leak at skimmer

Hi, I just found that the skimmer entrance has a small leak that is draining into and around the outside of the skimmer canister. I was able to use dye and found the source per the pic below. What kind of sealant can i use around the trim that can be applied on a wet surface? Or would i need...

35k gallon, inground pool, in northwest PA; built in 1992 The 6"x6" tile runs into the skimmer area and adjacent to the plastic skimmer box. The seam between the tile and skimmer box had degraded years ago, and it'd been repaired with some sort of putty/epoxy. One of those repairs recently fell...

Hi guys, new to this forum. Already learnt quite a lot from reading lots of posts. I’m a new pool owner in Hamilton, Canada. I attempted to open my pool yesterday but was having serious trouble with the pump not priming. It seemed to be sucking a lot of air. After a few minutes, it would...

Hi I've been reading solutions to the pool throat repair for the leak where plastic meets the tile. It seems like some of the forum members have used two part epoxy with little success. My research has so far yielded 3 products - hydro cement, 3m 5200, pool putty. I am all confused as to what...

Hello! Looking for some help regarding expected PSI changes under a manifold. We are building a new pool and in the plumbing stage. The plumbing is all in place (connected to filter/pump) and we passed the city inspection. One thing to note that prior to the inspection, we had a leak at the...

It's take a bit of troubleshooting, but I finally figured out why I'm getting air in my pump and lines. Turns out I have a leak in the valve on the suction side of the pump. This has resulted in LOTs of air in my system. At low running speeds it has sucked in so much air that the pump is void of...

I recently had a leak company come out and they found a leak in my skimmer basket where the skimmer has "detached slightly from the pool shell allowing water to pass between the concrete and plastic housing." Their proposed solution- "Lower pool water level, cut joint between concrete shell and...

Hi all, I'm new to pool ownership and bought a house during the winter that has a circa 1995 gunite inground pool. Decided to get professional help opening the pool last week and after filling and losing two inches of water, I decided I had a leak at the skimmer. Searching the internet for...