What is this thing?

Tyrene1234

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Waterford, CA
Pool Size
20000
Surface
Plaster
Chlorine
Liquid Chlorine
We bought our house about 3 and a half years ago. I once opened this thing to see what was inside but ended up closing it and leaving it alone. I maintain my own pool and water from here doesn’t seem to go into the pool. I decided to open it again and cleaned it as much as I could. I have to wait for my husband to get home with his shop vac to really scrub it and clean it out.

The thing I have circled in green is what I’m asking about. It has the same cover as my 2 skimmers but it’s not a skimmer. I opened it and it has a plexiglass cover. I pulled that out and there’s a long FSI filter inside. Toward the right side, closest to the pool is a spot where you can screw something in. I have absolutely no clue what this is but I’m thinking it might be something like a vacuum to waste port. There doesn’t seem to be any pool floor cleaning system in my pool. The 2 drains in the picture are the only things on my pool floor.BACD5F61-2532-4230-A55A-410402D0BC9A.jpeg
 

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It’s an inground leaf trap for vac line. I can’t find examples of it. I’ve only seen it once, kind of a silly design. The lid comes off and you should have a net in there with a port above net from vac line, and port below net that goes to equipment.
Paramount deck debris canister is the only thing I could find that resembles it.
 

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It’s an inground leaf trap for vac line. I can’t find examples of it. I’ve only seen it once, kind of a silly design. The lid comes off and you should have a net in there with a port above net from vac line, and port below net that goes to equipment.
Paramount deck debris canister is the only thing I could find that resembles it.
Thank you! Yes, there is a net in there when I open the plexiglass top. There is a long FSI filter sock in there. Now I know I don’t have to bother cleaning it because I will rarely use it.
 
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