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It is a manual suction hose with a Hayward skim-vac plate into the skimmer. The hose is guaranteed deflated before being inserted The into the skimmer. With the hose on, I've first run backwash and then recycling for several hours. It sucked then still not enough water through the pump.

My tube / pump system is as follows: Astral Sprint 102612T pump 9 meter x 40 mm suction hose 3 m 40 mm PVC pipe from skimmer to the pump. The pump is slightly above the water. When I put the vacuum cleaner hose to the skimmer, stops the pump immediately to suct and it looks as if air is...