Any ideas what could be leaking or causing my what I believe my filter and return side draining down when the pump is off ? When ever my pump is down over night my strainer basket becomes empty just about to the bottom of it,about 6inches or so below the suction inlet piping (still water in the pump it seems but basket not full) and when the pump starts it ends up pushing whatever air is now in the piping and filter out the jets and of course the filter vent when I'm out there to vent it off?? Could it be my multiport valve possibly leaking off to backwash ? Is it beneficial to add a check valve or 2 when I re-pipe my pad this fall, after the filter or anywhere else in the system to prevent this ??
Discharge of pump through filter draining out ?
- Thread starter roadking00
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duraleigh said:
For a little bit , then eventually it clears out and is solid water... Suction side leak ??
Probably not since the bubbles clear up and go away. That means the leak must be somewhere on the return (pressure) side but usually shows up as visible water (even a drip) when the pump is running.
I suppose it could be in the multiport which might hide the visible water but I would look elsewhere for a water leak on the entire pressure side before I opened the multiport.
10-4 thanks Dave, that's where I'll start.. if its something simple and obvious I'll fix it now...but if its something more or can't find it I guess it'll be fine til I re do my whole pad and piping after this season ends...
- Jun 20, 2012
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Look at the pump drain plugs, even a tiny imperfection in their O-rings can cause this problem, and not be an issue when the pump is running.