Hello,
I have what I believe is sand in the return line of the pool skimmer.
I have 2 inlets to the pump (skimmer and drain). Everytime I shut off the drain inlet, there is not enough flow from the skimmer to keep the pump pressurized with water. Although, if I shut off the skimmer inlet, there is enough pressure to keep the water flowing.
When I clean the pool, I turn the sand filter to waste and clean the sand and other things from the pool, but after this event, there is always less flow from the skimmer, since that is where my manual vacuum is hooked up through.
How do i clean the sand out from the skimmer return pipe?
Is there something I can stick in-between the skimmer inlet and my vacuum line (Like a filter or bag) to keep debris and sand from entering the return line to the pump?
I have what I believe is sand in the return line of the pool skimmer.
I have 2 inlets to the pump (skimmer and drain). Everytime I shut off the drain inlet, there is not enough flow from the skimmer to keep the pump pressurized with water. Although, if I shut off the skimmer inlet, there is enough pressure to keep the water flowing.
When I clean the pool, I turn the sand filter to waste and clean the sand and other things from the pool, but after this event, there is always less flow from the skimmer, since that is where my manual vacuum is hooked up through.
How do i clean the sand out from the skimmer return pipe?
Is there something I can stick in-between the skimmer inlet and my vacuum line (Like a filter or bag) to keep debris and sand from entering the return line to the pump?