Recent content by poolpartyofsix

I’ll try that now. I can’t even move the valve handle without losing prime. The moment I push it down to move it, the basket empties. in normal pump mode, when it’s priming the basket of full of water and as long as the pump is at a higher speed, it’s totally full of water. As it settles in...

It’s a very gradual slope, might be 3-4’ higher but I haven’t checked with a string level to measure. The pump does not lose prime when the pump is off. I lose prime when switching the valve to backwash even if pump is running. I did not put a check valve in front of the pump. I was afraid...

My filter and pump sit about 40’ from the pool and slightly uphill. I lose prime the moment I switch the valve to backwash. Is there an alternative way to backwash? Pentair Tagelus 100, Pentair VSP Pump, 2” plumbing, 35k gallon pool - installed this year. -side note: to prime the pump I have...