Recent content by Steve1944

You probably just need to remove the cover from your pool pump housing, make sure the plastic basket is clean and empty out any debris, then add water to the housing, install the cover and try again. Hopefully that will get the pump primed enough to pull in water from the pool.

Okay Paul, that explains why it takes almost a minute for the pump to prime when it is turned on. But then, it runs strong now without me having to baby it along by running from the spa side first and then slowly move the valve to the pool side. So it looks like my problem has been resolved as...

I have checked the lid and o-rings plus lubed them. They are very tight and seem to be air-tight. Turning the "In" valve is hard as it is so tight unless just lubed. I had used a small rubber bladder to send water from the "In" valve back to the pool skimmer. I also just put a hose in that line...

The spa water line is below the input pipe to the pump by about 6". The pool water line is 12" below the spa water line. I did lube the pump strainer basket cover o-ring and the o-ring looks like new. It seems air tight as makes quite a vacuum release noise when I undo the lid quickly after...

Hi guys, I am new to this forum and joined TPF because of all the great posts and answers I saw. I had my pool & spa built back in 1979 and it has run pretty well over the years. But just few weeks ago, the pump would come on but not circulate water from the pool to the spa. So pulled the...