| ign="center"> | | | | pool to fill about half way up so as to set the liner |
| This is certainly the time of year when people | | | | in place. The weight of the water pushes the liner |
| throughout the nation sit back and luxuriate in | | | | to the wall as well as in its permanent position). At |
| their pools. A lot of these swimming pools | | | | this time your pool is totally finished aside from |
| demand faithful maintenance to keep them | | | | cutting the holes for and installing the skimmer |
| sanitary and freed from debris. An extremely | | | | and return. |
| useful tool is the swimming pool skimmer; it's | | | | Wear a pair of shorts and get in the swimming |
| among the best items you can enjoy. | | | | pool. Meet your colleague at the precut metal wall |
| The swimming pool skimmer is the part of the | | | | openings. Your partner is outside the pool facing |
| system that the water overflows into. It basically | | | | the openings. First take the return fitting apart. |
| causes the pump to pump it thru the filter and | | | | There are just two pieces to the return. |
| other supplies. There is frequently a screen or | | | | Your associate will be able to cut the outline as |
| mesh basket to catch leaves before it enters the | | | | you push the liner through the hole. At this point, |
| pump. | | | | you will be holding it steady as your partner |
| Most of the twigs and other debris are pulled | | | | finishes cutting. Push the return unit through when |
| through the water by the current produced by | | | | you are done cutting, and have the nut screwed |
| the pump. The bits and pieces flows through to a | | | | on and tightened. |
| basket or mesh trap before entering the pump | | | | You're going to have to install the skimmer. The |
| area. The static skimmer ie employed quite a lot | | | | skimmer also comes in two parts; a face plate |
| in many backyard swimming pools. | | | | and the box. The face-plate affixes to the wall on |
| The most widely used is the static skimmer this | | | | the inside while the box hangs on the outside of |
| is installed in the most private (backyard) pools. | | | | the swimming pool. |
| These depend on maintaining the water level of | | | | The skimmer links thru the wall using several |
| the pool to operate properly or have a limited | | | | screws plus your swimming pool's wall is pre-cut |
| effect using the surface tension of the water to | | | | for them. Line up the skimmer plate against the |
| attract floating debris. | | | | precut wall opening on the inside of the pool just |
| A more practical solution is the floating pool | | | | like you did with the return. Now, take one of the |
| skimmer; this sort set up into the vacuum plate | | | | screws and poke it through the plate, liner, and |
| over the leaf basket within a static skimmer unit | | | | wall hole. |
| via a hose like one connects a pool vacuum. | | | | Have your assistant line up the skimmer box on |
| The swimming pool wall cutout size is 11 1/2" wide | | | | the outside of the swimming pool and fasten the |
| x 5 1/8" high. You will have to cut holes for that | | | | screw you poked through to the skimmer box. |
| skimmer box and return line; we're evidently, | | | | Repeat this until all of the screws are set and |
| working with a fully produced and working above | | | | tighten. Your skimmer is in place and the only |
| ground swimming pool. | | | | thing left to accomplish is cut the liner around the |
| How do i install a skimmer for a above ground | | | | within the skimmer plate to make an opening. This |
| swimming pool? | | | | process is actually harder to explain than it is to |
| "The safest way to cut the holes needed for the | | | | actually do. Remember- when unsure- cut small. |
| skimmer box and return line is to construct the | | | | You are able get a great pool that will virtually |
| pool entirely and start filling it. Allow the swimming | | | | clean itself. |