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08/23/2019, 04:52 AM | #1 |
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Skimmer problem! Help!
As you can see in the video the skimmer just stops doing bubbles...
I try as you can see in the video to reboot it, but it makes bubble just for 10/15 seconds and than it stops and just "push" water https://youtu.be/yTaKnNFw-24 |
08/23/2019, 08:06 AM | #2 |
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Try cleaning the venturi out.
You can do 3 things. 1 -soak in hot water or run hot water through while running. 2 - soak in vinegar then a hot water flush. 3 - using your fingers twist a drill bit the correct size into the venturi to ream it out. MY preferred method is #3 Also clean the pump while your at it.
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08/23/2019, 08:11 AM | #3 |
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I'm not all that familiar with that one and the video is pretty darn short to see whats really going on there
But are you sure its not in too deep of water? Seems like the water level is rising too high causing it to go into shutdown..
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08/23/2019, 09:18 AM | #4 |
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To me it looks like the pump is shutting down. I also hear what sounds like a clicking in the background and if that is coming from the pump, then you definitely need to inspect the motor. I would suggest taking the pump apart and inspecting the impeller and motor. It could be that there is something caught in the impeller or buildup in there causing the motor to go into a protection mode. Depending on the age of the skimmer and pump, it could be there is an issue with the motor block. Also, as Vinny mentioned, make sure to inspect the venturi port for salt buildup inside the port where the airline connects to the motors intake. Buildup in there will restrict the airflow causing the pump to push more water than it should. While I don't think that is your issue, it's something to check while you are in there.
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08/23/2019, 11:01 AM | #5 |
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sorry for the short video.... i explain myself better...
the first part is how I found the skimmer... if i pause and restart it ( which i did in the video- the clicking is me rebooting the pump) it starts for a moment to work properly (as you can see in the second part of the video) but after a bit it goes back as in the first part i already tried to disassembly it and it seemed all ok. i'll try with the venturi the skimmer has 5 months |
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08/23/2019, 04:33 PM | #7 |
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maybe here you can understand better. at second 0:21 it stop working properly
https://youtu.be/YNjBP7QzE90 |
08/23/2019, 04:53 PM | #8 |
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It looks like your skimmer is boiling over and causing the skimmer to eject out the overflow and shutting the air off. At about 4 minutes, the video shows theirs doing the same as yours. This is a safety feature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=Upgep18Ox5A cheers! mark
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08/23/2019, 04:58 PM | #9 |
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Yea, you can see in your video that the skimmer works good until it hits the overflow max and plugs the line.
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08/23/2019, 05:09 PM | #10 |
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boiling over? what do you mean
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08/23/2019, 05:13 PM | #11 |
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Somewhere in your skimmer there is a device that determines that your skimmer is full of skim mate and this device somehow diverts water to the airline. This stops the skimming til you empty the skimmer cup. Does it show this in your manual?
You must figure out why it is flooding the air intake. (sorry, I don't have this skimmer or I could tell you exactly) Cheers! Mark
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08/23/2019, 05:38 PM | #13 |
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The water level in the skimmer is too high. Filling this smaller tube. Once it gets too high you can see the upside down air I let tube that is sucking water from the auxiliary tube with the water level sticker on it.
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https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/190fc...687948a634.pdf
You can remove the safety device and plug the hole at the base with the provided cap
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08/24/2019, 01:35 AM | #15 |
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https://youtu.be/p1M6cW1HCR8
this is the situation when it works properly. the water in the sump is ok. 22cm (should be between 15 and 25) I tried to disassembly it again and I don't know why now it seems to work, even if this already happened, reason why I expect it to fail again in 1/2 days |
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08/25/2019, 02:25 AM | #17 |
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so my question is - why does the cup fill up? as you can see in the last video when the skimmer works properly the cup is ok
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I would recommend re-reading the set-up instructions and if you don't need the skim shut-off, set it up without it.
Cheers! Mark
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08/26/2019, 10:15 PM | #19 |
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Any update?
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