New owner/solar/valves

[Allthewaymay]

I bought my home cheap because the solar panels that heated pool leaked and put a hole in roof. So I bought house cheap and when I bought it the solar was removed and the pool plumbing was capped off I’m assuming due to solar. However here’s my situation when I turn on my pump one of the return lines bubble sometimes worse then others but after a few pump works just fine. However when I hook up my pool sweep in the skimmer line the pool sweep does not move and it is as if the pump stops too. There is a Jandy valve on my plumbing one side says solar and one side says pool now if I turn that valve all the way to the pool side the sweep starts to move but at the same time the pool plumbing sounds as if water is rushing through those pipes that are labeled as stated, I’ve never heard water in said pipes. Can anyone help me understand my plumbing. What’s also weird is there are 2 drains at the bottom of my pool and I have to skimmer holes on pool decking one being the skimmer and the other I don’t know what it is. How can I attach photos here to help bette

[Denniswiseman]

If you have no solar then pool is the correct side to have the valve set
Two main drains are good practice as it prevents being trapped in a single drain
There are sometimes more than one skimmer
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