Recent content by restrictedpumping

Yes, I know it seems strange and I thought the same thing. All I know is that the basket in the pump is only filling about 1/2 way and there is air in there as a result. Ive been running it on recirc so as not to have a green out. There's enough water to have flow, but air at the return jets...

I tried inserting a drain hose down the line at the pump end and using water pressure from a sump pump to dislodge whatever is in there. There was significant flow at the skimmer end as water was shooting up out of the skimmer, but that didnt move whatever is in there. The plumber did show up...

Suction was fine. I vacuumed up some debris and lost prime at pump, water flow was almost non-existent. I figured something clogged the suction line. Had pool company attend. They found one restriction at a 90 degree bend in the plumbing. A piece of plastic from a disintegrated skimmer basket...