I have an AG pool with a wide mouth skimmer. It's set up with a winter plate and stainless screws that attach into the stainless recessed nuts in the back of the skimmer. Horrible design, as the nuts are pressed in and spin in place, preventing the screws from holding tight enough to seal the gasket. I glued blind nuts into the skimmer trim and now the screws hold. However, I can't get the gasket to seal 100%. For 2 years it eventually leaks out to just below the skimmer. I tried replacing the heavy rubber gasket with orange rainbow rubber but still no luck. I was considering using o-ring material around the edge of the plate to try to seal it. I'm open to any suggestions. I need the water level raised so the self draining cover can work. Thanks.
Winter plate keeps leaking
- Thread starter goinflyn
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,789
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Post some pics of the skimmer mouth and winter plate so we can see what product you have and what your situation is.
Do you have to use a skimmer plate in the mouth to seal it? Can you plug the skimmer pipe, put foam noodles in the skimmer box, and let water into the skimmer? That is what is done with in-ground pools.
Do you have to use a skimmer plate in the mouth to seal it? Can you plug the skimmer pipe, put foam noodles in the skimmer box, and let water into the skimmer? That is what is done with in-ground pools.
I’ll post a pic in a few. My skimmer has a pre-filter in it that drops down about 2 feet from the bottom of the skimmer.
