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hey kari, you got a canadian tire part # for that ?
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02-07-2007, 05:53 AM
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Asfar as I know they no longer sell it, cause it used to be on their webpage ut it's not their anymore....it's made by wetlands
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02-07-2007, 05:57 PM
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Stoked
well i was so stoked about doing this, i did it last night.
Here's the pic of the whole skimmer (with pennies taped on)  BUBBLES IN MAIN RISER BEFORE MODIFICATION:  BUBBLES IN SECONDARY RISER BEFORE MODIFICATION:  MOD PICS: BECKETT NOZZLE DISASSEMBLED PLUGGED WITH EPOXY  BECKETT NOZZLE ASSEMBLED  BECKETT NOZZLE SHAVED  BECKETT NOZZLE DRILLED  BUBBLES IN MAIN RISER ~1 MINUTE AFTER MODIFICATION:  BUBBLES IN SECONDARY RISER ~2 MINUTES AFTER MODIFICATION: 
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02-07-2007, 06:11 PM
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More pics tonight
i'll take more pics tonight after its been running for about 12 hours.
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02-07-2007, 06:50 PM
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Dem tiny bubbles!
When I get a camera I will do the same with non-modded skimmer.
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02-08-2007, 06:07 AM
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12 hours later
OK here are the pics 12 hours later.
  I personally don't see much of a difference. Mind you the bubbles were already pretty small to start of with even prior to the modification. I would like for somebody who's using a mak4 on a beckett skimmer to try the same mod.
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02-08-2007, 06:57 PM
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Chin, your bubbles were a lot smaller to start with than most Beckets I've seen. I can't see much of a difference either.
Maybe there is a threshold to how small bubbles can get, and your skimmer had already achieved it. I'd still be interested to see other peoples results with this mod.
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02-16-2007, 06:50 AM
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Definite pro to this modification
Its been just over a week since I've done this mod and the bubble sizes have not changed.
BUT I want to mention that I have not had to clean my skimmer since ....... OK not completely true cuz i had to squirt water in the collection cup so i could see the foam on top. But I haven't had to remove the top riser to clean it out because once I had set the air valve to achieve the foam level to spurt over the top, i have not had the air valve clog up on me since. Without any change to the bubble sizes that I can visually observe, I will still recommend this modification to beckett owners because it didn't decrease the performance any and for me, i had not have to clean the skimmer for a week. I'll post the next time i do have to clean the skimmer riser.
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