7 Skimmer Secrets Pool Service Guys NEVER Tell You

Your skimmer runs your whole pool. It controls your circulation, your filtration, and your chemistry, and most of what keeps people paying for monthly service comes down to a few simple things about that one box that nobody ever explains. I spent 25 years in the trade, and here are seven of them. New videos every week. Subscribe if you'd rather swim in your pool than stress over it:    / @poolguyfrank   In this one I go through why your skimmer basket should stay three-quarters empty, the missing weir door I find on more than half the pools I open, how to clear out the skimmer throat with a $2 brush, the suction diverter valve that decides how clean your surface stays, the tennis ball that pulls oils and sunscreen out of the water, how to chlorinate through the skimmer without paying for a $200 inline unit, and the 30-second morning check that saved me from a dead pump. Almost none of it costs more than a few dollars, and not one of these needs a service call. #PoolMaintenance #PoolChemicals #PoolCare