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Does water need to be wasted after a large rain raises the level above the top of the skimmer?
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∙ 16y ago
Not necessarily When this happens you could get a water tank to take up the water until later when the pool needs topping up.
putting a floating pool skimmer in would mean that skimming would always be maintained properly regardless of water levels.
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What kind of skimmer should be used with an 18 ft X 48 inch round above-ground swimming pool if the pump being used is a Meteor 21 sand filter system?
Firstly, the pump is not a sand filter system. The pump is the one with the motor attached and it pumps water not sand. The large round tank is the "sand" filter. You would have to find a skimmer made for vinyl pools with gaskets. It attaches to the wall of the pool and is seen "hanging" from the outside of the pool. The type of pool and equipment have no factor in choosing a skimmer. another good way to go is the Dragonfly Super skimmer this is a floating pool skimmer and only requires a hose to connect it to suction
What is the pool?
The pool skimmer is the part of the system that the water overflows into for the pump to pump it thru the filter and other accessories. There is usually a screen or mesh basket to catch large debris before it enters the pump. On above ground pools it will be found hanging on the outside of the pool near the top. In-ground pools can have the skimmer placed anywhere along the perimeter with a basket or screen accessible for cleaning.
How do you vacuum a Doughboy and where do you plug in the equipment?
In order to vacuumn the pool you must first put in the vacuum and the hose. You can siphon the air out of the hose by putting it in front of the return to dispace all air in the hose line. Then turn off the pump. Insert the end of the vacuum line either into the port at the bottom of the skimmer in the pool or remove the skimmer basket and insert it in the bottom of the skimmer. Then after the line is secure, turn on the pump motor. Your vacuum should be ready to use (manually) or run automatically if you have an automatic pool cleaner such as an Aquabug. If you have a slimline skimmer there is a port located just below the skimmer door it is used for the vac hose. After connecting the hose you put your skimmer lid down inside of skimmer and then you can turn on pump. By doing it this way you can let skimmer basket catch all large debries. This saves on having to backwash so much.
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How do you clean pool filter clogged with debris?
the skimmer that is normally fitted with the pool is designed to take care of this problem, however it rarely does because more often then not it is int he wrong place in the pool or the water is too high as the result of rain or leaving the hose in too long or the water is too low for the skimmer to work properly. If one ends up being the victim of one of the above problems chances are that a floating pool skimmer would be the answer to the problem. The type of skimmer you are looking for is a suction side pool cleaner that plugs onto the vacuum plate over the leaf basket. once it is set up to the particular rate of the pool pump it will rapidly remove a large percentage of debris dust and insects from the surface of the pool. Hum, the problem with the above answer is that once the skimmer basket if full and or the pump basket is full or any of the above solutions then what. Best bet is to use your telepole and a leaf skimmer that attaches to the pole ( you can also use a "leaf rake" or net as they are sometimes called. With this method you exert some labor and remove most of the leaves at one session.
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How do you turn on and use the floor drain to filter and isolate the skimmer filters?
On the pool I take care of, before the pump (suction side) there is a large 3 position valve. To the left is bottom drain, middle is all 3 and to the right is the 2 skimmer baskets. You will have to check to see which one controls which on your pool but is simple to check, turn all the way one way and stick your hand into one of the skimmer baskets and feel for suction.Answ:: Most newer pools have a "valve assy." of sorts at the bottom of the skimmer. It is either made of plastic or brass. This rotates in one direction to either increase or decrease the suction at the skimmer. It really does not totally shut off the main drain.Other type skimmers have a system that uses a "float valve" at the bottom of the skimmer. Removing this unit from the skimmer will reveal two holes at the bottom of the skimmer. Looking down into the skimmer from the deck side of the pool ~ the hole closest to you would be the direct link to the pump. This is the port in which you would connect the vac hose. The other one is connected to the main drain and all go back to the pump from the bottom of the skimmer. The "float's" purpose is to prevent the skimmer from sucking air in the event the water level got too low. It has a floating stopper inside.If your set up has only one port at the bottom of the skimmer then you most likely have a brass or PVC valve situated just before the pump inlet. Sometimes there are multiple valves and are usually not marked as to what they control. You just have to work with a partner to find out which one does what and where.k
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I'm a city girl and never owned a pool before.Where does the DE powder go for above ground pool?
It coats the filter media and is added through the skimmer. I have never had this type of filter myself so it may pay to get instructions from the manufacturer of the filter or from your pool shop. A: In addition to the above: You have to backwash the filter first. Determine the sq. footage of the filter - - - 24, 36, 48, 60 sq. ft. - - - divide the sq. ft. by 5 ( 48 divided by 5 = about 10 one pound coffee cans of the D E will then be added to the skimmer at a slow rate. Note: you are not adding 10 pounds of D E. The can is only used for quantity not weight). 24 div by 5= 5. The D E should be added to the skimmer, while the pump is running, shortly after you back wash the filter ~ do not wait 30 min, an hour, two hrs. - - - add as soon as possible. The skimmer is the square type opening at the edge of the pool at the water line. You will see the water flowing into it while the pump is running. If you have a lid over the skimmer opening use that access to add the D E. If not you have to figure out a way to get the D E into the throat of the skimmer from pool side without dumping a large quantity of the D E into the pool. k
How does a pond skimmer box work?
A pond skimmer box, in conjunction with a water pump, skims the surface water, removing a lot of organic material before it becomes waterlogged and sinks. In this way, quite a bit of useless 'bioload' in your pond is prevented, as long as the skimmer is cleaned regularly.A skimmer box consists of a relatively small (about 1 foot cube, or less), sealed compartment that sits in the top foot or so of the water. It may be permanently anchored at the edge of the pond outside the liner (in which case it requires cutting a hole through the liner that must also be sealed to the skimmer) or it may be a drop-in skimmer that sits in the water and its plumbing passes over the liner (no cutting or sealing to the liner.) There is a floating 'flapper', called a weir, which constricts the water being skimmed to just the top inch or less and yet can adjust to a varying depth of water (in other words, within several inches, no matter how deep the water in the pond is, due to evaporation or whatever, the weir makes sure only the top inch or less is predominantly is what is being skimmed.)The skimmer must be connected to a water pump's intake. This creates negative pressure in the skimmer box and draws water from the pond over the weir into the skimmer box, through the pump and out the pump's output. There is usually some kind of strainer in the skimmer box so that the pump does not draw very large bits of debris into the pump, possibly damaging the impeller or pumping mechanism. At least this part of the skimmer is what must be cleaned regularly (as regularly as your pond collects floating debris, once a day is a good place to start) or the pump's intake can become plugged and severely strained. (A water pump's intake should not be restricted, if you want to cut down a pump's flow, cut down the output.)The water output by the pump, after it has passed through the skimmer, may be further treated (such as by UV, through a pressure bio-filter, etc.) or returned directly to the pond. If the water is further treated - or if the further treatment is the only additional treatment - a skimmer, plus the pump and (bio)filter - can make a very effective and complete filtration system for your pond.The less expensive, less large (less obtrusive) drop-in skimmers work exactly as well as skimmers as an outside model and offer a lot more flexibility than one that is permanently installed. Permanent ones often have additional filtering built into the skimmer box, making them very large but then everything - skimmer and filter, sometimes also the pump - is in one box, the "skimmer." In some cases, depending on your landscaping, etc., drop-in ones are more noticeable than permanent models, but with some creativity they can be hidden or camouflaged easily and you will save a bunch of money and a lot of frustration if you need/want to reconfigure the skimmer's position or make other plumbing design changes.Have fun with your pond!
