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Old 11-10-2006, 02:10 AM
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Tony do you have a pic of how you did you G3 mod? I remember seeing a page at asmskimmers.com but I can't find it now.
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Old 11-10-2006, 02:27 AM
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link to all three mods http://www.asmskimmer.com/modifications.htm

finally did the recir and feed mod w/MJ1200 to my G3 last week, can't say a whole major lot of difference from before. Might need to either change feed pump, go direct from one of my two overflows or maybe some fitting inside the skimmer to get the water moving differently.

As for the gate mod, does give little better control, just because turning a knob a lot easier than pulling on a wet slimmy pipe. But even before the gate mod, keeping the water level constant in the skimmer compartment, skimmer production pretty stable.

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Old 11-10-2006, 03:03 AM
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Which gate valve mod did you guys do for your G3's? I see there is the standard one and an alternate.
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Old 11-10-2006, 03:36 AM
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Hi WWWD

I bought my 1 1/4" gate valve for aprox $18 at OA. I added the gate valve option to my G5 and it not only gave you better control of the height adjustment it also reduced the noise of the water falling from the outlet.
You are welcome to have a look at mine.

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I completely forgot that I also bought a gate valve at OA for a skimmer. My bad. That's an option too.

Of the gate valve mods I did the first one (the second one has the valve after the T? or am I looking at the wrong page).
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did the first one, valve before Tee
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did the first one, valve before Tee
on a g3? works ok?
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