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Rheem. 250btu I honestly can't tell. I can see the exit clearly and it's wide open. The area where the flapper is I can't make out anything because of reflection. I don't see anything moving when I turn the pump off or on but it may well be and I just can't tell. 6 if you want to count the...

Yes, we had the union apart a couple of times. I just did the lid again for the heck of it too. Also ran it at 100% for a bit. It just seems to cause the air to swirl around but doesn't leave. Ran it very slow, almost no flow. The water was calm in the basket, but the air remained on top...

I've notice that running the booster or doing a backwash clears the air for a while. I used the multi-valve to bypass the filter but the air remained.

Do you think that there is any chance that the pipe adapters are a part of the problem? Inlet is 1.5" to the giant union on the pump. It might be 3" I'm not sure. Same on the outlet goes from pump union to 1.5" via reducers. I've watched it refill the basket after cleaning. Pretty much normal...

Thanks for all your assistance.

For what it's worth, when I use the booster pump the basket clears up and is full of water. I've watched closely and see no air at all coming in the suction side when the basket is full of water. Seems like if there were a leak I'd see air at that point. It's like it gets air in the basket and...

If there's any rounding error, it's likely me. 3k rpm is 87% of 3450, right? The app shows flow rate or percent speed. No direct rpm that I've seen. I have it set to 3K for my filter reference. Today the filter is reading 22 psi at 3K and 27 at 100% rpm so my memory was incorrect on the full...

No difference if I close the intake to either the skimmers or the bottom drain. Both the skimmer and drain line go through the valve. It doesn't show very well in the picture.

Answers above. This is a new install. Previous SS Challenger never had any air stuck in basket. Jandy valve and fittings have been replaced on the input side. Pictures attached.

What would be the impact of adapters and reducers on the 1.5" pipes going to what looks like a 3" union at the pump on suction and pressure sides? Would an oversized pump have problems expelling air trapped at the top of the basket? The air in the pot appears to just be rolling and not leaving...

Here's 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?