The skimmer filters the pool water, helping keep your pool clean. Everything seems to be working fine. They do not rust, but will scale, and crumble around the edges.
Using a diverter plate allows you to choose whether the water is sent to your pool’s pump and filter or to the main drain line. She attended Tarrant County College and studied English composition. !Dave the Float Valve, aka Turtle, aka spaceship, is a diverter to allow control of the flow from the skimmer and the main drain. The question comes up initially as it looks like when the pool is cleaning the float valve keeps the skimmer from pulling into the basket. When the plate is not covering the hole, most suction will be from the drain, but if you open the plate, that will allow skimmer suction, while still pulling some from the main drain.I’ve got an old Anthony style skimmer, and was wondering how would a I go about vacuuming the pool if the diverter valve is bot present…There looks like it has no provision for the valve in the bottom of the skimmer. If you have multiple skimmers for your pool, diverter plates can help you adjust the amount of water being suctioned by each one. Skimmer diverter plates allow pool owners to determine where the water suctioned through the pool skimmer goes. What do I need to do to get the suction up and going again as I’m opening the pool for the summer.Hi Julie, what may be happening is, if your skimmer suction has declined over the years, the skimmer line may have collapsed. Your local pool store should have them, they fit in the bottom of the skimmer over both holes. How do I get the correct diameter?Hi, you must be using the Pentair diverter, which is very similar but a little bigger. Thanks!
First blow and plug the main drain, then blow out the skimmer line and plug. A pointer on one side of the valve indicates the setting. So under the skimmer basket are two holes. Using a diverter plate allows you to choose whether the water is sent to your pool’s pump and filter or to the main drain line. My skimmer is missing the diverter valve. She has several years of experience in the home-improvement industry, focusing on gardening, and a background in group exercise instruction. They can be plugged, if not needed.
The second hole, usually the hole on the pool side of the skimmer is plugged off with a threaded plug from underneath.Many times the plug is a few inches below the bottom of the skimmer, and it fills with rocks and debris, making it appear as though it is not plugged. You also use this setting when vacuuming your pool.Turn the diverter plate so the nipple is not facing away from the pool or toward the pool.This allows suction to both the main drain and the pump. Keep your fingers on top of the diverter plate and away from the holes, as the suction is very strong.Turn the diverter plate so the nipple faces the pool to divert all suction to the main drain. Old Style Sylvan used a 1.25″ vacuum pipe, that is just a black pipe that is inserted into the skimmer, and then the vacuum hose is connected, or slips over the black pipe. I’ve ordered from 4 different places and they are all too big. Diverter plates are necessary when you use a pool vacuum.Remove the skimmer basket and locate the two holes at the bottom of the skimmer. But over time, and especially for pools that put chlorine tablets in the skimmer, the flex pipe can grow internal ‘polyps’ and shrink and twist, and eventually crimp. Harsch received her Certified Nurses Assistant license in 2004. I took the float valve out and it seems to make a big difference in the suction of the skimmer and the vacuum works fine still. If it is a very old style skimmer you might need to use a vacuum plate, it also goes in the skimmer … A normal pool valve setting would have the skimmer valve (s) fully open, main drain half-open and spa drain fully closed. The skimmer filters the pool water, helping keep your pool clean. Without the Float Valve, most of the suction going into the rear hole will be from the top down, the path of least resistance. These holes lead to the main drain and to the pool pump.Place the diverter plate over the holes at the bottom of the skimmer. Original skimmer lines had been converted to PVC in the 1990’s.Hi Bruce, if the skimmer action has gradually decreased over time, it could possibly be a clog, but also possibly a collapsed skimmer line, if they used Flex PVC pipe and not rigid PVC pipe. Some builders, back in the day, used pvc flex pipe from the skimmer to the pump, because it’s cheaper and easier to use. She writes mainly home improvement, health and travel articles for various online publications.
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