Pump basket overflowing with water

bubujone35

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Sep 9, 2023
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Charlotte, NC
Hi TFP,

New to this forum and 6 months into owning my first pool.

I went to go clean the debris out my pentair inteliflo pump basket after a bad storm. I did it as I normally would, put into service mode using my Easytouch system, allow the air to clear out from the filter valve, and went to open the pump basket.

Normally, the water drains down and back into the pool, but this time water started overflowing out of the pump which never has happened. From my understanding, this usually happens if your pool is higher in elevation than your pool equipment, which mine is not. Could there be something else that could be causing it?

Luckily, I was able to put the lid back on as best I could. There is still a small amount of water leaking out of it, probably because the o-ring was not properly secured with all of the water flowing out of the pump.

Any ideas or insight? I can provide more information if needed.
 
35,

The water in the filter is above the level of the pump, so any water in the filter will just drain out right through the open pump lid.... Unless you have a way to stop it.. Like a Jandy valve, or a MPV if you have a DE filter.

Do you have a valve in front of the pump that you close to prevent the water in the pump from draining back into the pool? If so, was it closed?

Show us a couple of pics of your equipment pad and maybe we can spot something..

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
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