Pond Skimmer Problem

Curious to know if anyone else has ever had this problem. I have a
CPS SK-1 skimmer on the side of my pond. The unit floats on top of
the water (tethered to the side). The problem is that the inside
strainer basket(made of abs plastic) floats inside of the housing
about 3/4 of an inch. Small goldfish, and other small objects end up
going to the pump as they get sucked in underneath the strainer
basket.

I called the manufacturer, and they suggested putting a small rock in
the unit to hold it down. Problem is, a small rock will not keep the
strainer basket from floating, a large rock will sink the entire
skimmer.

After spending $92.00 for the skimmer, the strainer should be made to
snap in place.....if I wanted to Mickey Mouse the pond, I would have
done that in the first place.

Has anyone else encountered this problem?

On 6 Aug 2004 17:57:41 -0700, (Jerry G) wrote:

===Curious to know if anyone else has ever had this problem. I have a
===CPS SK-1 skimmer on the side of my pond. The unit floats on top of
===the water (tethered to the side). The problem is that the inside
===strainer basket(made of abs plastic) floats inside of the housing
===about 3/4 of an inch. Small goldfish, and other small objects end up
===going to the pump as they get sucked in underneath the strainer
===basket.
===
===I called the manufacturer, and they suggested putting a small rock in
===the unit to hold it down. Problem is, a small rock will not keep the
===strainer basket from floating, a large rock will sink the entire
===skimmer.
===
===After spending $92.00 for the skimmer, the strainer should be made to
===snap in place.....if I wanted to Mickey Mouse the pond, I would have
===done that in the first place.
===
===Has anyone else encountered this problem?


...
You just did not find the right combination of rocks yet. ;-) I would
have to agree. I am not familiar with that skimmer but is there a way
to use a nylon tie to secure the basket in the housing? For 92 bucks
it ought to have a bit more design integrity built into it and not
have to mickey mouse it. I think I would be bothering the place I
bought it from as well as the manufactuer until they made it right
or I got a steep discount / or refund for it since it evidently is not
a truly functional design. Other than that, provided its assembled
right etc, I would just add some various sized rocks until you hit the
happy medium.
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CPS SK-1 skimmer on the side of my pond.

Do you happen to have a picture or vendor website so we could see a
picture? ~ jan


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I have had no luck with any of those aftermarket skimmer either. How about
fishing weights? You could get a bag and attach more until the basket sinks
and the skimmer does not. What are the recommended flow rates for the
skimmer and what pump do you have? It may be you have a low flow rate and
are able to suck the basket down and hold it in place.

"Jerry G" wrote in message
om...
Curious to know if anyone else has ever had this problem. I have a
CPS SK-1 skimmer on the side of my pond. The unit floats on top of
the water (tethered to the side). The problem is that the inside
strainer basket(made of abs plastic) floats inside of the housing
about 3/4 of an inch. Small goldfish, and other small objects end up
going to the pump as they get sucked in underneath the strainer
basket.

I called the manufacturer, and they suggested putting a small rock in
the unit to hold it down. Problem is, a small rock will not keep the
strainer basket from floating, a large rock will sink the entire
skimmer.

After spending $92.00 for the skimmer, the strainer should be made to
snap in place.....if I wanted to Mickey Mouse the pond, I would have
done that in the first place.

Has anyone else encountered this problem?

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote in message . ..
CPS SK-1 skimmer on the side of my pond.

Do you happen to have a picture or vendor website so we could see a
picture? ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~


Good question Jan! I just assumed everyone has the same type of skimmer.


Go to http://www.ponds4less.com
Click the skimmers link on the left side.
It is the model CPS SK-1

Good question Jan! I just assumed everyone has the same type of skimmer.

Go to http://www.ponds4less.com
Click the skimmers link on the left side.
It is the model CPS SK-1

Great, thanks for the visual, I can't help you, but maybe someone else can.
~ jan )


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