Quote Originally Posted by markphin
Make sure your skimmer valves are closed first, otherwise you will indeed be sucking air as well as water from the main drain, which will cause you to loose your prime.
Hmmm... there's no valve to close for the skimmer that I can see - only one for the main drain and that is before the skimmer and main drain come together into one pipe.

So, how do I shut the skimmer?!
How does everyone else drain their pool when needed??