Hello all,
I have a 24’ round 54” deep saltwater 8000 from pool factory we buried a little over half way. The pump/sand filter combo is the Hayward S230T set up with a 2 speed pump. The inlet of the pump is roughly 10-12” below the water level. Sometimes the pump basket area looks to lose water. It doesn’t always stay completely full while running either. I installed a ball valve and a tee where the gauge goes on the multiport valve to allow bleeding of air in the system but that never seems to let the air out the pump basket area. Due to the water level being closer to the pump inlet than if the pool were not buried, should I look at moving to an inground pump that will self prime? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also all my pvc piping is 1.5” and never seen a leak so not sure if it could be that contributing to the loss of water in the pump basket.
I have a 24’ round 54” deep saltwater 8000 from pool factory we buried a little over half way. The pump/sand filter combo is the Hayward S230T set up with a 2 speed pump. The inlet of the pump is roughly 10-12” below the water level. Sometimes the pump basket area looks to lose water. It doesn’t always stay completely full while running either. I installed a ball valve and a tee where the gauge goes on the multiport valve to allow bleeding of air in the system but that never seems to let the air out the pump basket area. Due to the water level being closer to the pump inlet than if the pool were not buried, should I look at moving to an inground pump that will self prime? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also all my pvc piping is 1.5” and never seen a leak so not sure if it could be that contributing to the loss of water in the pump basket.
