I was trying to raise the CYA and added about 2.5 Lbs. stabilizer down the skimmer. I guess I did not do it slow enough and now the skimmer line is completely blocked. There is no suction at all from the skimmer. If I set the pump to skimmer-only, the pump does not suck any water. How do I unclog the skimmer line? It has already been 2 days since I added the stabilizer and the pump had been running continuously with skimmer+main-drain setting (until I changed it to main-drain only this morning).
I have already tried to break down and dissolve the stabilizer sitting in the skimmer and most of that seems to have gone but there is still no suction. Should I try to suck the stabilizer out from the skimmer line using shop vac? Or maybe blow air into the skimmer like we do while closing the pool?
p.s. Even before adding the stabilizer, the suction from the skimmer seemed low compared to last year, but I am not absolute certain about that.
Many thanks!!
I have already tried to break down and dissolve the stabilizer sitting in the skimmer and most of that seems to have gone but there is still no suction. Should I try to suck the stabilizer out from the skimmer line using shop vac? Or maybe blow air into the skimmer like we do while closing the pool?
p.s. Even before adding the stabilizer, the suction from the skimmer seemed low compared to last year, but I am not absolute certain about that.
Many thanks!!
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