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Problem fixed! Thank you bongardjm. Backwashed for 5 minutes, rinsed, set to filter and like magic I have a fully primed pump. I love the easy fixes.

After running for a few hours the skimmer basket now has a big air bubble and the SWG is only half way full.

So I went home and switched the valve from recirculate to filter. Some of the water from the SWG drained out while turning the valve but the pump basket stayed full. Switched the pump back on and the pump basket stayed primed but the SWG never filled back up. It got about 3/4 the way full and...

Not sure about that. I haven't watched the pressure gauge during the process. I will have to check when I go home for lunch.

I did backwash a few days ago. My PSI normally runs about 10 or so. Currently, it's in the 15-17 range. I am in the middle of turning the pool from the winter swamp back into a backyard oasis. I will give that a try later today and see if that helps any.

Yes the water moves freely when set to recirculate. The pump basket is full with no air bubbles. The SWG is full with no air bubbles and the jets are rolling. A minute or so after switching to filter I get air in the line and lose prime. The water sits about an inch below the pump basket lid and...

Yes I put the valve back in the same position. Backwash and recirculate work fine. It's only when valve is moved to filter that I have a problem. If there was an air leak, I would think it would effect every setting.

So I just added a V-green 165 VS pump to my system after my pump motor locked up on me. I had to replumb the pump housing and motor because the new motor wouldn't fit with the old configuration. After the replumb and changing out the shaft seal and all o rings, I can get the pump to prime when...