Making an "extra" skimmer basket.

[Jerry]

I did manage to find 2 almost perfectly sized baskets.  They fit, but not perfectly.  Will it matter if there is a little gap on each side?  The running water will keep the basket well seated.
The Q is, is this okay?

I want the luxury of slipping in a clean basket and cleaning the debris for the other one at my leisure.
I did post this elsewhere but no definitive response.

Thanks

[Rocmon]

Have a pic? I'm not quite following what your creating.

Is this a floating water plant pot skimmer set-up with the foam surround? Cleaning out the baskets at leisure sounds like a great idea.

[Jerry]

Thanks for the response.  I will try for photos.  The lid lifts off and there is a basket with ahandle that lifts out.
The "extra" basket I improvised is not a bad fit, just not a snug one.

[Rocmon]

Sorry it's taken awhile to get back...

The extra basket you put in that doesn't fit well should be ok... depending on how much water is bypassing it. If the size of the gap is the same as the holes in the basket shouldn't matter, but once it starts to clog up more will want to by pass. You could fill the gap by gluing on a strip of closed cell foam, or "great stuff" then trim it down to close the gap.

Hope that helps...

[Jerry]

Thanks, a super suggestion. The foam will work. I can make a snug fit.