Can the cover be on while a filter and skimmer are running?
631188
Yes. I just pull mine back about a foot or so so it doesn't get sucked into the skimmer.
1271045
The filter should be below the tank, as it works best as a gravitational suction system - but you could probably have it alongside the tank provided it is below the water level.
144451
Mine came with one, but it doesn't work very well. It doesn't matter to me because I use a solar cover and you can't use the skimmer with a cover.
1817824
If the skimmer lowers below the water level it will just be sucking air and could burn out tour filter pump. Push down on the foating system and see how far down it goes and you should be able to judge from that. As summer progresses the leak you have and the evaporation you may have to increase your time on adding water
1885134
I'm sure you could fasten something to the edges of the pool and the cover (similar to how the cover would attach to the cover reel). I don't think there is much of a need for that however. A little bit of water always seems to come on top of the cover to weigh it down on top of the "suction" the cover and water create together. It's a great cover for the price, even compared to more expensive covers. Good luck
1326399
Answered earlier...NO SKIMMER comes with tank. All else does--pump, air exhaust into tank, 2 different filters, LED lighting, little "pointed" balls at rear to help filter...but no skimmer. All is 'hidden' at rear. Questionable whether skimmer needed. Mine hasn't.
1084546
This is the above ground version and is a suction side device. Im not sure but I would guess that this could be if connected through your skimmer as it is made to do for the above ground pools.
1715555
I don't believe it blocks the water discharge but would be more worried about leaving cover on while running it and not letting the heat escape the engine.
1762727
Yes, there is a "locker" on the side of the filter to lock the black ring cap into place. But first, you should place a black pipe plug into the skimmer box to prevent unwanted water flow coming in from the bottom of the filter housing. Secondly, be careful unscrewing the cap after holding in the lock for the cap. If this doesn't solve your problem, then perhaps someone cross-threaded the cap upon installation.
92657
I guess they could. I never turned mine off. Although this was a great filter my UV light shorted out causing the casing to melt. The SunSun replaced it promptly for me but I exchanged it for one without the UV light. The new filter has been working just fine.
2216400
Neither. The surface skimmer part just draws water off of the surface for filtration, instead of only drawing from the middle/bottom of the water column like traditional filters. This helps reduce the oily protein "scum" on the water's surface, but this does not at all replace a proper protein skimmer.
166355
No. You'd need a solar cover for that. This just keeps leaves and debris out of the pool. My water stays nice and cool, even though the pool sits out in the Florida sun
985226
No. This must be attached to the return line. I used mine one season, didn't work all that well. Would not buy unless you did not have a skimmer at all.
97487
Yes. Take a rod and insert it into the threaded end of the housing - tap the back cover off. It will come off easly. Remove the foam filter and clean it (or replace it) Then put the filter back into the housing, tap in down. and you're ready to go.
1342046
On mine it floats up and down on the intake tube and keeps itself at the waters surface... as for effectiveness... I haven't noticed that it does anything but bob up and down and spin around. I do not use this filter as primary filtration. I only use it when the UV may be necessary for green water or illness. So I've never been concerned about the skimmer.
1107216
if you mean a hang on back filter then no, what i would do is mount it to the front rim of the tank anyway that way it frontlights your tank not backlighting it.
1917523
Yes. Have the skimmer and the floor plumbed into each side of the tee and run the bottom of the tee into your pump. To have full even flow, have the valve handle towards the pump. The baffle is opposite of the handle and should be marked "OFF."