Skimmer help please

[Areeflover]

Any reason my skimmer would be running just fine then all the sudden it’s not bubbling and foaming.. little background it was running about a week perfectly fine and it’s used.

 

[DC Reefer]

Check the airline into the skimmer - I had one blocked a while back and had the same thing happen. Cleaned it out and started skimming fine.

 

[Areeflover]

Check the airline into the skimmer - I had one blocked a while back and had the same thing happen. Cleaned it out and started skimming fine.

Already tried that.. I may have to disassemble and clean pump

 

[theMeat]

Most of the time it’s the venturi on the pump

 

[Areeflover]

Most of the time it’s the venturi on the pump

That’s what I’ve been reading

 

[theMeat]

That’s what I’ve been reading

Once you soak it in white vinegar overnight wipe that little hole where air hose fits onto with pipe cleaner or something.
It will re-clog in a few months time. If you wipe some vegetable oil on it right after you clean it and let it sit overnight before putting it back in water you will double that time.
Let us know what you find

 

[Uncle99]

No air.
There’s a blockage somewhere.
I had to put a small drill into the hole where the air comes in.
I could blow air through it, but, still had to dig out the Carbonate.

 

[Areeflover]

Once you soak it in white vinegar overnight wipe that little hole where air hose fits onto with pipe cleaner or something.
It will re-clog in a few months time. If you wipe some vegetable oil on it right after you clean it and let it sit overnight before putting it back in water you will double that time.
Let us know what you find

It just started working again out of no where