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.

Skimmer Leak Problem

I have replaced a leaking above ground pool skimmer but still have water leaking. Instructions requested.


Hi. Most of the time when a new above ground pool skimmer leaks it is because the gasket is not lined up properly. It could be many other things also, and not having any details as to what kind of skimmer it is, what kind of gaskets were used, where they were placed and how it was installed I can only guess on a fix.

If you look under the skimmer on the outside of the pool you should see a gasket hanging down below the skimmer, if not, this is your problem. You could probably loosen all of the skimmer screws and move the gasket into place. This works most of the time, but if the skimmer screws did not go through the pre-made holes in the gasket, it may not want to shift. The screws would then need to be completely removed before the gasket could be reset. When doing this it is OK to leave the top row of screws in to hold the skimmer in place, just loosen them and remove the rest.

If this is still giving you problems feel free to use the comments button and post more information. This page may help also.


Above Ground Pool Skimmer Installation