Weir question

[mas985]

The weir door also helps to increase the surface velocity of the water by reducing the volume going over the lip of the weir door so a skimmer with a weir door will likely capture more surface debris than one without a weir door.

[PaPoolNewB]

Figures of course it is better to have it then not to.

Guess if it was not an integral component they would not bother including them with every skimmer basically. I will try to see if I can figure out a replacement. The whole skimmer assembly is shot. All kinds of pipe dope and no throttling capability but it is there and I was trying to get away with spending as little as possible to get someone else's pool up and running.

Owner of property could care less and won't reimburse me for anything towards the pool. Already have purchased a new pump and filter, Skimmer, Brush, Telescoping pole, Leaf Rake, etc.. Never mind the countless hours draining, scrubbing and researching to get it cleaned up and functioning.

Is worth it though to at least be able to use it now and enjoy it for at least hopefully a month or so. Hoping for warm weather until end of October but will be only me in the pool anyway. Do not have a Solar Cover or heating system of any type so no one will want to go in. Is only 76 degrees now and I am fine with it but everyone else has a hard time so imagine only will get worse lol. Anyway, will look into universal Weirs and hope I can find something that will fit. When mounting does the hinge of the Weir need to be on the top or bottom of opening? I have seen them both ways but do think it is better for it to hinge at the bottom.

Thanks again all, sorry for the venting, was one of those days.

[JimK]

So that's what a "weir" is!

Sorry for the interuption, Ben will know what I'm talking about.

[mas985]

All the skimmers I have seen have the weir hinge on the bottom. I don't think it would work very well having the hinge on the top.