Purchased an Oase SwimSkim Floating In-Pond Skimmer and can't get it to work

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So far, I can't get it to suck water into the skimmer or produce air bubbles. Its just sits in the water and when I pull it back out it sounds like the pump is funtioning but obviously its not doing its job. Any suggestion from other owners?
 

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lots of you tube video's of it as it seems to have been on the market for years
 

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sounds like it is not low enough in the water. The 3 lobes on the top should be the only part above the water. you may need to add some weight to it to adjust the height.
 
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I had to drop a rock in mine to keep it from floating up. It works very well since.
 

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I have one, just push it down until the basket fills with water making sure the wier is facing inwards. I did loose a fish because I left it on while I was at work. She got trapped in it and it did what everyone eventually complains about, rose up out of the water.
 

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