Skimmer tuning Q

pecan2phat · 06/18/2018, 08:37 AM

So with all my old school AC pump skimmers in the past, I basically left the air inlet fully open and adjusted the ball valve to control the internal water height for operational function.
My Q is with the newer DC motor skimmers specifically a Skimz.
Initial break in, I had the DC motor on the lowest setting, the gate valve for the water height fully open and the air inlet silencer screw mostly closed.
By day 2, I was able to open the air inlet fully open.

What should be the next adjustment, increasing the DC motor flow or closing the gate valve slightly?

TIA

06/18/2018, 08:37 AM	#1
pecan2phat Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wallingford, CT Posts: 4,990	Skimmer tuning Q So with all my old school AC pump skimmers in the past, I basically left the air inlet fully open and adjusted the ball valve to control the internal water height for operational function. My Q is with the newer DC motor skimmers specifically a Skimz. Initial break in, I had the DC motor on the lowest setting, the gate valve for the water height fully open and the air inlet silencer screw mostly closed. By day 2, I was able to open the air inlet fully open. What should be the next adjustment, increasing the DC motor flow or closing the gate valve slightly? TIA