Leaking chlorinator in a new pool, suggestions?

[matt4x4]

there is a male to male straight through connector, but for what it's worth, go buy the right length of tigerflex to replace the entire run between filter and return - less likelyhood of leaks etc. with less connections along the way.

And those who put pucks in the skimmer, it's ok on most vinyl lined AG pools since they do not have many metal parts exposed in the plumbing, with other pool types you can cause real damage.
i STILL WOULDN'T DO IT TOO OFTERN SINCE THE CHLORINE WILL BREAK DOWN THE SKIMMER PLASTIC, LINER (sorry - caps lock) and other parts prematurely as well, it just takes longer to kill plastic and vinyl with chlorine than metal.

[gpshemi]

My family's two pools (one AG, one IG) have always just put the 3" tablets in the skimmer. They've done it for years with appearently no ill effects. How much is a new skimmer basket anyway? Or a whole new skimmer for that matter? $50 for the whole thing maybe? They've never lost a pump or filter from it. Those pools were up for 10-15 years I bet.

Isn't this just a bunch of horse hockey so they can sell inline chlorinators?

gpshemi

[matt4x4]

Well, a chlorinator does allow you to control the speed at which you are introducing the chlorine, the skimmer isn't controllable.
We don't use tabs, we do BBB, so I cannot tell you from experience what can happen, but I've heard from others with pools that chlorine does in fact make the skimmer and basket brittle, a brittle part can still work, it all depends on how well you take care of stuff and how much abuse it sees, another problem with the puck in the skimmer is once the system is shut off, the puck keeps melting and you end up with a high concentration of Chlorine in that spot, so your liner is also affected in that area, it will become brittle early and could become a potential problem spot.
I'm not saying you can't do it, i'm recommending on using a 10 dollar floatie to save your 50 dollar skimmer, maybe the skimmer will last 15 years, maybe 25, but maybe it COULD have lasted 50 - i'll get back to you on how my pools doing in 30 or so years through taking care of it.
And i still advise against chlorinators or even the use of pucks unless it's needed.

[Mom2Czars]

there is a male to male straight through connector, but for what it's worth, go buy the right length of tigerflex to replace the entire run between filter and return - less likelyhood of leaks etc. with less connections along the way.

I guess I'm off to the pool store later. I'll certainly look into just swapping the hose out for the proper size, but probably not til the fall now, since we only just got the water level up, etc. If I can get those two useless attachments off for now I'll be happy.

[gpshemi]

I have a floaty currently. However, my problem is the tablets are soooo hard they don't disolve fast enough to keep the chlorine up in the pool. So I'll end up shocking it more then I need to. You need more of a flow over them is all. Maybe the little 1" tablets in it would work better then the 3" tablets. Not sure.

gpshemi

[matt4x4]

MOM2.... do you have shutoffs?
If you do, you can exchange that hose out in about 10 minutes without any water loss, if you don't, it's still possible by blocking the round hole in the skimmer using a rag and you can shove a rag into the eyelet to block the return too.
Even puttin in those male-male connectors will create a huge spill all over you and surrounding area unles you block the holes.
If your filter has an off setting, you could use that instead of blocking the skimmer - the eyelet blocking is still req'd.
Guess what I'm saying is you have to block the water anyway you look at it!

gpshemi - how about a few floaties? Or possibly - look at the different ones available, some may have a better flow through design than others. Smaller pucks may help as you suggested...
Personally I just use the pucks when on vacation, since i shock the day I leave, I've never run low on chlorine but have never been gone more than a week.

[Mom2Czars]

I better go grab some rags, we're going to try to get this done tonight.