How the Skimmer Basket Saves The Day

Water is typically drawn from the pool via a rectangular aperture in the wall, connected through to a device fitted into one (or more) wall/s of the pool. The internals of the skimmer are accessed from the pool deck through a circular or rectangle lid, about one foot in diameter. If the pool’s water pump is operational water is drawn from the pool over a floating hinged wire (operating from a vertical position to a 90-degree angle away from the pool, in order to stop leaves and debris being back-flooded into the pool by wave action), and down into a removable “skimmer basket”, the purpose of which is to entrap leaves, dead insects and other larger floating debris.

The aperture visible from the pool side is typically 1′ 0″ (300 mm) wide by 6″ (150 mm) high, which intersects the water midway though the center of the aperture. Skimmers with apertures wider than this are termed “wide angle” skimmers and may be as much as 2′ 0″ wide (600 mm). Floating skimmers have the advantage of not being affected by the level of the water as these are adjusted to work with the rate of pump suction and will retain optimum skimming regardless of water level leading to a markedly reduced amount of bio-material in the water. Skimmers should always have a leaf basket or filter between it and the pump to avoid blockages in the pipes leading to the pump and filter.

In 2013, Maria Hernáiz and Haroldo Level patented in United States a mobile pool surface cleaning system that is mobilized by water force called SkimmerMotion.^[26]

Article published with knowledge from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_pool_sanitation#Skimmers