Recent content by jkessack

Thanks, I will check this out. I started thinking that it might be the ball valves as well. I turned the pump off, then turned both valves off. Then I opened the pump and filled the chamber with water, in about 5 minutes the water went down a couple of inches. I think I will pursue replacing...

With main on and vacuum off I get air, not a lot but some. When I have both the vacuum and main line on I get no air. I had not tried it with vacuum only until I saw this note. I get a lot of air when I run with the vacuum line only, but I am not sure if this is because the vacuum opening is...

The main line and the vacuum line are separate lines from the pool. They join together just before the pump. Each line has a on/off ball valve prior to joining together. I guess that means that my vacuum is suction. Water level should not be an issue.

Thanks. I have a 10,000 Gallon Kidney shaped pool. The pump, filter, and heater are 25 feet away from the pool connected with underground 2 inch PVC pipe. One pipe goes from the skimmer to just before the pump another pipe runs from a vacuum attachment to just before the pump. Both pipes have...

Hi, I am new to the forum. I have a new problem with my pool system. I am getting some air bubbles in the pump this year, some of these are making through the filter and heater back to the pool jets. The air bubbles disappear when I turn on the pool vacuum. So if I leave the creepy crawley...