How do I connect a vacuum to the pool skimmer?
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on my pool the vacuum hose sticks into a hole at the bottom of the skimmer box inside the pool. then the lid on top of the skimmer is pressed down into the water to the bottom of the box, now the only way the pump is going to get water is threw the vacuum hose. make sure that you fill the hose with water. place hose over the water return hole and fill, then place in skimmer hole
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Very wet!\n\nTry it yourself.  Take a sprinker head and put in on a hose up as high as you can support it.  Place a bucket below.  Turn on the water and adjust it until you get your 1.5 inches per minute in the bucket.  \n\nGo stand in the flow.\n\nVery wet!
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I sent an email regarding this to you earlier.\nNo, do not drain the pool completely. Drain only to just below the level of the returns as they are typically the lowest part of the plumbing system. \n There's a lot more to closing a pool than just draining it down a bit. If you want a pool closing guide I have typed up, mail me back.\n\nEdit: As requested, princess, here's the generic guide.\nIdeally, your closing starts a week before you actually get down to putting the cover on. Get your water balanced chemically first. That week allows you to do this.\nOn closing day: Vac the pool and drain it to just below the pool returns. They are typically the lowest point in the system. When drained to that point, add in a winterizing chemical kit (most pool shops sell them), they typically contain an algaecide, shock and sequestering agent . Remove ladders and rails. You may remove the diving board if you wish, or cover it in opaque plastic sheet and secure it. If you totally remove it,  place something over the diving board jig bolts and lube those bolts or tape with duct tape that jut up through the deck. This can prevent stubbed toes and saves the jig bolts from corrosion.You're done at the pool for the moment. Head over to your pool equipment. If this is a sand filtered pool, you ought to have done a backwash, during the draining process, to clean out the filter. If a D.E. pool, then the same applies to clean off the elements. You can remove them later for a thorough cleaning. If a cartridge filter, just remove the cartridge and clean at your leisure.\nFor all filter types, there will be a drain plug, remove it and keep it out.\nOver to the pump. All inground pumps will have 2 plugs, one midway back on one side and one directly in front.All above ground pumps have a single one, located at the front, under the impellor housing. Remove them and place them in the pump basket along with your filter drain plug. It's a nice , safe place, that you won't lose them in, as you'll leave the pump basket right where it is. This next part all depends on your pool plumbing, you'll have to decide the best route as they are all plumbed differently and the many different ways to blow out lines would be a book unto itself. You'll need to tap into both the return and the suction lines. Typically for the returns, you disconnect a line between your filter and heater (if equipped) and for the suction, you can go directly in from the front of the pump, without disconnecting anything. Doing it this way, will allow you to blow all the water out of the heater, pool returns, any waterfall or fountain(if equipped) or attached spa. Same goes for the suction line for skimmer, in wall suction for a pool cleaner and attached spa suctions (if equipped). You can rent a line blower from a rent all or your local pool shop, or you can use a medium sized shop vac that has a blow feature. The shop vac hose is actually the same diameter as the inside diameter of most pool plumbing (1 1/2 inch) so it makes a good fit. Blow out the lines, until you only see a tiny dribble at the pool, both suction and return. Charge the line with plumber's antifreeze (not automotive) and blow that through to the pool, for all lines. When you see the dye colour of the antifreeze at the pool, it means that the antifreeze protection is sufficient. Plug with your telflon taped winter plugs, all lines ending at the pool. Put something squishable (empty chemical containers or an old partially filled inner tube) into the skimmer to protect it from freeze damage. Remove the pressure guages from the filter and put them in the pump basket with your equipment plugs.\nThere are 3 basic types of pool heater, electric, gas and solar. You don't mention which you have, so I'll assume if you do have one, it's gas. Open the drain cocks on both sides of the heater header (you blew out all the water , when doing the lines, should just be a little anti freeze tha
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Put it under a vacuum.
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use a vaccum cleaner lol
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Take a spray bottle, add a small amount of dish soap and fill with water.  Spray the surface down and look for the bubbling.  Or you could take it to a pool or lake and do it that way.  Obviously the air mattress must be full of air first.  LOL.
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Lots of variables here. Do you want one that will move with directional intent, or one that just floats?\n\nThe simplest method for making a "hovering" vehicle would be to take the vacuum engine, mount it onto a curved shield, with the curvature facing down. Make sure your shield is a very light material, balsa wood works, i suppose.\n\nIf you know where the vacuum's intake and output valves are, then it's easy. make sure you make a hole for the output, and secure the engine to the top of the shield. Turn on the engine, and watch the contraption float around aimlessly. It's basically how a air hockey table works, except in reverse.\n\nEDIT: one important detail. Are you trying to make a hover car strong enough to hold your weight? Because that would need one hell of an engine.
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A bucket, a measuring cup, and a stopwatch is all you need.\n\nOpen the tap until it has achieved a steady flow, then put the bucket under it while turning on the stopwatch.\n\nFill the bucket to a desired amount or until you have a fairly long time.\n\nMeasure the water in the bucket and divide it by time. Thats the volume flow rate.\n\nTo get the velocity of the water when it exits the tap, divide the volume flow rate you have computed above with the area of the (circulare) hole.
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Do exactly the following:\n\n1 FULLY unwind the little knurled nut on your valve.\n2 Importantly - tap the unwound nut to break the seal in the valve. Ensure you hear a little blast of escaping air as you tap it - if not do it again.\n3 Now fit the adaptor and screw it on fully.\n4 Now apply your pump and everything should work fine.\n\nIf this doesn't work then either your valve or your pump is knackered. \n\nTesting the pump is easy - just put your finger over the nozzle and pump - a good farting sound is an excellent indicator its working just fine.\n\nTesting the valve is even easier - try the other tyre!
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Well you could try to do the firefighter thing but it may just be easier to get a long hose and find someway to attach it to the edge of the pool and let it fill up on it's own then add the chemicals and chlorine and all of that stuff let it sit for a day or two and you have a pool full of water to play Marko-Polo
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air would rush into the empty tube and filll the vaccum and some may escape in to space but not very much.\n\nTake a straw and plug the top insert it into a glass of water - remove your finger. if your straw wa almost all the way under you will shoot a little water in the air but the cupp will not empty - physical principles are the same
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Try using Intex. That is the actual manufacturer. To make sure check the bottom of the pool. There usually is the manufacturers name printed in white. I found the web site intexcorp.com
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Check out poolgearplus.com they have some pretty neat stuff there.  I just clean mine with the pump vacuum.
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http://www.mailorderexpress.com/Intex.asp that's what you should go on. All pools and fliters are on that website. Try it!!!!!!
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call basspro or cabelas and they'll send you one.  A better idea would be to pick up a current equipment guide and find out the scoop behind the products.
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If you mean (kitchen sink) grinder pump ,\n1- Clean suction pipe and remove any blocking materials\n2- If problem not solved , do the same for discharge\n3- Check impeller condition for damage or broken shaft  \n    key\n    For sewage submersible grinder pumps (3 phase motor) check direction of rotation in addition to above
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You have a beaker with an outlet for a rubber hose that is connected to the side running water outlet. On top of the beaker you have a funnel with a piece of filter paper in it. The running water creates a slight vacuum in the beaker. According to the Ideal Gas Law, the pressure in the beaker is lower than that outside of the beaker, causing it to suck in some air in order to equalize the pressure.Now, when you put in a liquid containing solids, the liquid will get sucked through the filter paper, leaving you with the solid. Vacuum Filtration is sometimes used instead of normal filtration because of its better filtration.( Normal filtration uses gravity instead of a vacuum)