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  1. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    Sorry 25psi is the norm
  2. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    I cleaned the fingers twice and soaked over night in soapy water. replaced the pump strainer top, the gasket behind the 8 screws and the shaft seal assembly. I added De to the filter and still same problem low return flow to the pool.
  3. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    This weekend I replaced the pump strainer cover complete, the gasket behind the eight screws and the impeller gasket. Now the pump strainer fills with water but the return is still very low or nothing at all still. The psi on the filter is 25 psi.
  4. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    I just ran the water over the suction lines they were good, and when i ran the water over the lid of the pump strainer I did here a suction noise also when i ran the water over the union from the pump to the filter, but no change in the water flow to the pool. I guess I will take a part the...
  5. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    I replaced the pump strainer o ring and a new line from the strainer to the pump. This time after running 15 min the hose was pulsating. I will try the running water over the entire suction side and see what happens. by the way I have a Hayward Perflex EC50AC with a Power flow Matrix (SP15931)...
  6. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    I am going to replace the "o" ring on the pump, hope that works. the hose coming from the strainer looks good but I will replace it too. When i got home yesterday the pump strainer was low again, so I turned off the pump retsarted and discharge flow was good again for 15 minutes. I will change...
  7. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    There is only a flexible hose to the pump strainer.
  8. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    How would I check the pump strainer?
  9. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    The air leak would most likely be on the pump side?
  10. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    thank you it does seem that the view glass is never full, I always see the water rushing around, I was suspect of the "o" ring but thought if it was faulty water would rush out. I will try the a new "o" ring.
  11. J

    De filter problem

    hayward, shocked today and just cloudy, was green.
  12. J

    De filter problem

    I have an above ground 24 foot by 52 inch. i have had the pool for 4 years never a problem. this year i took the filter apart and cleaned the fingers twice I did this. I soaked over night in water and soap the hosed off. put filter together again and started filter added De ran filter. The...
  13. J

    DE Filter Losing Prime

    I have an above ground pool DE type I have taken it apart twice and cleaned according to specs. I have put it together and it keeps losing prime. I pump it 5 times drain the bottom runs good for an hour then dies down. any help.
  14. J

    DE Filter and pump problem

    moved to proper forum area by TFP moderator Waterbear I have a de pump in which i have taken apart twice and cleaned the fingers and added new de each time. the problem i am experiencing is the filter stoops pumping the preasures are good but i find my self shutting down the filter pumping it...