How to Tune Your Pool Skimmer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video we demonstrate and discuss how to keep your pool skimmer working at it's best to help keep your pool looking it's cleanest. While we focus on the most common in ground skimmer, the Swimquip B9, these principles apply to most in ground skimmers. Get the parts here:
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Swimming Pool Science is a full service Pool, spa, and fountain repair and maintenance company located in Phoenix, Arizona 85018, 85016 since 2010. Our founders, Josh and Thomas have a combined experienced of over 50 years in the pool industry from new builds to maintenance, to demolition. Locally we provide weekly pool maintenance both residential and commercial, pool repairs including Filter cleans, pump installs, filter installs, heater installs, automation system installs, variable speed pump installs and programming, acid washes, filter cleanings, sand changes, green pool turnarounds, and Pool 101 classes for homeowners. Nationally and internationally we provide phone consults, video chat consults, and pool 101 classes.
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Owned a new home with a pool and this was never explained to me. Great video and kudos to whoever did the animation of the skimmer diverter. I know that animation takes time and loving care. Great job.
I just put the weir back into my skimmer today. It is definitely worth the effort. My pool stays clean now even with flowers all around it.
This video is the best skimmer video I have seen all evening. I've viewed quite a few because I'm having problems with my skimmer and was hoping to learn why. Your video was quite informative. Thank you!
Well made and very informative video. As a swimming pool operator and repair person, in Florida, I'm always open to learning more about this industry. Thanks to your video I learned about the vac-mate. Now I have the perfect solution for customers who only have the skimmers as a means of circulating the water in the pool (some of them have had the main drains plugged because of leaks when they can't afford the repair). I can let them know that they don't have to sacrifice the skimmer function when using it as a vacuum line. Thanks!
I’ve watched a lot of videos to understand how diverter valve works. This is the best one. Thank you! 👊🏼
Owned my pool for 23 years and now I finally know how that diverter works. Great video - Thanks!
Great video, wish I had seen it years ago when I bought a house with a pool. Irritated that two people I hired to replaster and repair leaks over the years never bothered to point out that the O-ring in the bottom of the skimmer needed replaced, and the weir door is missing. I learned more from your video than any other source. Thanks!
Thank you Alexander!
thanks for posting this video, this is a great educational video for ppl with no experience that just bought a house with a pool. GREAT pool skimmer 101.
This is the single best video on main drain/skimmer operation.
Could not figure why the main drains weren't working at my brothers pool. Also didn't realize the vacuum suction port was a dedicated line/pipe. Explains why adjusting the jandy valve in front of pump sped up or slowed down the auto cleaner.
Your video made everything make sense. Awesome video!
Thanks a ton, Arizona Pool working correctly again!
Quite possibly one of the most thorough videos I’ve watched yet on TH-cam.
Agreed. Well presented and narrated, no frills to detract from content.
Awesome, I always thought pools should have flow from the main drain. Not shocked at all that every pool I have ever owned is missing that part. I will buy one next week and have already sent a link to this video to the people who bought my previous houses. Subscribed.
Thank you! I live in Glendale AZ and have owned a pool for 22 years. The skimmer never worked correctly until I viewed your video. Works like a champ now. Greatly appreciate the video.
I have been watching pool videos for a week now and this was one of mi favorite videos.
Awesome video!!! Loved the explanations and how well you broke it down!! I enjoyed how you showed how all three components work together! 👍🏽👍🏽
you are outstanding at explaining how pools work, leak detection, I'm going to call you
I've owned a large pool for about ten years. Learned some good things from this video. Need to reinstall a wehr door- thank you!
You sir are the only one that had a great explanation of my in ground pool system.
Thank you for this video!! Bought my house with the pool already there and had no clue why the skimmer never worked well....helps to have a Wier door.
IRONIC! I’m cleaning the pool skimmer and trying to figure out how it works when I head up to the house for a break and this gem of a video pops up on TH-cam! What a great video. I guess Alexa not only hears conversations but READS MINDS!
AWESOME! Glad our videos are making a difference.
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Great video. Loved the way you broke everything down. In a way non pool people can understand and spoke slow and clear. Thank you👍🏽👍🏽🤙🏽
Excellent instructional video Was able to quickly troubleshoot my skimmer based on the info you provided. Thanks!
