I have been struggling with water loss for a little bit now. Thought it was just because our area was in a "drought" with a lack of rain, but did the bucket test and it confirmed my suspicions.
Found there was at least two screws that were loose on the skimmer and one that just spins in place.
Figured I would take the skimmer plate off and then just replace the gasket.
As you can see in the pictures, I pulled the plate off and it immediately had that musty smell like a shower had been leaking where it shouldn't have been. Behind the liner was wet and when I use my thumb to rub from the plastic skimmer to the back of where the plate was, there is a gritty-ness. Like a metal is disintegrating.
Anyone with more experience that can help diagnose the damage? Can I just get the gasket back on and goop up the area behind the face plate above the base of the skimmer opening with silicone?
Would pictures from a different angle help? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Found there was at least two screws that were loose on the skimmer and one that just spins in place.
Figured I would take the skimmer plate off and then just replace the gasket.
As you can see in the pictures, I pulled the plate off and it immediately had that musty smell like a shower had been leaking where it shouldn't have been. Behind the liner was wet and when I use my thumb to rub from the plastic skimmer to the back of where the plate was, there is a gritty-ness. Like a metal is disintegrating.
Anyone with more experience that can help diagnose the damage? Can I just get the gasket back on and goop up the area behind the face plate above the base of the skimmer opening with silicone?
Would pictures from a different angle help? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
