Skimmer Basket

Three versions of the same Skimmer Basket of outer (measured at the top rim) diameter of cca 205 mm.

Initially it seemed the service door to our skimmer will be partly obstructed with safety pool cover - hence the design of the basket split to two halves that lock to each other - which allows to insert each component separately and assemble only in the skimmer chamber. That is version 1 (V1) of the basket.

The top collar of the basket is thinner and is complemented with a lock which serves two purposes: further strengthens the joint of the two sides and fixes the skimmer basket sock I'm using to improve its filtration performance in place.

Turns out even though the skimmer service door is partly obstructed the basket will sneak in anyways - hence the V2: basket in one piece, Lock stays in place but this time improved with one more knob to ease the handling.

While the design of V2 is structurally most firm and thus enduring there is one significant disadvantage: it only prin