Water splashing out of Skimmer

[famdog]

Do you have a Weir door installed in the skimmer? ie: a plastic gate that has a foam back that snaps in the skimmer at 2 points on its bottom edge.

[hrsdennis]

Hi, the flapper is just to keep the bugs in the skimmer. It does not do a thing to keep the waves out. Be careful with the water level also, much below the halfway point and you run the risk of creating a wirlpool effect that will draw a lot of air into your system.

Another use for duck tape to add to my list. The only things I have seen used are a rubber plug inserted into the center opening of the lid and a rock or two on the lid to hold it down tighter.

Aside from that, work on the landscaping and enjoy how much fun the kids are having.

Dennis

[posguy]

My skimmer cover locks in place and still water seeps from the sides and comes out of the center hole when kids are havn fun. I learned to live with it, but one thing I did was put plastic on the ground below the skimmer and then put 2 18"x18" patio blocks to protect the area directly below from the water washing away by the bottom rail.

Anthony

[medvampire]

Had the same issues to prevent soil wash away I put some pavers under my skimmer. I figure the water loss is not a big issue if the kids (myself included) are having fun.
Steve

[matt4x4]

The amount of water you lose is minimal in teh grand scheme of things, however, I have managed to hold thousdands of "bonus gallons" of water in my pool until I could pump it to the neighbour's pool (long story all about water guy doing some serious overfilling) by using a shopping bac stretched over the top, then just screwing the lid back on - works quite well.

[robot9000]

Hey, thanks for the replies !!!!

I'm not worried about the water loss, I just don't want anything washing away the dirt from around the bottom rail area.

I like the plastic/patio block idea. Sounds like I'll start my landscaping, working my way around the pool from there

Thanks !!!