Pump priming

timjet

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Sep 4, 2015
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Leesburg, FL
Pool Size
15000
Surface
Plaster
Thanks to the guys helping me setup my new Superflow VST pump and integrating it into my EasyTouch in a previous thread.
I noticed somewhere in the documentation in the installation of the pump that it mentioned to turn off priming. I noticed today when I went to clear out the pump intake filter and turned EasyTouch to Service and then back to auto, the pump took a good minute maybe more to fully prime. The pump was running at a speed of 3000 rpm. This got me to thinking because if the pump is running at low speed which I have set to 2200 rpm which runs most of the time, I don't believe the pump would have ever primed when I returned EasyTouch to Auto.
So guys help me program the priming function so that anytime the pump is off and it turns on it will go to it's highest available speed until the pump is primed even if it's in a low speed schedule.
 
I removed the pump filter cap, the one attached to the pump and allowed enough water to flow out so I knew the pump was not primed. I replaced the filter cap, turned on the pump by pressing the filter pump button on EasyTouch and the Pump displayed "Auto PRI Off 2200. The pump started and ran at 2200. I don't think at that pump speed it would have ever primed.
Keep in mind I turned off Pump Priming per the pump instruction manual before installing it. Also when I turned on the pump as mentioned it was outside the pump operating schedule so it ran at 2200 as would be expected. I think I need to turn on pump priming but don't know how.