Love this video thanks. I thought I picked up everything myself just getting to know a system, but there's so many more little nuances and subtle design elements. Took me through it so quickly - Great video!!!
Fantastic video.
Seriously, this answered several questions I had, and highlighted that I didn't have a door, or a gasket under my Skimmer value.
BINGO, I just faved you, subscribed, and added this to my bookmarks. FINALLY a good explanation of how this sort of system works. The wier gate is missing from my skimmer. The 0 ring is missing also. I bought this house in Florida in April and had to hire a guy to do pool care not because I am rich or lazy, but it is totally different from my pool in California in the 80's that had a valve at the filter for how you want the water to draw to the pump. In 5 minutes I now understand and will watch the rest because I still don't understand how to attach a hose to get suction to vacuum the pool. I have a lot of stuff floating on the surface of the water, not big stuff like leaves, but dust that has clumped together. While dust clouds are coming from Africa people in Florida want all suction to be from the skimmer. I did not know how to do that till now. Thank you!
Very, very helpful! Helped me solve some problems my pool service company has been overlooking. As a person who views a lot of TH-cam videos, I want to say your video is exceptionally well done and filled with complete and clear information.
Thanks John!
I never knew about the skimmer ufo, good info, thanks!
EXCELLENT video, may be one of the most over looked functions of a pool right there with Alkalinity
Scott
Aquavit Pool & Spa
Thanks for the vid! I have a 30k gal pool with an attached spa. In the pump house, there are no less than 9 valves of varying types. It took me a very long time to figure out what they do and to get the 'flow' right. Unfortunately, while getting the pool ready for summer a couple weeks ago, I discovered the spa weir door was broken. I didn't realize how important it was for proper skimmer operation. That explains the excessive debris in the spa at the end of the last summer. Just gotta figure out how to fix it now. Cheers!!
Great video. Solving my problem of no bottom drain and no dedicated suction port for the Lil Rebel. Thank you!!
Thank you sir. I just bought my first house and we have A 32,000 gallon pool. We went through 3 pool guys and nobody wants to explain to me how anything works. This was very helpful and insightful. Thank you again I am going to check mine now
most pool techs wont know this stuff there just there to get a check
Most of them are Rip off Artists. Learn everything you can on TH-cam.
Why would a pool service person explain to you how everything works just so that you can be trained and then you drop service?
Yep same … two pool guys terrible but in Australia Clark Pool supplies have been incredible and taught me so much! The Bunnings for pool dads!
don't expect much from a pool guy. He's trying to do ten pools a day and if he's at your house longer than 15 minutes he'll feel like he's losing money. He's there to check chems, chunk some chems, and vacuum, wash the filter once a month, and nothing else.
Great video!👍🏻 I really found it easy to understand and follow. Your detailed explanation is super important and educational tool in order to successfully fine tune my pool skimmer diverted valves. Thanks for the help and expertise! 🥂 Cheers 🍻
I literally have had my pool 13 years and never noticed it was missing it's door until now. Thanks! Just ordered one. Prob will help lol
Makes me wana check now if mine has one or not lol. Just got a new house and it has a pool, never owned a pool in my entire life so I’m educating myself on maintaining it properly and if there are some thing I can learn to do myself I would love to know.
Mine broke over the winter. Just installed my new door. Took 5 minutes after watching this video. It makes a huge difference in the flow.
Love the dig on developers. They are the bane of urban sprawl.
God bless you, you family and all the great information you provide. A true professional. Thank you, you’ve helped us out a lot
Brilliant video. I’ve learnt so much. Thank you .
This is the most helpful video I've seen to date especially since you go through several types of skimmers. I am definitely going to try your recommendations. I have a new pool and my suction isn't great. My contractor basically vanished so I'm on my own. I had a pool company come out and they did get it better but not good enough.
Very helpful video. For the first time, I have a pretty good understanding of how the pool skimmer and the float assembly work. Well done..
Fantastic video. Thank you for making it.
great video, very informative, ordered new skimmer deverter and baskets
It's amazing how well designed a good pool is and how everything has to work together for proper function. The water level must be high enough, there are holes in the skimmer top for a reason, the weir door must work properly and have foam installed, etc etc. If any single item isn't correct, it can cause problems. A pool design is very well thought out by the designers/engineers for specific reasons.
