I usually just sort things out like this myself... and you have all sorts of good info in the forum but I am sorta stuck...
here it goes.
I opened the other day all went well as usual... Once done I noticed a few small bubbles in the pump strainer... didn't think much of it, but its been a few days and they are still there... I do not see anything coming out of the returns... Nothing visible anyway. I did the normal:
1. inspect and lube the pump lid gasket (was fine, I lubed it anyway.
2. chk the two drain plugs at the pump base (I added Teflon tape) seem fine.
3. I checked the skimmer and water level (water s half way on the skimmer door).
4. look for bubbles at the weir ( I do have some small ones at the top (floating weir) but nothing huge... If I remove the weir it get the tornado effect with no bubbles. I did try to raise and lower the water... didn't really change anything.
I also lubed the connecting pipe to the pump (inlet and outlet)
I back washed for a few min, and rinsed
For the heck of it I replaced the skimmer and main drain valves at the pump suction side to be sure (had some jandy never lubes on hand)... didn't matter.
I don't lose prime when I shut the pump off (unless I remove the lid or something like that...
Second thing:
I have some cavitating or at least air sounds in my multiport Vari-Flo XL... it is most pronounced in the return line right at the valve...
Only odd thing I saw during my open was some water shot out of the side of the pump (where the pump body meats the block that the motor screws into...
Any help would be awesome... the bubbles are tiny but always visible in the pump lid window.. it self primes fine, it hold water fine... just tiny bubbles...
toughs??? I can add a video ov the noise at the port, and the bubbles if you like?
here it goes.
I opened the other day all went well as usual... Once done I noticed a few small bubbles in the pump strainer... didn't think much of it, but its been a few days and they are still there... I do not see anything coming out of the returns... Nothing visible anyway. I did the normal:
1. inspect and lube the pump lid gasket (was fine, I lubed it anyway.
2. chk the two drain plugs at the pump base (I added Teflon tape) seem fine.
3. I checked the skimmer and water level (water s half way on the skimmer door).
4. look for bubbles at the weir ( I do have some small ones at the top (floating weir) but nothing huge... If I remove the weir it get the tornado effect with no bubbles. I did try to raise and lower the water... didn't really change anything.
I also lubed the connecting pipe to the pump (inlet and outlet)
I back washed for a few min, and rinsed
For the heck of it I replaced the skimmer and main drain valves at the pump suction side to be sure (had some jandy never lubes on hand)... didn't matter.
I don't lose prime when I shut the pump off (unless I remove the lid or something like that...
Second thing:
I have some cavitating or at least air sounds in my multiport Vari-Flo XL... it is most pronounced in the return line right at the valve...
Only odd thing I saw during my open was some water shot out of the side of the pump (where the pump body meats the block that the motor screws into...
Any help would be awesome... the bubbles are tiny but always visible in the pump lid window.. it self primes fine, it hold water fine... just tiny bubbles...
toughs??? I can add a video ov the noise at the port, and the bubbles if you like?