microbubbles from skimmer

[posiden]

Could be metric?
Also different schedule pipes have different size openings.

 

[salt life]

Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/2985214
Could be metric?
Also different schedule pipes have different size openings.
oh

 

[posiden]

Sorry, Schedule meaning pipe thickness. Wall thickness. Like PVC pipe is typically sch 40. Then there is PVC sch 20. You can not put these two together. They have different internal diameters.

 

[salt life]

Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/2985219
Sorry, Schedule meaning pipe thickness. Wall thickness. Like PVC pipe is typically sch 40. Then there is PVC sch 20. You can not put these two together. They have different internal diameters.
gotchya, should i maybe get a 1 1/4 pvc elbow and just put that on top since that would be the closest to it?

 

[posiden]

I really can't say. I don't know the out side diameter of the pipe on your skimmer. I also don't know the inside diameter of an 1 1/4 fitting off the top of my head.

 

[salt life]

Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/2985233
I really can't say. I don't know the out side diameter of the pipe on your skimmer. I also don't know the inside diameter of an 1 1/4 fitting off the top of my head.
alrigthy well I measured the outer edge of the pipe and it is 1 1/2 inches

 

[spanko]

Got a Home Depot close by. Take that measurement there and find something that has an inside measurement like that.

 

[posiden]

That explains why the 1" fitting matches the pipe. (pretty much) There isn't any way to fit a bigger fitting? Even after it is rotated.

 

[salt life]

alrighty will do. and redirecting the drainage with an elbow won't do any harm to the skimmer? when I put the 1 inch elbow over it, my skimmer cup got high with water but it did eliminate the bubbles..

 

[posiden]

It might. You will need to re adjust the water level once the mod is made. But be prepared that the mod might not be possible.
At least you have confirmation on the issue.

 

[spanko]

Was the end of the output of the elbow under water then?

 

[salt life]

Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/2985270
It might. You will need to re adjust the water level once the mod is made. But be prepared that the mod might not be possible.
At least you have confirmation on the issue.
re adjust the water level as in? sorry im a little slow with the DIY stuff

 

[salt life]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2985272
Was the end of the output of the elbow under water then?
I got confused reading your post........
will you re-word using a slower speaking method

 

[posiden]

Re adjust the water level in the skimmer via the air or the valve if so equipped. That way you can keep the bubbles at the proper height.

 

[salt life]

Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/2985283
Re adjust the water level in the skimmer via the air or the valve if so equipped. That way you can keep the bubbles at the proper height.
ohhh ok, I think I do that with the drain pipe, I can move it up or down to get a wet skim or a dryer skim, is that what your talkin about?

 

[spanko]

Posiden has the answer me thinks.Never mind what I said

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by Salt Life
http:///forum/post/2985276
I got confused reading your post........
will you re-word using a slower speaking method

I had to learn that "slow speaking method" when I moved to Oklahoma from NY

 

[salt life]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2985297

I had to learn that "slow speaking method" when I moved to Oklahoma from NY

haha
I think I scared them away with all my questions...
would you happen to know meowzer

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by Salt Life
http:///forum/post/2985321
haha
I think I scared them away with all my questions...
would you happen to know meowzer

h o w t o s p e a k s l o w???

 

[posiden]

Originally Posted by Salt Life
http:///forum/post/2985285
ohhh ok, I think I do that with the drain pipe, I can move it up or down to get a wet skim or a dryer skim, is that what your talkin about?

Not scared. My daughter had to use the computer. School.
Yes that is what I am talking about.
Hey, how is the skimmer set up? Would it be possible to raise the skimmer up on a stand and let the baffle sit between the skimmer and the discharge pipe?
Oh, it looks like the RP is hard lined in.