So....what is the reason for the holes in the top? You have a point, but on the other hand some stuff is invented 100 years ago, like the light bulb, and never gets improved. Sometimes that's because there's a best way to do it, and the original inventor found that way and that's what made it possible and maybe no improvement is possible. But other times things remain primitive when they should be improved. Maybe sometimes that's because no one would choose to pay a higher price for an improved item. This skimmer is about four times more complex than I realized, however the weir door could be improved. When swimming the door bangs shut with an annoying slap as you splash around. It should have a damping mechanism that prevents that.
@@TheLarryBrown One of the reasons for a finger hole in the top of the skimmer lid is to put your finger in it to get the lid off.
Excellent demonstration 👌
Great video very informative thank you and God bless!
Incredibly useful video-thank you
Wow! I'm so deep into pools now that I enjoy pool nerds this one. Who also happens to be a very creative video maker.
Thank you very informative. been trying to understand my strainer. Awsome
Love the intro! Great info.
Very informative video. Thank you.
Thanks for the video! I didn’t know about the vac mate assembly. I was always pulling the suction hose for the pool sweep out so the skimmer would. I’m buying a vac mate now.
I knew the flapper door had a purpose but didnt relize it was that important. Thanks for explaining
Most well made pool videos by a mile
Absolutely fantastic video!
Love the videos. Thank you.
Brilliant video. Very informative. Thank you.
Yes..I resonate with previous comment...excellent video...well done
It never occurred to me that the weir door speeds the water up and helps it skim more effectively, I always thought the sole purpose was to keep the leaves from coming out when the pump shut off. Thank you.
Thank you very much, know understand how the skimmer works.
Excellent tips on skimmer maintenance
Excellent and informative video. I just subscribed for more! 😊 Thanks
Very well illustrated
This is a jewel of a video.
GREAT video.. thanks so much for posting...
I am new to pools and am learning everything so i can service my own pool. Im missing all these parts!!! Very helpful video and thanks for the links as well.
Very informative. Thanks!
Great video. Thanks for the helpful tips!
Very informative video thanks a lot! i never understand how the ufo part work now i know thanks again
So informative, thanks for posting.
I've always wondered about the skimmer "UFO" valve and why a weir is nessary. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle.
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Brilliant!
Thank you.
thank you. VERY Helpful!
Fantastic video! I learned a lot. Thank you!
Great video sir. Thank you!
Totally awesome video amongst the others.
great information...especially the skimmer diverter valve !!! who knew !
great video,,,learned alot of things
great video, thanks man
Very good video. Thank you.
I found the vid informational. I have a question, how do I avoid getting or how can I get rid of air that is in the pump housing after installing there regularly that's under the basket?
Excellent information, I knew some of it, but there were details I learned.
Very informative video. Thank you!!
Very educational. Thank you!
Thank you for the info. Very detailed.
Thanks dude!
Liked subbed.
Excellent. Very helpful video. Thank you.
I've been operating my skimmer without 2 parts for 20+ years. 3 Pool companies over 20 years never caught this. Unbelievable... Thank You :) Pool diverter Valve....
Me too, although only for a few months. I think this must be common practice.
Great video. Thank you!!
Great video!!
Thanks for the good explanation.
Great video and I didn"t know most of the material.
Very helpful my man!
Very helpful thank you👍
Wow! Good video!!
Great Video
Great video!! Thank you so much!!
Great video helped a lot!!!
Fantastic and clear thank you. Our holiday pool seems to have a mind of its own as we head down each four days. Some weeks it’ll be filtering well on Auto but some times I will get No Flow even though it’s just on halfway for filler box. I swap and clean my cartridge each weekend too. Appreciate any tips maybe a hair crack in filler as you say?
Awesome information.
Excellent video…good info.
Wow
This is really good to know.
Thanks
Lol.. just bought this house and my weir door and diverter are gone and I seem to have a blockage issue.. looking through your other posts now.. thank you, you rock!
Awesome video. Thanks !!
This is the best explanation of a skimmer I’ve found on TH-cam thanks! Do you think you could do an in depth video on how to replace a skimmer?
Bust the old one out and the it becomes obvious how to put the new one in.
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@@TheLarryBrown that's how I do it 🤣