Soil and sand eroding below skimmer!! what to do?

[AnnaK]

Our deck is built to be level with the AGP which means the skimmer pot is under the deck. The lid that is meant to fit over the skimmer pot covers a hole we cut into the deck planking to access the skimmer, leaving the skimmer uncovered. We used to get a whole lot of water sloshing out of the skimmer when we used the pool. Then we got smrt and cut a lid for the skimmer pot from a piece of plexiglass. Like Watermom's, it has a hole in the center so we can lift it up to remove the basket for cleaning. When the lid is one there is hardly any water loss. Pictures of the skimmer access under the deck are here: http://www.ellerbach.com/Pool/Skimmer/ .

Sounds to me what you need is either a lid for the skimmer to keep the water in, or pavers under the skimmer to keep the water from causing a washout.

[sunlove]

Rocks. A 12"x12" concrete paver. A downspout splash guard (plastic pan you put under a gutter downspout). All would cost you just a few dollars

[Learadam]

Thanks for the photos's. Very nice by the way. This is the exact skimmer that I have. As I said, we keep active kids in the pool daily, and when the waves start rolling, water comes out of the hole on top of the skimmer lid. When there is no activity in the pool, it is fine. I keep the water level in pool just under halfway up on the skimmer opening to the inside of the pool. I don't know what the recommended level is....... I just wanted to make sure I didn't suck air through the skimmer to my pump. As i said, it's a 27' round, and dug out to 5.5' in the center. Thks again..