Skimmer Leaking

by Ed
(Virginia Beach)

I have a 15x30 above ground pool and noticed I'm leaking water from the outside gasket around the skimmer, do I drain the water below the skimmer unscrew screws put a bead of silicone around the gaskets and line up gaskets and install screws? Will my liner drop if I take this apart?
Thanks for any help
Ed


Hi Ed. I would start by tightening all of the screws and see if that helps. The next step would be to replace the gaskets. It should be just fine to lower the water level to just below the skimmer. You could then remove the skimmer and replace the gaskets.

You could use silicone but I prefer using new gaskets instead. In some cases though, silicone is the only thing that works.