Water Over Skimmer ?

[94ukgrad]

Just wondering if anyone ever raises the water level in AG pool above the skimmer.

Thanks,

Mark.

[CarlD]

Not deliberately! Normally, water should be to about the middle of the skimmer.

Hi and Welcome!

I have an automatic drain system to prevent it. It's so simple you won't believe it!

I have cut in to my pool a standard return/drain fitting at the height of a return. I have a drain grid screwed into it rather than a return eyeball. I have a hose coming out of it that drain loops UP to the maximum height of the water I can have, then down to a drain I have near the pool. When the water rise too high, it flows out of the drain so I don't overflow the sides of the pool. Simple and effective.

[AnnaK]

On my AGP the skimmer is attached to the side of the pool, its top about 3" below the top rail. I couldn't fill my pool to the very top if I wanted to: it overflows at the skimmer.

[Watermom]

If you fill the pool to above the level of the skimmer, the skimmer will not work. It will not be able to skim debris off the top of the water and pull it into the skimmer basket.