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Turned out to be a clog after all... it was a partial blockage. A combination of a drain king and a snake is what did the job. Took about 30 minutes straight of blasting water from pump to pool and snaking the port on the side of the pool to clear everything.

I replaced the hose connected to the vacuum port I can feel a strong suction all the way at the end of 8-9 hose lengths. If I hook up my pool vac or my brush that has a hole for the hose, the suction is reduced and it has a very difficult time picking up anything... Still can't figure out what's...

Yes, it typically stays exactly at 10 psi always. Sometimes it's in the 10-12 range when running. When I turn the pump off, it drops to 0. Thanks

Is it a sign of a clog if I were to close off the skimmer line and only have the vacuum line open and the pressure gauge ontop of the filter drops to 0?... I don't recall at this point, but I'm pretty sure there's still lots of suction at the opening in the wall.

I removed the basket and felt inside where the impeller is and there wasn't really anything there. It seems to move around ok. When the pump is on, the whirl spools up inside the pump collection. Everything looks and sounds normal. I have never attempted to disconnect the pump. There are 4-6...

There was a bad storm last weekend and ever since then the suction on my Hayward Pool Vac has been terrible. The piece that rotates inside it barely moves. I've taken it apart and put it back together. It seems to be in good working order. I've tried to manually vacuum the pool with just the...