ChipTait

The hydro-jet wasn't able to clear the clog, so, alas, I called in a professional. They did the same sort of thing, but with air. That did work. $90. Ouch.

As the Guinness guys say: "Brilliant!" I had not thought of that. I am able to isolate the vac line, so I will give it a go tomorrow. I'll post my results in this thread. Thanks so much. Cheers! Chip

Thanks for the reply.... All of the pool lines are functioning well, except for the cleaner line. If I switch to just one of the skimmers and attach the manual vacuum hose, whoosh! lots of suction! The return lines are very strong as well. I'm almost certain that there is an obstruction (acorn? tree branch? brother-in-law's wallet?) stuck in there holding things up. I really want to snake the line, but I don't want to break anything. Any of the repair folks around here ever deal with thins kind of issue?

My pool is two years old and fantastic. I even enjoy cleaning it, which is odd for me, but I do; maybe it is a "zen" thing. The pool was built with a "cleaner line", which employs a Hayward Navigator to wander around the pool and vacuum when I can't be there myself. A couple weeks ago I noticed that the Navigator was slacking in its duties. I pulled it out, opened it up and found no blockage. I took the sections of hose apart and again, found no blockage. When the pool was first built, the cleaner line porduced enough suction to raise a hickey on a race horse; now there's barely enough to pull a melted slurpee through a twisty straw. I figure that the line is somewhat obstructed (not unlike my own arteries.) The lines are made of PVC, as are the valves. Can I run a length of plumber's cable (snake) down the line, or will that damage the valve? signed, It barely sucks in South Austin.