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    Default Is skimmer weir removable?

    Ok, me again with yet another issue on my new-to-me pool.

    The skimmer weir doesn't have full range of motion. It will lie flat (parallel with the top of the skimmer basket) and will float up maybe about a third of the way it's supposed to. Then it seems to catch on both sides of the skimmer so won't go any further.

    Pool seems to be only 3-4 years old, so I don't know why it has this problem. There don't seem to be any cracks or leaks in the skimmer area that I can see.

    The solution would seem to be to grind off a bit on each side of the weir so it can flap the way it's supposed to. But I don't see a way to remove the door - if that's even possible. If not, does anyone know of a way to grind away a bit of the sides of the weir? It's too tight a space to utilize any tools that I can think of - will some kind of wet sandpaper work?

    This weir is basically a flat piece of plastic - no styrofoam.

    Thanks for any tips you've got!
    Sandy
    15,600 gallon, screened 15x30 IG plaster sport pool with 6x8 tanning area, Aquarite SWCG, Hayward cartridge filter, Polaris 280 cleaner

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    Default Re: Is skimmer weir removable?

    They usually are. They usually have a spring-loaded pivot kinda like a toilet-paper holder--but usually with two handles or pins you squeeze together. Standard ones like Hayward always have them and you remove the weir for the winter.
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    Default Re: Is skimmer weir removable?

    Thanks Carl...I THINK I see something that's kinda like what you describe. I'll fiddle with it the next time I'm in the pool.
    Sandy
    15,600 gallon, screened 15x30 IG plaster sport pool with 6x8 tanning area, Aquarite SWCG, Hayward cartridge filter, Polaris 280 cleaner

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