For those of you with sand blowing back into the pool....

[traceyb]

http://www.sta-ritepool.com/pdf/S260EN(6-3-03).pdf

Maybe going to this site and going to page 6 will help you check your laterals. It helped me understand. Now my only ? is ....how to do it during the swimming season..or is it not possible?

[matt4x4]

All you have to do is turn off your shutoff valves (this would be one of the many reasons to have installed shutoff valves), and your pump and filter will be completely isolated from the pool, allowing you to perform a complete teardown of the equipment if need be. If you did not install shutoff valves, you can try blocking the skimmer hole and return with rags, but you WILL lose some water this way because it will wick through slowly.

[AnnaK]

What about fastening the skimmer plate over it? That would block out most of the water. And you can put an expandable rubber plug in the return to close it off.

Anna