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I saw PB did lubricate the oring.

Hi, Just opened the pool yesterday by PB. This morning, I noticed the equipement pad under my sta rite system 3 filter is wet. It turned out it leaks under one clamp. I switched clamp to rule out the clamp issue. It still leaks. So what should I do next? Thanks.

Wow, I have never tried that before :(

No, I just used the finger to pull whatever I can pull out.

Today I spent a good amount of time next to the pump to check the pattern of air bubble. What I noticed there is a spot at the edge of the pump lid leaking air. Once every 10-15 min, once it accumulates to certain amount, you will see a stream of air bubbles coming in. Replace and lubricate...

I noticed my filter pressure has been going down since the pool opening. Average 1 psi every 2 weeks. Since it is not dramatic change, I haven't paid too much attention. But interesting too see where to start for my investigation. so far I make sure skimmer basket is clean. I also checked the...

I used magic lube a few times. Didn't work :(

Thanks Pooldv. do you think pump lid could also be the cause of air leak? I tried a few o rings , still have air bubbles. I am debating if I should spend $50 on lid at least to try.

I have been tracing the air bubble under pump lid for entire season. 1. Every time when I started the pump, there are some air coming in. It took 4,5 min for them to be purged out. During the normal operation, there are always tiny air bubble here and there under pump lid, but nothing major...

I assumed so. Did water testing, the bubble is still there.

Thanks Mark. I feel the same way. The leak is dependent on the pump pressure. Still struggling to find out where the leak is though :(

Update: 1. There are always VERY VERY small air bubble in the pump basket. A few here there. I try not to worry about it too much. Although I guess this indicates some air leak, but very small. 2. The bigger problem: There are always some bigger air bubbles appear upon the start of pump. Even...

Yes, very minor change.

Mark, I will take a pic first thing tomorrow morning. It is getting dark here. I am not good at plumbing I am afraid. can I ask if it is normal that the pressure stays same with MD valve on vs off?

I did the water test (dump water on the valve) on the MD valve, I didn't see any big difference. Any other way to confirm?

Yes, basically no change. 18 vs 17.5 (MD off).

Spent some time today. When the main drain valve closes, there will be some air bubbles. Closing other two skimmer valves does not increase the air bubbles. However, I did notice there are some tiny bubbles circulating under pump lid. It is about a quarter size air bubble on the top when I turn...

So why the air stays unless I opened the air bleed valve on top of filter? No more air afterwards.

Thanks. I will check in the morning. in term of air bleed tube, I guess I didn't ask my question clearly. Every time I cleaned the pump basket, there would be some air left under the lid. I can get rid of air by open air bleed valve connected with pressure gauge. But my PB always told me the...

My water level is fine. Middle of skimmer. once three valves are open, no air bubbles at all. So I always assume there is no suction side leak.

Thanks. I remember There is very little pressure change with main drain on vs off. But I will try again tomorrow. is it possible some air leak from one or both suction line from the skimmer other than pump lid/o ring?

I am having some imbalanced skimmer issues. So I played with vavles these days. I have three vavles in front of pump, one for main drain, two for skimmers. Once i I close main drain vavle, there will be some consitent air bubbles. Once it is open, no more air bubbles. Why this happens...

Spent the past several days looking into this. Here is the summary: both skimmers are working. But the one on the shallow end further away from the pump collects about 70-80% of leaves and pine needles. The rest 20% goes to the deep end one closer to the pump. i have three separate valve in...

Mine is not even 1 foot. Water just dripping from the relief valve. so how to check if it is clogged?

Just feel so wield. It works and suddenly not.

Thanks AftonJeeper. I will try this. Another question: also noticed once I closed main drain, there will be some air bubble under pump lid. Open the valve, air bubble gone. Is that valve going bad?​

Just took the gauge off and used water and compressed air. Still same :(

Everything is clear. Skimmer basket is empty.

A really dump question. I have sta rite system 3 cartridge filter. Today I noticed there are some air bubbles in the pump basket, so I opened the gauge valve, and it took about 30 sec to have a strong steady stream coming out from the gauge. All good. An hour later, I cleaned the pump basket...

Just did a quick test. I closed main drain. The filter pressure was 18 psi. I started to close skimmer valve on at a time, the pressure dropped to 14-15 psi both times. I didn't see crazy pressure drop. Is this much pressure drop normal? i also noticed once I closed main drain, there will be...