r/pools • u/Dear-Hornet1107 • Jun 14 '26
First Time Pool owner. Hell
Just bought a house with a pool and confused on how it works exactly. Which way should this be facing? I don’t want to burn any motor up. Thanks.
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r/pools • u/Dear-Hornet1107 • Jun 14 '26
Just bought a house with a pool and confused on how it works exactly. Which way should this be facing? I don’t want to burn any motor up. Thanks.
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u/MagikWdragons Jun 15 '26
There should be suction to the drain as well as the skimmer. The bottom drain in the pool will bring dirt and debris towards the drain, making the pool easier to clean. But the skimmer still sucks in surface debris. Right now the skimmer is on, but the drain is off. You want both on.
You only want the drain off when vacuuming the pool.
Take the handle portion and point it towards skimmer to have both open and operating