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Unread 05/11/2017, 12:00 PM   #2908
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Originally Posted by mlb75 View Post
That is a seriously nice piece of hardware and I can see how the cone shape in the center would be effective. I also get how it would be necessary if you use a separate collection container for the skimmate vs empting and cleaning the cup itself.

For those of us that empty and clean the cup every couple days would it help produce better skimmate and or make a noticeable enough difference that you'd recommend it?
It keeps the skimmer very consistent which is the most important part since consistency is what we strive for with a quality skimmer. In my experience, it makes a very nice difference. While I do have a separate container connected to my skimmer drain, I manually drain my cup on an as needed basis by opening a valve on my skimmer drain line and allowing to to flow into the jug. For a skimmer like the Mini's, I would tap the drain hole and thread a john guest valve into it and connect some tubing to that so it can drain into an external jug that way you never have to mess with the skimmer. The less you remove the cup and mess with things, the more consistent they run.


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