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    Based on the video, what needs to be replaced on this Pentair Whisperflo pool pump to fix the leak?

    Please ignore the side drip as it was caused by an untightened bolt that has since been tightened.
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    Pool return jet only emits bubbles. The pump is unable to suction water from the skimmer opening and into the filter.

    I have a Pentair Whisperflo, which I opened to verify that the impeller and the part attached to it are free of any obstructions. I closed the lid of the Pentair 2000 series filter by gaining suction pressure from the tank after I turned off the the pump when it overflowed the filter. Somehow...
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    Pool return jet only emits bubbles. The pump is unable to suction water from the skimmer opening and into the filter.

    I vacuumed through the skimmer, but when I last vacuumed, just before the pump started having a problem, it took 10 to 20 seconds before the vacuum started to have enough suction pressure to pick anything up. Perhaps there is too much air in the system, as when the hose was connected not all...
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    Pool return jet only emits bubbles. The pump is unable to suction water from the skimmer opening and into the filter.

    Pool return jet only emits bubbles. The pump is unable to suction water from the skimmer opening and into the filter. If the filter cannot be filled then how can the air escape? Can a hose be used to push water through the skimmer opening and into the pump to thereby fill the filter? I checked...