We have a booster pump that runs our water feature and slide. It switches between the 2 (slide and water feature). When the booster pump turns off most of the water will drain from it so the next time I turn it on it will not fill and run. I can get it to work by turning it on then off quickly and watch water fill above the tube coming into it. It takes a few tries of turning it on then off before it will fill with water, prime and run correctly. Any thoughts on why this would be happening ?
Booster pump drains when turned off
- Thread starter Wingfan13
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 54,700
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Your water feature and slide are above the pool water level so it is natural for the water to flow back downhill to the pool.
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Our pool builder was horrible so I question every issue that comes up. The pool is 3 years old and it did function fine for about a year. If the water line is not all the away above the pipe that feeds into the pump it will not properly prime if that is the correct term. I have to switch it on and off until there is enough water in there. Thanks for the reply.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 54,700
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Look if you have a check valve by the pump output to keep the water from draining down. Maybe you have a CV and it failed. Or maybe installing a CV will let the pump hold prime.