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    Check valve help please!

    Thanks! We are afraid it will burn up the pump if we put it on a timer because when we turn it on we turn the pump on and off several times to get it to prime. If we just let the pump run without turning it on and off it doesn't seem to prime. But, again we are afraid to just let it run because...
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    Check valve help please!

    Yes, it just swirls for a second (I'm assuming it is filling up at this point) and then it looks completely full and runs as normal.
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    Check valve help please!

    Thanks for for the warm welcome! I'm hoping to read up on pool school etc. when things slow down over the winter. ? it probably takes about a minute to prime but I switch it off and on because it scares me to let it run that long not primed. I feel like it helps it prime faster but that could...
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    Check valve help please!

    I have been browsing this site and the knowledge and help here is just unbelievable! We had our pool put in this summer and we did a factory assist fiberglass. We have been having problems with our pump priming. The equipment pad sits about 4-5 ft. or so above our pool water line. I have been...