Sean, I know I'm going off the deep end here but have you taken apart the becket? Not sure even if this has been suggested yet.(wow long post) Anyways I made the mistake once after doing a mod to a skimmer and not cleaning out the acrylic chips. They all end up in the becket. I worked for days trying to figure out why my skimmer was working worse then before the mods. Low and behold the becket was full of all the chips. Oh and yes I'm embarrassed to share this on the board.
