What is a skimmer diverter valve?
Skimmer diverter plates allow pool owners to determine where the water suctioned through the pool skimmer goes. The skimmer filters the pool water, helping keep your pool clean. 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.
What is a skimmer float valve?
The float valve in the bottom is designed to shut off the skimmer and keep it from sucking air into the pump if the water level in the pool gets too low. On some systems where the skimmer and drain are both plumbed into the skimmer, the float valve serves to regulate the flow of water from the skimmer and the drain.
Where is the pool skimmer valve?
A diverter valve is typically installed in the bottom of the skimmer box below the strainer basket. A pointer on one side of the valve indicates the setting. Rotating the valve so the pointer is directed toward the pool diverts all suction force away from the skimmer to the main drain.
Why is there a plug in my skimmer?
The second hole in the skimmer is connected to a pipe called an equalizer. This pipe goes down approximately two feet and through the concrete wall of the pool. It prevents the pump from taking in air if the pool’s water level dips below the skimmer opening.
How does a skimmer valve work?
It Also Works as a safety device for your pump. If the water gets low in the Pool The Float inside will fall down and shut of the skimmer and only pull water from the drain. This will help prevent the pump from sucking air and overheating, melting pipes and burning up the pump.
Which pool valves should be open?
A normal pool valve setting would have the skimmer valve(s) fully open, main drain half-open and spa drain fully closed. To operate a suction pool cleaner or manually vacuum the pool, you can close other skimmers, or close the main drain, to obtain more suction through the skimmer you are using.
What is the second plug in a skimmer?
What are the two holes under skimmer basket?
A skimmer is a necessary element of keeping a pool clean. The skimmer sits at the waterline and catches leaves, bugs and trash so they do not clog the filter. Skimmers with a second hole help keep the pump from running dry if the water level is unstable.
Why does my skimmer have 2 holes?
Often, builders only want to stock one kind of skimmer, so they stock the two line skimmer and plug the second line when there isn’t a main drain or when the main drain is plumbed separately.