The best way to position pool jets is slightly downwards (this is so the water that comes from your filter ends up at the bottom of the pool where disinfection is the strongest and then pointing in such away as to encourage a current that coincides with the skimmer that way more surface rubbish is removed before it sinks.
The pool jets may not be working properly due to clogging, airlock, or a malfunction in the pump or filter system.
if you have closed your pool down for the winter (i.e. winterized it) then no. you should have put in a good dose of chemicals & if you live in an area the freezes you should drain the pool an inch or two below the water jets so you won't be able to run the pump anyway
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Yes, you should take down a 10x30 Easy Set Pool for the winter. Snow and ice can damage the pool and cause the walls to collapse.
You should run an ad in your local news paper that you want this pool down either say you will pay to have it done, or that you will give the pool to who ever takes it down.
You need to have a windbreak around the pool.
The pool, filter, and pump all need to be drained. If it is a soft sidered pool, it should be collapsed and covered with a tarp. If hardside pool, cover will a pool cover once drained down.
Yes it can make a big difference to the amount of floating debris and dust that sinks into your pool. The ideal place for the static skimmer in a pool is down stream from the return jets (These are the jets that return filtered water to the pool) and down wind from the prevailing winds, this can be a bit more difficult to work out as the wind direction over a pool is strongly influenced by the building surrounding it. The fact is that very few pool builders get it right. if the skimmer ends up in the wrong position there is always the option of using a floating swimming pool skimmer skimmer. this type of skimmer is set to the suction of the pools filtration system and connected via hose to the vac plate over the leaf basket, It can be fastened in place or left to float free in the pool and will keep working regardless of water level, Check out the link below on floating skimmers
Most pool jets are a simple push in affair. Just get a screw driver between the pool wall and the flange on the jet and wiggle it until it starts to come loose. be careful however some of them screw into place.
Deck jets are considered to be a relaxation tool for pool addicts. You can also use it to control temperature during the summers. You can make a pool deck jet by purchasing a water sprinkler that spouts water out into the pool.
The best way to beat this problem is to replace the return jets with a ninety degree setup that had a larger opening than the eyes that you find in the return jets. these can still be pointed downwards, along the wall of the pool and give very good control over the direction of the pools currents, which in turn gives you more control over the skimming.
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