Recent content by Woody007

Hears some pictures. I think the ring in the lid is a flat washer. The lid seams to seal tightly. I tried to get some pictures of the air bubbles but too much reflection.

This is the pump IntelliFlo3® Variable Speed & Flow Pool Pump The O-Ring in the lid is trapped between the clear cover and the threaded lid. There is the normal o-ring in the basket top that I can remove like normal, just not the other one.

I run in GPM mode most of the time. I use RPM mode on the quick clean option set to calculated 3K rpm and I use that value to check DE filter pressure. With clean filter and 3K I have 20 psi at the filter. The air is gone when I have to booster on but returns in a couple of hours after I turn...

It doesn't go away at full speed. The only time I've seen it be full is when I have the booster pump running with the cleaner. It looks perfectly normal at that point. When I turn off the booster and take the cleaner out the pot starts to get air back in it over a few hours. FWIW I see a fair...

Challenger pac fab single speed.

Just to clarify, the pump basket doesn't clear at higher speeds, it just gets worse at lower speeds. At ~45gpm there is an inch or more of air churning in the basket. If I go down to ~30 it will get much more air in the pot. This is a new VSF3 replacing a single speed Challenger. Old pump...

New VSF3 pump and most of the time it has an inch or two of churning air in the basket. Slower speeds are worse, higher speeds slightly better. When I use my booster pump, the main pump clears of all air and looks normal. A few hours after turning off booster pump the air returns in the pump...

Since you have that apart, is there any way to take the plastic face off the gauge? Mines fogged up on the inside and probably just needs a good cleaning.

The pump doesn't read in RPM (that I have found). It's percent of 100%, so my math says 87% should be equal to 3000 rpm. Right?

I didn't say it very well. A reference point for me to do the cleaning. I've set the quick clean button on the pump to run at 87% rpm and turned the dial on the gauge to clean. Going forward when I want to check the filter, I can hit the button on the pump and check the gauge.