Emma
Skimmer does not hold water so is not circulating properly. The flapper door to the skimmer is laying flat while the water is being sucked out. The pump looses pressure and when I start the pump there are LOTS of air bubbles that are blocking the water. The skimmer sucks for about 2-5 minutes. We have replaced all pvc piping that goes to the pump in our garage. Could there be a hole in the pipes underground? Please help! We are having a pool party next week and we would like to have it prepared by then!!
It is an in ground pool. The water level is fine. It has a deep end. As soon as we unplug the pump the water level goes back up half way. We are pretty much positive that there are no holes in the pool. The pool is 16x32. The filter is an earth filter. Also we have an automatic pool cleaner that has not been working but when we use the manual cleaner it works. The jets have been shooting water out strongly but it seems too strong so we are thinking that is the reason the pool is being drained throught the skimmer. There are also lots of air bubbles in the water that is coming out of jets. Why is it that when we un plug the pool pump the skimmer re-fills to the right water level. Also we just bled the top of the pump and water is coming out not air. And the valve is in the middle now sucking water from the top and the bottom of the pool.
Answer
There are a couple of possibilities.
1) YOu have a cracked or broken pipe underground (since you say you replaced all the above ground). This would CONTINUALLY suck in air and you would see the bubbles all the time that the pump ran.. (not big ones like at the start but a steady stream at the outfall).
2) The pump gaskets are worn. Check the gasket around the internal strainer built into the pump. Pour water on the outside and see if it is sucked into the system or, if you can not tell, put some food dye on it and see if shows up in the discharge water. Easy fix.. replace the gasket.
3) You could have a broken filter housing. Water is bypassing the skimmer float. Because you are getting water in, the leake might be behind the tile. Try a bypass of the entire skimmer assembly if your system has the fittings. Remove the interior filter and put the vacume hose in the bottom outlet (that goes to the pump).. then place the hose into the pool. Start and stop the pump a few times .. do the bubbles go away? If so the problem lies in the filter and housing somewhere.(assuming that your hose does not leak, but if you keep it completely under water that eliminates that possibility).
good luck.. hope this helps..
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There are a couple of possibilities.
1) YOu have a cracked or broken pipe underground (since you say you replaced all the above ground). This would CONTINUALLY suck in air and you would see the bubbles all the time that the pump ran.. (not big ones like at the start but a steady stream at the outfall).
2) The pump gaskets are worn. Check the gasket around the internal strainer built into the pump. Pour water on the outside and see if it is sucked into the system or, if you can not tell, put some food dye on it and see if shows up in the discharge water. Easy fix.. replace the gasket.
3) You could have a broken filter housing. Water is bypassing the skimmer float. Because you are getting water in, the leake might be behind the tile. Try a bypass of the entire skimmer assembly if your system has the fittings. Remove the interior filter and put the vacume hose in the bottom outlet (that goes to the pump).. then place the hose into the pool. Start and stop the pump a few times .. do the bubbles go away? If so the problem lies in the filter and housing somewhere.(assuming that your hose does not leak, but if you keep it completely under water that eliminates that possibility).
good luck.. hope this helps..
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what is the single greatest use for salt?
Haley
Answer
there are actually many great uses of salt which benefits us in many ways like:
ALUMINIUM PURIFICATION Salt is used as a flux. The salt sits on top of the molten aluminium in molten salt form, this removes iron and other metals from aluminium leaving pure metal.
BREAD AND PASTRY Salt is used to give added flavour to bread and pastry. The main requirement here is that the product, either flossy or superfine, is clean and free from any extraneous matter. Salt also performs a function in controlling the rate at which the yeast works in the dough, giving a better texture to the bread.
CANNING OF MEAT AND VEGETABLES Salt is added to the products during processing and it is essential in these cases that the salt be free of grit, and particularly free of any specks or iron particles as these show up in the finished product.
CAUSTIC/CHLORINE MANUFACTURE The conversion of salt to form caustic soda and chlorine requires a crude salt with very high chemical purity. Salt is dissolved to form brine and the impurities are removed chemically before the brine passes into the electrolytic cells.
CHEESE MANUFACTURE Most cheese today is made on automatic machines and salting must be carried out in a continuous process. The salt used must be extremely dry at all times and contain virtually no fines beyond 60 mesh.
DRILLING Salt is used to mix with boring mud which is pumped down bore holes to form a wall when drilling through gravel or sandy material which will not stand up on its own.
FISH & MEAT CURING This is usually carried out by dissolving salt to form a strong brine to act as a pickle. The products may be placed in the pickle, or in many cases the pickle is pumped into the actual meat (such as in the case of bacon and ham). Salt for these purposes should be refined grades, clean and of high quality.
GENERAL COOKING Fine salt is used for all sorts of cooking and is similar to table salt, without the addition of Sodium Silico Aluminate.
