Tiny bubbles are coming out of the returns. Is this normal for a SWG?
Here is a video
http://youtu.be/StQ7TUk6o2o
Here is a video
http://youtu.be/StQ7TUk6o2o
I would imagine no more than a minute. How far is it from the SWG to the return?kyle11 said:How long after turning the SWG off should it take if it is the SWG to stop shooting out bubbles?
Richard320 said:I would imagine no more than a minute. How far is it from the SWG to the return?kyle11 said:How long after turning the SWG off should it take if it is the SWG to stop shooting out bubbles?
Richard320 said:Strainer basket seal is one of the most common sources of suction side leaks. It sure looks like it in the first video. What was I supposed to see in the second?
I'll copy some of what I posted just a day or two ago, because it's relevant
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pump, poor seal on the pump strainer basket, and leaks at the fittings, especially any couplings.
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kyle11 said:Ok I will check those. The 2nd video was shooting bubbles still coming out after SWG was off for a few minutes. I did take the pump top off yesterday. Could be it.
Silicon based grease. Petroleum greases will cause the rubber to swell. Which is fine while it's together, but the next time you open it, the O-ring will jump out at you like one of those joke snakes in a peanut can and you won;t be able to but it back in.kyle11 said:Will any oring lube from a hardware store work ? I have never lubed the lid oring since installing it late last year.
kyle11 said:I used blue tape as I didn't have any pipe dope left.
gtemkin said:kyle11 said:I used blue tape as I didn't have any pipe dope left.
Blue tape? As in blue painters tape? Sorry, that won't do. Pipe sealants and teflon "tape" are homogenous materials that lubricate (prevent galling and stiction in threaded joints) and seal by flowing and filling microscopic leak paths. Although teflon tape is called "tape" it has no adhesive and is made of 100% teflon, a very soft, very slick plastic.
Blue painters tape contains two layers, one is crepe paper and one is a rubber pressure sensitive adhesive. Neither of those will lubricate or flow or seal very well.
Suggest you clean those threads up really well - lots of wiping with a rag - and use the right stuff.
kyle11 said:Lol ya I used the blue Teflon tape. Sorry should have said. Never crossed my mind someone would think I used painters tape but I see where your could. I have just seen where some people has had problem with the Teflon tape on the pump connection.
jaimejaime said:Have you bled the line on top of your filter? Sometimes doing that will clear out any bubbles in your filter or infloor system.