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SOLVED!!! Thank you all so much. Solutions: 1) I filled it up the filter with water, and made sure the valve “closed” as well when I placed the lid back on. I then turned in the pump, but noticed a lot of air bubbles in the pool, and no return jet flow. I turn my pump off, I then solved it at...

It is definitely an air leak! I used incense smoke to check where the air leak was. It's on my seal plate (see pictures attached) My defuser and impeller seem ok too. I noticed there's a hairline crack on the top right bolt. Could this be the culprit? What else should I do, now I know the air...

I’ve actually been able to fill it to 100% in the past. It’s just when I took out the cartridge filter, I'm not able to fill to 100%... There also is no leak in the pipes. I ensured the air release valve is open on the filter. I filled the strainer basket with water. I left the pump on for 5...

The pump basket doesn’t fill to 100% as mentioned. I’ve filled 6 4-gallon buckets in the pump basket and it still doesn’t fill, the water gets sucked into the skimmer line and is stuck at 50%…. I’ve let the garden hose run for 10minutes. Nada amigo. See attached picture. News update!!!: I know...

Hi all. I am new to pool maintenance and am trying to get my Hayward Max-Flo pump to prime. I had recently took my Pentair cartridge filter out to clean it. Once I placed it back in, my pump is not able to prime. I am attempting to fill the pump/ strainer housing with water, but it never...