Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). If not use a rubber plug and then take a plastic quart bottle fill about 1/3 with small rocks and put in the skimmer. You don’t want to have the filter cleaned and then have it sit for the next six months with acid residue in it ! If air is coming out of the threaded area, then the threads on the Gizmo may be stripped (not sure). If your water level goes down further than 18″, the cover could stretch out too much and either rip or cause anchors to pull out of your deck.

Realize that the higher their water level is through the winter, the better it is for the pool cover. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Also, you do not have to remove or “lower” the pool light provided that you keep your water at the normal level. for an AGP, if I lower the water below the skimmer and remove the pipe, I should still use one of those skimmer covers?The integral blowout tube provides the option to use the Ultra GIZZMO as a suction line extension to easily clear the lines without lowering the water level in the pool.

safe way is to reblow the line and plug it again with a new gizmo if you can get the broken piece out. Most pools covered with this type of cover will remain clear until April or May, depending on the weather. It is strongly recommended that you open your pool early to avoid the green “swampy” water that occurs when strong sunlight and temperatures over 80 degrees are present. If you are using the green Gizmos to plug your skimmers, check them out and make sure that they are not cracked. Do you think that I need to screw in the top cover or put a heavy brick on top of it to prevent the gizmo, bottle, pool noodle from coming out, or simply do nothing?If you experience a lot of precipitation over the winter months when the cover is in use, it is possible that the pool could fill up, no longer allowing the water from the cover to drain into the pool. Do not use cinder blocks, bricks, flower pots, lawn furniture or other heavy items to keep your cover in place. The use of gizmos prevents the skimmers from cracking, plugs the pipes and allows the water level to remain high for the cover so that rain water does not cause a lake on top of the swimming pool cover – possibly causing it to fall in. Join our promotional newsletter and be first to know about upcoming sales, special offers and other promotions - no spam, we promise. If you notice part of the cover falling into the swimming pool, pull it up and properly reset it right away to prevent damage.

This will give a good seal and allow you to blow out the entire system from that one spot – but this is up to you. If you are using the green Gizzmos to plug your skimmers, check them out and make sure that they are not cracked. I guess what I meant is that the amount of water in the skimmer, at least in my pool will not lift the cover.I actually thought of using another way that people suggested, an empty plastic bottle ( like antifreeze bottle) with some small rocks inside (so that it sink in the bottom of the skimmer) to replace the gizzmo. I'm in the process of putting together a sticky for closing IG pools similar to what Watermom did for AGs. Aside from this situation, we feel that there is no valid reason to lower the water in the swimming pool. Now days, since you can use the compressor to blow out the pipes, you can keep the water level in the pool high up…so your light can stay where it is.