WHAT DO I DO?
I dropped a butter knife into the skimmer.
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Try a strong magnet on a string. Make sure that the magnet is secure to the string.
In ground pool? Asking because I am guessing it will never make it through the elbows. If it did it should get caught in the skimmer basket
By "other hole" I assume you mean the one going to your main drain or equalizer, not to the pump? Does it go to your main drain?
Try the magnet and it should get it. Might have to order it off amazon, or try a auto parts store. Not sure if homedepot would carry them. In my mechanic days I used it daily
Maybe others can chime in, I don’t see how it could get to the pump but maybe missing something.
Pretty sure it is the "other" port in the skimmer that the vac hose was not in, so the equalizer or main drain. In which case it will not go to the pump. Probably a long way down at the 90 to the main drain. I think the magnet on a string is your best bet.
Most silverware is stainless steel and won’t stick to a magnet. Try on another piece before you put any effort into that route.
Depending on the shape of your pool, you probably have a couple of elbows between the skimmer and drain. Probably 45s. An endoscope for your phone can be a huge help. I have one that is IP67 waterproof with an 11.5 ft cable that I got for $35. It has saved me hours of work. You can mount a hook on it which MIGHT do the job.
Depending on the shape of your pool, you probably have a couple of elbows between the skimmer and drain. Probably 45s. An endoscope for your phone can be a huge help. I have one that is IP67 waterproof with an 11.5 ft cable that I got for $35. It has saved me hours of work. You can mount a hook on it which MIGHT do the job.
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It depends on the steel composition. Tha addition of zinc renders it non-magnetic, but plain chromium steel (the cheap stuff) is magnetic.
Another idea that might work, get a 5 gallon shop vac and suck up from the skimmer line. Might get a lot of water and take a couple tries.
I had a small 8" garden snake go down my skimmer line while I was trying to get him out..Turned on the pump for a few seconds and found him in the pump basket..Shaken but moving Put him in the grass and an hour later her was gone
I had a small 8" garden snake go down my skimmer line while I was trying to get him out..Turned on the pump for a few seconds and found him in the pump basket..Shaken but moving
Put him in the grass and an hour later her was goneI am very happy to hear you went through the trouble of saving the snake. Too many people kill any snake they see. It's sad. Good for you Mark!
I as trying to put a stick in and get him to climb, worried that he might bite me
Tried for 10 minutes then he slid down the whole.I was glad he survived and was gone an hour later..He was thinking " that's was cool, can I do that again"
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The OP started a new thread asking how to get a magnet and a string out of their skimmer.