nitronick said:Looking at the pictures above, I can see that the diverter valve before the pump is drawing from only one intake. Turn the handle towards the pump so it is drawing from the skimmer and the bottom drain. Disregard if you have already made the adjustment. I'm just going by the picture above.
Listen for any air leaks, especially around the pipe unions. The one by the pump would be my first suspect for the bubbles in your pump basket. There should also be an air bleed valve on top of the filter to get rid of the air in it.
Putting the diverter valve in the middle did the trick for now, Thank You. We still have air entering the system somewhere, but this allowed us to get the pool vacuumed. It looks darn good if I don't say so myself. From swamp to almost perfectly clean swimming pool in eight days is better than I hoped for. The neighbor lady and her grand kids are a happy bunch.
Thank you all.
Once I track down the leak, I will update again.