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Old 01-03-2011, 03:04 PM
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Anxious to see a pic. I just looked at your CS6-2 pic and the drain T is pretty much the same height mine is at. However, my skimmer runs 2 pumps, and it's too high. With gate wide open, it still overflows in seconds. When I bought it, both pumps had bullet type plugs in the intakes to reduce water flow, which kind reduces the effectiveness of running 2 pumps
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Finally fixed my skimmer After boiling all the parts to get them apart, I was able to lower the gate valve 5 inches and can now run both pumps properly. I was happy before with one pump, but now it's solid white inside.
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glad that it all worked out for you Brad funny thou I had the same skimmer and ran 2 pumps no problems
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so no pics needed then? sorry i've been attached to the kidlet pretty much all day
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so no pics needed then? sorry i've been attached to the kidlet pretty much all day
no, I figured put the valve as low as I could, and control the level as usual. worked well. kidlet and I are now kickin' back watching the sludge pour into the cup
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Old 01-04-2011, 03:27 AM
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no, I figured put the valve as low as I could, and control the level as usual. worked well. kidlet and I are now kickin' back watching the sludge pour into the cup
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