Hi Bama. I'm having the same issue here. Just opened my pool yesterday. Your hose/rag suggestion, is this hose going into the skimmer or in the housing attached to the pump? Whats the purpose of the rag? If its in the housing dont you run the risk of getting it sucked through? Is the rag supposed to stay on the hose? Sorry for the silly questions.Bama Rambler said:You can turn the valve all the way to the left and take the strainer basket lid off and stick a hose wrapped with a rag in the suction pipe and let it run a while. That may dislodge whatever's in there.
Thanks