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Re: Opening Main Drain Valve Causes Pump to lose Prime - Dra I'm not in Florida for a couple of months so I can't post a picture. The pool has been running since I bought the house last year with the MD valve turned off. When I was last there, I shut off both skimmers, opened the main drain...

I purchased a 4 year old home in FL last year with an inground gunite pool. The pool has 3 ball valves, one for each of the two skimmers, and the third one is for the 2 bottom main drains. If I open the main drain valve (partially or full), the water in the basket section before the pool pump...