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Australia There is a material that can be bought at Bunings or for that mater most other hard wares known as aquaneadit made by selleys. It is a rod of two-part putty. You cut of the required amount to cover the problem. Kneed it until the colour is even and apply it to the damaged area. Take care that you clean the area as well as possible and rough up the plastic a little. This stuff can be applied under water to plastic cement or just about anything. If it doesn't work the wost that can happen is it will fall of.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe answer is not in the skimmer. Skimmers do not have "pressure" however, they would have suction. The suction is generated by the pump ~ the smaller part, in size, of the circulation system at the equipment pad. The pump is the small cylinder or coned shaped object that has a motor attached to it. The other object on that pad would be the larger cylinder, cannister, plastic shell or whatever is called the filter.
Back to the pump. Is the pump running? If not, why? Turn on the pump then check the skimmer. If you have water movement, all could be OK. When was the last time that you have actually opened the pump lid to empty the basket of all the debris ~ leaves, bugs, hair etc. Turn off the power to the pump and empty the basket. This task should be performed, at least, weekly.
If the pump will not start then you have a problem either with the pump or the circuit breaker or both. Reset the circuit breaker, turn on the pump. What is the pressure on the filter tank? 15# or higher. Back wash the filter if that is the type system you have. If the motor will not start then, after performing the above tasks, you may have a bad motor. After back washing the filter and the system is running ~ recheck the skimmer for flow. If you seem to have a strong flow then the problem(s) have been solved. ( Dirty filter, dirty or full skimmer or pump baskets.
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Another possibility is that you may actually have something in the suction lines plugging it or restricting it. Have you vaced the pool lately? What did you vacuum up? Is the water level at the middle of the skimmer throat or high enough for water to enter into the skimmer and flow to the pump without sucking air? You may need to add water to the pool.
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∙ 14y agoI have run into problems with plastic pool fittings leaking. In Australia there is a product known as selleys Aquakneedit. this stuff comes in a stick that has an outer layer that needs kneading together with the inner material of the stick. Clean the damaged area of the skimmer wit some wet and dry abrasive paper and then apply the putty to it. it has always worked well for me, up to now,
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∙ 12y agoturn the pool pump off,take off the cover of the pool skimmer box, The pool water level must be above the area where the skimmer box meets the pool wall. If it is not, add water to the pool until it is at least 1 inch above this seam.
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∙ 15y agoThat depends on the type of skimmer in ground or above ground and from what material it is made, The water is leaking between gaskets
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