HIDE CURING Hides and sheep skins are normally salted with a reasonably low quality salt. Hide salts are usually only washed grades but contain certain additives such as boric acid, to keep the hide as light a colour as possible. Other additives are naphthalene and sodium fluoride.
POTTERY PRODUCTION Salt is used to form the very smooth glaze on clay tiles or pottery ware. After a kiln of tiles reaches a yellow to white heat, salt is then fed on to the fire. The salt vaporises and passes on to the surface of the tile, actually forming a glass surface.
SOAP & GLYCERINE MANUFACTURE Fats and oils are saponified by heating with caustic soda to produce soap and glycerine. The soap is "grained" or "salted out" from solution by adding salt or strong brine.
SWIMMING POOLS Swimming pool salt is designed specifically for use with salt pool chlorinators
SYNTHETIC RUBBER MANUFACTURE Synthetic rubber is produced in the form of white latex to which salt is added as an emulsifier. Salt for this purpose is in crude form, of medium quality.
TABLE SALT This is a specially prepared salt for domestic purposes, with small, even crystals. Sodium Silico Aluminate is added as a free flowing agent. Table salt also comes in iodised form.
TEXTILE DYEING Salt is added to the dye baths during the process mainly to make the dyes fast. Flossy salt is the grade most commonly used in this process.
WATER SOFTENING Salt is used in both industrial and home water softening units. The purpose being to regenerate the resins which pick up the objectionable salts in the normal water supply. Salt for this purpose is usually a washed or refined grade. A similar type of salt is used for making a brine for brine cooling systems.
OTHER USES Other uses of salt include butter manufacture, soil stabilisation, tempering of steel, fertilisers and weed killers, and pine board manufacture.
there are actually many great uses of salt which benefits us in many ways like:
ALUMINIUM PURIFICATION Salt is used as a flux. The salt sits on top of the molten aluminium in molten salt form, this removes iron and other metals from aluminium leaving pure metal.
BREAD AND PASTRY Salt is used to give added flavour to bread and pastry. The main requirement here is that the product, either flossy or superfine, is clean and free from any extraneous matter. Salt also performs a function in controlling the rate at which the yeast works in the dough, giving a better texture to the bread.
CANNING OF MEAT AND VEGETABLES Salt is added to the products during processing and it is essential in these cases that the salt be free of grit, and particularly free of any specks or iron particles as these show up in the finished product.
CAUSTIC/CHLORINE MANUFACTURE The conversion of salt to form caustic soda and chlorine requires a crude salt with very high chemical purity. Salt is dissolved to form brine and the impurities are removed chemically before the brine passes into the electrolytic cells.
CHEESE MANUFACTURE Most cheese today is made on automatic machines and salting must be carried out in a continuous process. The salt used must be extremely dry at all times and contain virtually no fines beyond 60 mesh.
DRILLING Salt is used to mix with boring mud which is pumped down bore holes to form a wall when drilling through gravel or sandy material which will not stand up on its own.
FISH & MEAT CURING This is usually carried out by dissolving salt to form a strong brine to act as a pickle. The products may be placed in the pickle, or in many cases the pickle is pumped into the actual meat (such as in the case of bacon and ham). Salt for these purposes should be refined grades, clean and of high quality.
GENERAL COOKING Fine salt is used for all sorts of cooking and is similar to table salt, without the addition of Sodium Silico Aluminate.
HIDE CURING Hides and sheep skins are normally salted with a reasonably low quality salt. Hide salts are usually only washed grades but contain certain additives such as boric acid, to keep the hide as light a colour as possible. Other additives are naphthalene and sodium fluoride.
POTTERY PRODUCTION Salt is used to form the very smooth glaze on clay tiles or pottery ware. After a kiln of tiles reaches a yellow to white heat, salt is then fed on to the fire. The salt vaporises and passes on to the surface of the tile, actually forming a glass surface.
SOAP & GLYCERINE MANUFACTURE Fats and oils are saponified by heating with caustic soda to produce soap and glycerine. The soap is "grained" or "salted out" from solution by adding salt or strong brine.
SWIMMING POOLS Swimming pool salt is designed specifically for use with salt pool chlorinators
SYNTHETIC RUBBER MANUFACTURE Synthetic rubber is produced in the form of white latex to which salt is added as an emulsifier. Salt for this purpose is in crude form, of medium quality.
TABLE SALT This is a specially prepared salt for domestic purposes, with small, even crystals. Sodium Silico Aluminate is added as a free flowing agent. Table salt also comes in iodised form.
TEXTILE DYEING Salt is added to the dye baths during the process mainly to make the dyes fast. Flossy salt is the grade most commonly used in this process.
WATER SOFTENING Salt is used in both industrial and home water softening units. The purpose being to regenerate the resins which pick up the objectionable salts in the normal water supply. Salt for this purpose is usually a washed or refined grade. A similar type of salt is used for making a brine for brine cooling systems.
OTHER USES Other uses of salt include butter manufacture, soil stabilisation, tempering of steel, fertilisers and weed killers, and pine board manufacture.
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