Well Crud,. What did I do wrong?

[JeaniB]

We have had a lot of rain over the last few days. My ABG pool was overflowing, and my skimmer was not working well as the water level was above the top of the skimmer. So I drained a few inches of water. Now my pump is emptying the skimmer!! Is this because my water is too low? It doesn’t look that low to me. This is a new skimmer, just installed a few days ago, was working great before the rain and drain. It does look a bit unlovely to me, but I’m not really sure how I can fix that. Any suggestions? Guess I’ll turn the hose back on?

 

[Texas Splash]

Water should be able to run up and over that skimmer weir (flap) door. You might try increasing the water level first. Get the waterline about halfway up the skimmer opening. Let us know if tha does the trick.

 

[JeaniB]

Water should be able to run up and over that skimmer weir (flap) door. You might try increasing the water level first. Get the waterline about halfway up the skimmer opening. Let us know if tha does the trick.

Thank you! Hose is on the pool now,.. my husband thinks I’m crazy ?

 

[JeaniB]

A bit of water did the trick!

 

[Texas Splash]

 

[kimkats]

Ask your husband who the one is now??? LOL

 

[JeaniB]

I think my husband thinks I’m crazy because he watched me hook up the hose to drain water from the pool,..and thirty minutes later I’m putting water back into the pool.?
Note to self, water drains out much faster than I thought, and don’t let the water level fall past the middle screws on the skimmer!

 

[kimkats]

Got ya!!