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I'm having "priming" issues and have checked everything possible to find the problem without success. I'm planning on installing a Vacuum Pressure gauge in either the inlet pipe just ahead of the pump itself, or screwing the gauge into the 1/4" drain located below the pump inlet basket. It...

Two days ago, my pump was working fine with any of the 3 inputs selected: spa, vacuum cleaner or skimmer. Yesterday, I couldn't get the thing to prime from any of these sources. All I'm getting is a trickle of water into the pump basket. I'm getting suction at the pump basket, because the low...

My Pentair Superflo VS pump now shuts itself down when I try to start it. When I press start, it shows the program start time, then it says PRIME, then it fails with a flashing code "0002." The manual states that this is "Absolute Phase Current Limit Exceeded." I pressed stop, opened the CB...

My pool has a drain box on the bottom of the deep end of my pool. There are three inputs through J-valves to my pump. 1. spa drain 2. skimmer 3. pool vacuum All three of these work, and are definitely labeled correctly. But No Pool drain! What are the chances that: 1. no pipe was ever...

I have an in-ground pool that has been shut down for about 3 years, and I'm trying to convince it to stop blowing large bubbles from the pool outlets. The old pump has been replaced with a Pentair Superflow VS. The new pump inlet and outlet fittings have O-rings, which I lubricated and...

This is my first post here... Several years ago, I replaced the diverters in two of my Gray 3-port Jandy selector valves with the newer "neverlube" type. The replacement kits included black plugs to replace the no-longer-needed Grease Cups. One of these has broken off, and of course I now have...