How to Assemble a Skimmer Float Valve

Your pool stays crystal-clear with a properly operating skimmer.

Swimming pools, whirlpool spas and outdoor ponds all rely on filtration systems to keep the water clean and sparkling. The skimmer is a mechanical addition that works along with the filter to remove particles that collect on the surface of the water. A skimmer float valve protects the inside of a pool's pump system from low water levels that can allow air to get into the water pumping mechanism, causing air lock.

Things You'll Need

• Skimmer float valve with flow diverter plate, screw, and O-ring
• Screwdriver

Instructions

1. Remove the screw from the float control slide plate, using the screwdriver. Remove the plate from the bottom of the skimmer.

2. Remove the pipe plug from the bottom of the skimmer.

3. Screw the diverter plate into the bottom of the float valve housing.

4. Place the float valve O-ring in bottom of the skimmer, over the pipe openings.

5. Place the float valve over the O-ring.

References

• Pro Pools: Hayward Automatic Surface Skimmer
• Waterway Plastics: Renegade Gunite Skimmer Operating Instructions