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    Default Re: Stains in skimmer???

    That might be it. I also get the gunk even when I have had no swimmers in the pool for over a week. It seems so strange that it doesn't occur in-pool at the waterline.
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    That might be it. I also get the gunk even when I have had no swimmers in the pool for over a week. It seems so strange that it doesn't occur in-pool at the waterline.
    I did have it show up on the steps one time after a guest got in the pool after slathering up with a bunch of sunscreen, but other than that it only shows up in the skimmers. It has never appeared on the liner.
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    Black goo, Jim?
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    Black goo, Jim?
    Yes, greasy black goo.

    Fortunately it cleans off pretty easily.
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    Eeeeewwww! Skimmer is bad enough!
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    Eeeeewwww! Skimmer is bad enough!
    Easier to deal with than the spiders!
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    There has got to be a way of discouraging those spiders!!!
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