Calmwaters First Saltwater Build

[tbrown]

I need to use saltwater?

Yes. Is your sump running yet?

 

[Calmwaters]

I could put it down in the sump and see if that makes it work...

 

[tbrown]

Freshwater doesn't foam.

 

[Calmwaters]

Yes

 

[00W]

You can add vinegar to the tub.
Should foam then.
It'll be false foam but you'll get the general idea.
Run it that way for a bit It'll clean/ lube the thing.

 

[tbrown]

It looks like an identical design to a Bubble Magus. They're good skimmers but I've never had one.

 

[tbrown]

I'm curious if there was a.cap or plug on the bottom of the Tee originally but no one ever takes pictures of the underside of the skimmer...

 

[tbrown]

Hey @Calmwaters , try turning the PVC pipe either direction and see if the flow increases some.

 

[Calmwaters]

Ok I put it in the sump and it's still not working...

 

[Calmwaters]

Hey @Calmwaters , try turning the PVC pipe either direction and see if the flow increases some.

Tried that as well...

 

[Calmwaters]

There was vinager in the water.

 

[Calmwaters]

It was an old picture he had. It wasn't working when I bought it and he did tell me that it wasn't we were hoping it was just because it was dirty.

The original picture from the seller shows it running so unless something got lost between taking it down and setting it up at your house it should work.

 

[Katrina71]

I was hoping it would work

 

[tbrown]

So I'm thinking that he tried to fix it maybe... If that's a 3/4" PVC pipe, a 1" cap "should" fit on the bottom of the tee.

 

[tbrown]

The link you sent previously shows the tee higher up with a valve in the side and a 90 below it. A cap on the bottom of the Tee would potentially fix that.

 

[Calmwaters]

I will pick one up tomorrow and see if that works.

So I'm thinking that he tried to fix it maybe... If that's a 3/4" PVC pipe, a 1" cap "should" fit on the bottom of the tee.

 

[tbrown]

If it's 3/4". I think 1 1/4" works on 1" Tees.

 

[00W]

@Calmwaters please catch me up what is it not doing?

 

[Calmwaters]

The pump is running but it's not bubbling up like it should.

@Calmwaters please catch me up what is it not doing?

 

[tbrown]

@Calmwaters please catch me up what is it not doing?

Water level isn't rising in the skimmer. It's barely pumping any water.