illustrated in fig3 debris 50 has collected in debris basket 20 and is preventing the flow of fluid to suction pump 10 this situation can result in damage to suction pump 10 especially if allowed to continue for an extended period of time e g because the maintainer is away or because the collected debris is obscured by a cover the skimmer bypass method and system can prevent this damage however as fluid will flow into skimmer basket bypass inlet 70 and continue as the arrows indicate to suction pump 10 maintaining flow and preventing damage in the example embodiment illustrated in fig4 skimmer basket bypass 40 is connected to debris basket 20 at connector 60 although skimmer basket bypass 40 has been shown previously as a single constructed piece this shows that it can be constructed in multiple pieces in order to support additional advantages such as allowing for ease of installation maintenance and allowing for adjustability to keep the system close to the pool wall to minimize disruption of use of the pool multiple piece construction can also allow skimmer basket bypass 40 to be retracted or removed when not in use while various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art the various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims other embodiments may be utilized and other changes may be made without departing from.