How do I find my skimmer model number?
Look for a part number on the underside of the skimmer lid or on the rim of the skimmer basket. The part numbers will help us identify the correct skimmer.
Do all pool skimmers have a weir door?
This keeps trash from floating out of the skimmer and being released back into the pool. Not all skimmers have a weir that is made this way. Others have a floating barrel in the skimmer basket. Leaves and other large debris collect in the basket for easy removal.
What is the name of the skimmer flap on a pool?
A weir is a type of barrier across a river that is created to adjust or alter its flow. With this in mind, a weir for a swimming pool is a barrier in a skimmer over which water flows. A floating weir raises and lowers its level to match the water level in a pool or spa.
What does a pool weir door do?
The weir (aka flapper) has a few functions: 1) it allows for debris floating on the surface to be removed from the pool more easily than without it, 2) it keeps that debris in the skimmer basket area when the pump shuts off, and 3) it prevents gulps of air from entering the pump and filter system while people are in …
What is a skimmer Weir door?
A skimmer’s door is the flap door on the front of your skimmer. The weir has a dual function of preventing excessively debris from clogging the skimmer and acts is a backflow control; preventing water from escaping the skimmer compartment once it enters.
Does a skimmer need a door?
A skimmer will draw in water just fine without a weir door, but it won’t skim debris off the surface any where near as well. The air in the returns is very likely caused by the bad o-ring/gasket on the lid of the pump strainer basket.
Are skimmer doors necessary?
The skimmer door helps keep skimmed stuff from getting back in the pool . Normally bugs and other items that float real good. Wont be a problem untill you swim and make a lot of waves. It wont hurt anything being left off , but you might see a difference when the pool is being used.