Hello,
I have had a large increase in the rate of bubbles in my first pool return in the last couple of days. I normally have a small amount of very tiny bubbles in this return line - i.e. a very tolerable amount. But in the last two days, a massive amount of b bubbles has started coming out, but only when the solar diverter valve is sending water up to the second story solar panels. Even though the amount of bubbles is very large, it is not enough, apparently, to cause the 2 HP filter pump to lose prime.
It is apparent that I have developed a large air leak somewhere in the solar panel water piping, but I was under the impression that air leaks only occured in the suction side of the filter pump, and that any leaks downstream of the filter pump would manifest themselves as water leaks. And I thought everything in the solar panel water piping would be under pressure - not vacuum - since it is all downstream of the filter pump.
Any ideas? Thanks!
Titanium
I have had a large increase in the rate of bubbles in my first pool return in the last couple of days. I normally have a small amount of very tiny bubbles in this return line - i.e. a very tolerable amount. But in the last two days, a massive amount of b bubbles has started coming out, but only when the solar diverter valve is sending water up to the second story solar panels. Even though the amount of bubbles is very large, it is not enough, apparently, to cause the 2 HP filter pump to lose prime.
It is apparent that I have developed a large air leak somewhere in the solar panel water piping, but I was under the impression that air leaks only occured in the suction side of the filter pump, and that any leaks downstream of the filter pump would manifest themselves as water leaks. And I thought everything in the solar panel water piping would be under pressure - not vacuum - since it is all downstream of the filter pump.
Any ideas? Thanks!
Titanium