In the bottom of my Artisan Island is a 6" plastic gaurd pump inlet.
In the skimmer are two rather large filters.
I don't think there's enough water being drawn through the filters, and instead, the pump inlet in the lower part of the tub, is the one doing all the water input.
I know the filters are collecting debris, as i'm washing the dirt out regularly. However, if i look inside the skimmer for instance i can see debris, floating about.
I'd half expect to see this being drawn rapidly into the filter. ??
If i partly cover the guard with my hand, then water is rapidly drawn in to the filter, collecting the debris.
So i guess my question really. Should the plastic guard in the bottom, have some sort of filter mesh, to slightly restrict flow, or should it be free flowing.
I guess the filters could do with a change ?